{"id":7082,"date":"2026-07-15T23:36:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7082"},"modified":"2026-07-15T23:36:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T18:36:12","slug":"overtone-hinge-founders-ai-matchmaker-coming-later-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7082","title":{"rendered":"Overtone: Hinge founder&#8217;s AI matchmaker coming later this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article\">\n<p>Yesterday, <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/category\/hinge\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Hinge<\/a> founder Justin McLeod shared more details about his next venture, an AI matchmaking service called Overtone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/hinge-founder-justin-mcleod-leaving-to-launch-overtone-ai-dating-service\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">McLeod announced his departure<\/a> from Hinge back in Dec. 2025 to focus on Overtone, which he plans to launch later this year in select locations. (You can put yourself on the <a href=\"https:\/\/tally.so\/r\/vGr4XX\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">waitlist<\/a> if you&#8217;re interested.)<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex mx-auto mt-8 w-full max-w-3xl font-sans text-lg leading-normal md:text-xl md:leading-7\">\n        <span class=\"font-bold text-primary-400\">SEE ALSO:<\/span><br \/>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/life\/hinge-friend-take-feature-launches\" class=\"flex items-center text-secondary-300\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"ml-1\">Your friends can now add to your Hinge profile<\/span><br \/>\n            <svg class=\"ml-1 w-4 h-4 font-normal fill-current\"><use href=\"http:\/\/mashable.com\/images\/icons\/spritemap.svg#sprite-arrow-right-thin\"\/><\/svg><br \/>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Overtone is not a dating app,&#8221; McLeod wrote in the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/overto.ne\/intro\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">blog post<\/a>. &#8220;By that I mean it&#8217;s not a social platform with profiles that reduce people to stats, quotes and photos. There are no opaque, algorithmic feeds trained on split-second impulses. And there\u2019s no juggling likes, matches and chats across many people at once.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section>\n<section class=\"relative p-6 md:p-8 mx-auto w-full max-w-3xl border-2 md:pt-10 md:pb-10 border-secondary-300 accent-cut-2 accent-cut-border-2&#10;&#10;        mt-12 md:mt-16&#10;&#10;        \" data-ga-module=\"offer-group\" data-ga-element=\"offer-group\" data-commerce-block=\"\">\n<p>Hookup apps for everyone<\/p>\n<p class=\"text-base font-sans !leading-5 md:!leading-none mt-0\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/cc.mashable.com\/v1\/otc\/03bCs1jQxEftXGkZ7A6Km1e?merchant=03vbrF3dt0eHolWvTfpJFy4&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fadultfriendfinder.com%2F&amp;template=article&amp;module=offer-group&amp;element=offer-group&amp;item=offer-title&amp;position=1&amp;element_label=AdultFriendFinder&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle-route-prefix%2Flife%2Fovertone-hinge-founder-justin-mcleod-ai-matchmaker-details&amp;group_uuid=06PfgJzmas37I1KxqZcmq3N&amp;product_uuid=0785xyRmCGmZr9jOKTCrb47&amp;object_type=article&amp;object_uuid=057Gp8eySZyEudZ2Ywovj9B\" data-commerce=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored\" data-parent-group=\"affiliate-link\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-element=\"offer-group\" data-ga-action=\"offer-title\" data-ga-item=\"offer-title\" data-ga-label=\"AdultFriendFinder\" data-ga-position=\"1\" data-ga-module=\"offer-group\" style=\";\" class=\"roundup-offer-link\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"\" data-ga-click=\"\">AdultFriendFinder<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n                                             \u2014<br \/>\n                    <strong>readers\u2019 pick for casual connections<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-base font-sans !leading-5 md:!leading-none mt-4\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/cc.mashable.com\/v1\/otc\/03bCs1jQxEftXGkZ7A6Km1e?merchant=042gDENelxmeb6yAh5SuxS0&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.money.com%2Fpr%2Fs25205135e63&amp;template=article&amp;module=offer-group&amp;element=offer-group&amp;item=offer-title&amp;position=2&amp;element_label=Tinder&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle-route-prefix%2Flife%2Fovertone-hinge-founder-justin-mcleod-ai-matchmaker-details&amp;group_uuid=06PfgJzmas37I1KxqZcmq3N&amp;product_uuid=05s8DoZEeORPCFUsPF8yGg0&amp;object_type=article&amp;object_uuid=057Gp8eySZyEudZ2Ywovj9B\" data-commerce=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored\" data-parent-group=\"affiliate-link\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-element=\"offer-group\" data-ga-action=\"offer-title\" data-ga-item=\"offer-title\" data-ga-label=\"Tinder\" data-ga-position=\"2\" data-ga-module=\"offer-group\" style=\";\" class=\"roundup-offer-link\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"\" data-ga-click=\"\">Tinder<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n                                             \u2014<br \/>\n                    <strong>top pick for finding hookups<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-base font-sans !leading-5 md:!leading-none mt-4\">\n                    <a href=\"https:\/\/cc.mashable.com\/v1\/otc\/03bCs1jQxEftXGkZ7A6Km1e?merchant=07mPN5vpLDMQbGwckjsU885&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fsecure.money.com%2Fpr%2Fvdf634353f62&amp;template=article&amp;module=offer-group&amp;element=offer-group&amp;item=offer-title&amp;position=3&amp;element_label=Hinge&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmashable.com%2Farticle-route-prefix%2Flife%2Fovertone-hinge-founder-justin-mcleod-ai-matchmaker-details&amp;group_uuid=06PfgJzmas37I1KxqZcmq3N&amp;product_uuid=07wpyCYVWeKD1xbKGgyV5pM&amp;object_type=article&amp;object_uuid=057Gp8eySZyEudZ2Ywovj9B\" data-commerce=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored\" data-parent-group=\"affiliate-link\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-element=\"offer-group\" data-ga-action=\"offer-title\" data-ga-item=\"offer-title\" data-ga-label=\"Hinge\" data-ga-position=\"3\" data-ga-module=\"offer-group\" style=\";\" class=\"roundup-offer-link\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"\" data-ga-click=\"\">Hinge<\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><br \/>\n                                             \u2014<br \/>\n                    <strong>popular choice for regular meetups<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>\n                    Products available for purchase through affiliate links. If you buy something through links on our site, Mashable may earn an affiliate commission.\n                <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>Rather, the post goes on, Overtone is a service. McLeod promises Overtone will make only introductions &#8220;worth making&#8221; and will explain why someone is a match. He wants to bring back matchmaking, a longtime practice. These days, it&#8217;s pretty limited to those who can spend thousands of dollars on a personal matchmaker, like in the movie <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/what-materialists-got-wrong-and-right\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\"><em>Materialists<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n<section x-data=\"window.newsletter({ isDeal: false })\" x-init=\"init()\" aria-label=\"Newsletter Sign-Up\" class=\"relative invisible my-12 mx-auto w-full max-w-3xl md:my-16 ziff-component accent-cut-for-gradient-bg accent-cut-border-for-gradient-bg bg-gradient-fuchsia-secondary p-[2px]\">\n<p>\n            <span class=\"text-gradient-fuchsia-secondary\">Mashable Trend Report<\/span>\n        <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>&#8220;But this time with the reach and diversity of modern networks, the collective wisdom of relationship science, and the conviction that when it comes to options, all you need is less\u2122,&#8221; he wrote (yes, including the trademark).<\/p>\n<p>Details of what Overtone will look like are scarce, but McLeod also announced the company has <a href=\"https:\/\/overto.ne\/press\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">raised $18 million<\/a> from FirstMark Capital, Pace Capital, and Match Group. The latter is the dating app conglomerate that owns Hinge.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Match Group and <a href=\"https:\/\/Tinder\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Tinder<\/a> CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/tinder-wants-more-women-says-ceo-spencer-rascoff\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Spencer Rascoff<\/a> has joined the board, as have executive leadership adviser and founder of The Signal Institute, Diana Chapman, and famed relationship psychotherapist Esther Perel (who <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/hinge-esther-perel-your-world-prompts\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">partnered with Hinge<\/a> last year).<\/p>\n<p>Overtone will come at a time when some daters are skeptical about using AI to find them a match. When Bumble founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd announced earlier this year that <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/bumble-is-officially-killing-the-swipe\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">Bumble is killing the swipe<\/a> and ushering in an AI matchmaker, the <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/article\/bumble-ai-bee-daters-arent-happy\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\">reaction online was largely negative<\/a>. But there are budding AI matchmakers out there, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/download.joinsitch.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Sitch Matchmaking <\/a>and <a href=\"https:\/\/ditto.ai\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-ga-click=\"1\" data-ga-label=\"$text\" data-ga-item=\"text-link\" data-ga-module=\"content_body\" title=\"(opens in a new window)\">Ditto AI<\/a>. <\/p>\n<section class=\"mx-auto max-w-7xl\">\n<\/section><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday, Hinge founder Justin McLeod shared more details about his next venture, an AI matchmaking service called Overtone. McLeod announced his departure from Hinge back in Dec. 2025 to focus on Overtone, which he plans to launch later this year in select locations. (You can put yourself on the waitlist if you&#8217;re interested.) 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