Hey CoffeeSpacers! It’s Hazim here :) Summer’s almost here, and we’ve been busy — nearing 1 million swipes, joining StartX, launching our Semantic Matching Beta, and rolling out features like Premium Tier, Dark Mode, and LinkedIn Pull.
We’re also wrapping up an oversubscribed funding round, backed by a powerhouse roster of angels.
Ready for the full scoop? Let’s dive in.
📈 Growth
🚀 Momentum Check: 1 Million Swipes in Sight, 15K+ Users and Growing
- We’re almost at 1,000,000 swipes! Overall activity continues to grow on the platform.
- 15 000+ users and counting: a larger network means richer matches and stronger network effects.
- Conversion funnel: on average, 16.8 swipes → 4.1 invites → 1 match. Overall: 950,000 swipes -> 230,000 invites -> 56,500 double opt-in i.e. 28,250 matches
🎓 Accepted into StartX
- We’ve joined Stanford’s StartX Summer 2025 cohort — with just ~8% of applicants accepted. It’s a special milestone, as 500+ Stanford users already build on CoffeeSpace.
🧠 Semantic Matching Private Beta (Exhibit A below)
- Our GPT-powered matching beta is underway—helping founders find hyper-aligned profiles based on intent, context, and role fit. It began when an exited founder (ex-LinkedIn, Spotify, Disney) asked for 1,000 swipes/day—we offered 50 deeply relevant matches instead by requesting a lot more context. His pipeline filled up in two days.
- Already used by a YC-backed founder and 5 other early-stage founders for cofounders + first key hires. Full story here.
🕸️ User Demographics (click here for granular country/regional data)
- Portfolio: 50.3% engineering, AI/ML : 49.7% operations, sales, design
- Idea Status: 57.7% open to ideas/exploring : 42.3% committed
- Prior Startup Experience: 6% exited : 33% founded : 36% worked : 25% no prior exp.
- Geography: 48% North America : 26% Asia : 16% Europe : 4% Africa : 6% Others
📱 Product
🆕 New Features & Launches
- Premium Tier: CRM tools, elite badge, pre-match LinkedIn visibility. (Exhibit B)
- LinkedIn Pull: Sync your profile to surface deeper match signals. (Exhibit C)
- Dark Mode: Light or dark? Your choice.
- Blur Hash for Photos: Faster, cleaner profile loading
- “Active Today” & “New Here” Tags: Instantly spot engaged profiles. (Exhibit D)
- Referral Unlocking LinkedIn: Two successful referrals unlock LinkedIn visibility
🛠️ Bug Fixes & Improvements
- The Infamous “Shuffle Mismatch” Bug is now squashed—no more repeated profiles or mismatched messages.
- Migration to Twilio: Faster, more reliable OTP for both mobile and email verification.
- Industry Optimization: Limited to 5 key industries to improve signaling, with Idea Industry and Experience Industry now part of recommendations.
🔭 Product Roadmap (May–July)
- May: Community tags, more granular geofilters, embeddings-based recommender, messaging upgrade, preference preview
- June: Founder Signal + Feed, keyword search, messaging v2 (read receipts + status), early-hiring flow
- July: Semantic Search, rich profiles (decks, links), web app launch, doc-based onboarding, deep-link support
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