--- title: "222 — Dating Platform | DII | Dating Industry Insights" description: "Social events matching platform for in-person experiences. Founded 2022. Bridges online matching with real-world activities." lang: en-GB json-ld: | [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Organization", "name": "222", "url": "https://222.place", "description": "222 is a social events matching platform founded in 2021 by Keyan Kazemian, Danial Hashemi, and Arman Roshannai that facilitates meaningful connections through curated in-person experiences. The company began as a dinner series in Los Angeles matching strangers via personality assessments, later joined Y Combinator, and expanded into a full mobile app launching in 2024.\n\nRather than traditional swiping, 222 matches users into small group events like dinners and outings, collecting feedback post-event to refine future matches while identifying potential romantic compatibility. The company raised $1.45 million in a pre-seed round led by General Catalyst with participation from Genius Ventures, Y Combinator, 1517 Fund, Z Fellows, Crescent Fund, and Wonder VC Scout Fund, followed by a $10.1 million Series A in 2025, bringing total funding to $13.7 million.\n\n222's proprietary AI learns from post-event feedback analyzing conversation quality, shared interests, music taste, and hometowns to continuously improve matching accuracy. 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The company began as a dinner series in Los Angeles matching strangers via personality assessments, later joined Y Combinator, and expanded into a full mobile app launching in 2024. Rather than traditional swiping, 222 matches users into small group events like dinners and outings, collecting feedback post-event to refine future matches while identifying potential romantic compatibility. The company raised $1.45 million in a pre-seed round led by General Catalyst with participation from Genius Ventures, Y Combinator, 1517 Fund, Z Fellows, Crescent Fund, and Wonder VC Scout Fund, followed by a $10.1 million Series A in 2025, bringing total funding to $13.7 million. 222's proprietary AI learns from post-event feedback analyzing conversation quality, shared interests, music taste, and hometowns to continuously improve matching accuracy. The platform targets individuals seeking authentic romantic connections beyond the superficial swiping experience, positioning itself as a solution to dating app fatigue by emphasizing serendipity and IRL (in-person) encounters. 222 represents a meaningful shift in the dating industry from algorithmic-first matching to experience-first connection building. USA Founded 2022 [Website](https://222.place) [![Keyan Kazemian headshot](https://wljexrfnabxcmtcyztnv.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/profile-images/407eb139-d892-4096-a51e-e12cb85042cf.png) Keyan Kazemian Co-Founder & CEO ](/people/keyan-kazemian) [News Coverage](#coverage) ## 222 Key People [![Keyan Kazemian headshot](https://wljexrfnabxcmtcyztnv.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/profile-images/407eb139-d892-4096-a51e-e12cb85042cf.png) Keyan Kazemian Co-Founder & CEO ](/people/keyan-kazemian) ## Latest 222 News [View all coverage →](/news?company=222) [ ### South Korea's Dating Boom: A Warning for Global Operators South Korea's online dating market is projected to grow 7.5% annually through 2035 from a current valuation of $264 million Marriage ceremonies collapsed from 322,000 in 2013 to just 222,000 in 2024, … Data & Analytics 2 Jul 2026 ](/news/south-korea-dating-app-market-growth)[ ### 222's $13.7M Bet: Can Group Dinners Outlast Swipe Fatigue? 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