Like Love
In short: Like Love is a singles events business founded in February 2025 and led by co-founder and chief executive Kristina Swift. It runs in-person singles events and announced in January 2026 that it would launch a dating app built around social calendars, RSVPs and compatibility. DII cites it as an example of the real-world-first approach to dating.
Key facts
| Type | Events and matchmaking |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2025 |
| Founder | Kristina Swift |
| Founded | Like Love was founded in February 2025 and had run in-person singles events for one year [Dating Industry Insights, 14 January 2026] |
| Chief executive | Kristina Swift is co-founder and chief executive of Like Love [Dating Industry Insights, 14 January 2026] |
| Launch | Announced plans to launch a dating app focused on social calendars, RSVP coordination and compatibility assessment, complementing its events business [Dating Industry Insights, 14 January 2026] |
| Fact | DII lists Like Love among operators that have built propositions around getting users face to face faster [Dating Industry Insights, 17 August 2026] |
About Like Love
Like Love is a company that runs in-person events for singles. Dating Industry Insights reported in January 2026 that it was founded in February 2025 and had operated for exactly one year. Kristina Swift is its co-founder and chief executive.
In its January 2026 announcement the company said it planned to launch a dating app aimed at the "real-world first" approach. The app is intended to focus on social calendars, RSVP coordination and compatibility assessment, rather than Tinder-style discovery, and to complement the events business. Swift said in the announcement that the company had seen firsthand that people are craving more than endless swiping. The company's press materials described recently established traction offline. DII asked for user and revenue figures, and the company declined to provide specifics.
DII has described Like Love as one of the operators building propositions around getting users face to face faster, with less pre-screening and lower messaging friction. In its January 2026 coverage it cited Closer and It's Just Lunch as comparable events-led businesses. The sources used do not confirm the company's location, funding or whether the app has launched.
People
- Kristina Swift, Co-founder and CEO
Stories about Like Love
- Like Love's App Launch: A Pivot or a Panic Move?
Like Love, which has run in-person singles events for 12 months, plans a dating app but declined to share user or revenue figures.
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Questions about Like Love
Who runs Like Love?
Kristina Swift is co-founder and chief executive of Like Love, according to DII.
When was Like Love founded?
DII reported that Like Love was founded in February 2025.
What does Like Love do?
Like Love is a singles events business founded in February 2025 and led by co-founder and chief executive Kristina Swift. It runs in-person singles events and announced in January 2026 that it would launch a dating app built around social calendars, RSVPs and compatibility.
Who founded Like Love?
Like Love was founded by Kristina Swift.