--- title: "Hily — Dating Platform | DII | Dating Industry Insights" url: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/companies/hily description: "ML-driven dating app from Kyiv founded 2017 emphasizing AI compatibility and fraud prevention. European innovation in technology and user safety." lang: en-GB --- Trending Grindr's $320M Healthcare Bet: Vertical Integration or Privacy Gamble?: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/grindr-buys-hiv-prevention-provider-freddie | Tinder's Group Hangouts: Innovation or Identity Crisis?: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/tinder-group-hangouts-low-pressure-dating | Ditto's Viral Growth: FOMO-Driven Sign-Ups or Genuine Dating Success?: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/ditto-passes-200000-sign-ups | SPARK's Pivot: A White Flag in the Dating App Wars: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/spark-drops-dating-app-for-network | UK's Under-16 Social Media Ban: A Warning Shot for Dating Apps: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/uk-plans-online-safety-crackdown Image: Hily logo (https://img.logo.dev/name/Hily?token=pk_K6hdbPRcTQSnsRNEiZ-Ymg&size=128&format=png&fallback=monogram) # Hily dating-platform ""Hily is a machine-learning-driven dating application founded by Alex Pasykov, Dmitro Kononov, and Jake Vygnan that emphasizes AI-powered compatibility matching, fraud prevention, and user safety as core product differentiators while serving over 5 million registered users through a freemium subscription model. The platform's core innovation lies in its proprietary artificial intelligence system that analyzes user profile data, browsing behavior, messaging patterns, photo preferences, and story consumption to generate personalized match recommendations with an 80% mutual-like success rate, substantially exceeding industry benchmarks for match quality. Hily's compatibility algorithm underwent development with Dr. Joseph Cliona (Married at First Sight) and incorporates psychological research applying behavioral economics and relationship science to produce compatibility scores derived from comprehensive 40-question personality and values questionnaires addressing interests, lifestyle, goals, hobbies, and relationship intentions. The company differentiates on fraud prevention through stringent profile verification (live photo capture, official ID verification, social media authentication), AI-powered messaging content moderation, and automated spam/bot detection systems positioned to address user safety concerns that plague large-scale dating platforms. Hily operates dual monetization channels: freemium base product (profile creation, limited browsing, basic discovery) and premium Hily Elixir subscription (unlimited messaging, incognito mode, discovery boost, ad-free experience), generating revenue concentrated on premium conversion from engaged free-tier users. The platform's positioning emphasizes compatibility and psychological match quality versus swipe-volume and engagement maximization, attracting users explicitly seeking serious relationships and quality matches over high-volume dating experiences, differentiating against engagement-optimized incumbents through product-outcome focus."" Ukraine Founded 2017 LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/hily-app/) Dmytro Kovalenko Co-Founder & CEO: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/people/dmytro-kovalenko LP Liubomyr Pivtorak Chief product officer https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/people/liubomyr-pivtorak ProductsNews Coverage ## Hily Products ### Hily Dating App AI-powered dating app focused on meaningful connections. 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