The Problem
We forgot how to connect
zero close friends
serious loneliness
after 6 months
The U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness a public health epidemic in 2023. Chronic loneliness carries the health risk equivalent of smoking 15 cigarettes a day.
The Solution
Seven contexts. Complete separation.
One platform for every kind of connection — where your dating persona never meets your career contacts.
The Product
Two pillars
Qrious People
Meet new people without the fear.
- Persona-based identity (not profile)
- Screenshot protection
- QR code pairing for IRL meetings
- 3-phase matching algorithm
Qrious Places
The city guide for people who leave the house.
- Context-aware venue discovery
- Events, Spots, Hubs, Services
- B2B partnerships with businesses
- Verified meeting locations
Why Now
The timing is right
- Institutional recognition — Surgeon General's 2023 loneliness advisory
- Dating app fatigue — 65% uninstall within months. Match Group stock down 70%
- Gen Z values — Privacy, authenticity, identity fluidity over real-name graphs
- Platform consolidation — Users want specialized, not general-purpose
- AI readiness — Multi-context personality modeling now possible at scale
Market Opportunity
Billions for romance.
Sixteen million for everything else.
Global social networking
Dating + social discovery
DACH + SEA, Year 3
Match Group generates $3.2B annual revenue from dating alone. The friendship and multi-context market is virtually untapped.
Business Model
Freemium + B2B
Consumer
- Free — 2 contexts, basic matching
- Premium — All 7, advanced filters
- Qrious Cards — Viral physical sharing
Business
- Venue listings — Context-aware profiles
- Promoted placement — Featured spots
- Event hosting — Sponsored events
Go-To-Market
DACH first. Then everywhere.
100 beta users
1K users, 50 B2B
5K MAU, $25K MRR
50K users, Series A
Cold-start strategy
- Ambassadors — Local community leaders seed each context
- Qrious Cards — Physical viral loop for IRL sharing
- B2B first — Onboard venues before user mass
Competitive Landscape
They can't retrofit this
| Qrious | Tinder/Hinge | Bumble BFF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life contexts | 7 | 1 | 1 | All mixed | 2 |
| Privacy separation | Complete | None | None | None | None |
| Identity model | Persona | Real name | Real name | Real name | Real name |
| IRL bridge | Built-in | No | No | Events only | No |
| Contact sync | Never | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Moat: Privacy architecture can't be bolted onto identity-linked platforms. Seven independent flywheels create compounding network effects.
The Team
Built to ship
Global from day one — US, EU, and Asia coverage. 18% ESOP reserved for key hires.
Traction
Already in motion
Done
- Delaware C-Corp formed and active
- Full corporate structure with subsidiary
- 3 angel investors committed
- Cap table and ESOP established
- Apple & Google developer accounts
- Product whitepaper complete
Next
- MVP deployment (iOS + Android)
- DACH GmbH subsidiary formation
- Beta launch with 100 users
- First 10 B2B venue partnerships
- SAFE round close
- Thailand BOI application
The Ask
Join us
20% discount · Standard YC SAFE · Pro-rata rights
Use of Funds
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