# Gigi > Source: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/products/gigi | Publisher: Dating Industry Insights (High Intent Media Inc) | Last checked: 2026-10-23 **In short:** Gigi is an AI startup founded by French entrepreneur Clara Gold. It began as an AI dating app in 2023 and relaunched in 2025 as an AI-powered professional network that uses calendar data to suggest introductions. Based in Paris, with a planned move to the US, it matters to dating because its founder said successful matching meant users deleted the app. ## Key facts - Type: Dating app - Headquarters: Paris, France - Founded: 2023 - Status: Active, pivoted from dating to professional networking in 2025 - Website: gigi.co - Founder: Clara Gold, a French entrepreneur (2025-09) [source](https://lngfrm.net/ai-app-gigi-challenges-linkedin-for-professional-connections/) - Origin: Launched as an AI dating app in 2023, according to Dating Industry Insights (2025) [source](https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/ai-dating-app-gigi-pivots-linkedin) - Pivot: Gold shut down the dating app and relaunched Gigi as an AI-powered professional network using calendar data to map relationships and prompt warm introductions (2025-09-24) [source](https://onlinepersonalswatch.com/2025/09/24/gigi-pivots-from-ai-dating-app-to-linkedin-rival/) - Beta: Invite-only beta went live in September 2025 across the US and Europe, with broader expansion planned for 2026 (2025-09) [source](https://onlinepersonalswatch.com/2025/09/24/gigi-pivots-from-ai-dating-app-to-linkedin-rival/) - Funding: $3 million extension led by Khosla Ventures, bringing total funding to $8 million; other investors include Sequoia, OpenAI and Monashees (2025-09) [source](https://onlinepersonalswatch.com/2025/09/24/gigi-pivots-from-ai-dating-app-to-linkedin-rival/) - Dating-era beta: February 2025 beta of the AI dating agent limited to 1,000 users in Paris and New York (2025-02-26) [source](https://x.com/Clara_Gold/status/1894762066222694842) - Location: Described as based in Paris, France, with a reported plan to relocate to the US; Tracxn lists San Francisco (2026) [source](https://app.dealroom.co/companies/gigi_5) ## About Gigi is an AI startup founded by French entrepreneur Clara Gold. It launched as an AI-driven dating app in 2023. In February 2025 Gold said on X that the team had spent two years building a dating app and was moving to an AI agent that would search for matches for users and message them only when it found someone worth their time. A limited beta for 1,000 users in Paris and New York was announced at that point. In September 2025 Business Insider reported that Gold had shut down the dating app and relaunched Gigi as an AI-powered professional network. The product asks users to share calendar data, which Gold describes as a source of truth about who people really meet, and uses it to judge relationship strength and prompt warm introductions. An invite-only beta went live that month in the US and Europe, with wider expansion planned for 2026. Gold told Business Insider she had come to doubt whether people could find love online, and the idea of a product designed to be deleted was part of her reasoning. Reported funding totals $8 million, including a $3 million extension led by Khosla Ventures, with Sequoia Capital, OpenAI and Monashees also named as backers. Third-party databases describe the company as based in Paris, and some say it plans to move its headquarters to San Francisco, while others already list it there. Sources also disagree on the founding year, giving 2022 or 2023. Dating Industry Insights covered the pivot as a sign of the retention problem facing dating apps. Gigi no longer operates as a dating product. ## Stories about Gigi - [Gigi's Pivot to Networking: A Signal AI Can't Fix Dating's Economics](https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/ai-dating-app-gigi-pivots-linkedin) (2025-09-26) ## Questions **Is Gigi still a dating app?** No. Business Insider reported in September 2025 that founder Clara Gold shut down the dating app and relaunched Gigi as an AI-powered professional network. **Who founded Gigi?** Clara Gold, a French entrepreneur, founded Gigi. **How much funding has Gigi raised?** Reported funding is $8 million, including a $3 million extension led by Khosla Ventures. Some databases give higher totals, so the figure is not fully settled. **What is Gigi?** Gigi is an AI startup founded by French entrepreneur Clara Gold. It began as an AI dating app in 2023 and relaunched in 2025 as an AI-powered professional network that uses calendar data to suggest introductions. **Where is Gigi based?** Gigi is based in Paris, France. **When was Gigi founded?** Gigi was founded in 2023. --- Canonical: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/products/gigi