Swipehouse
AcquiredYC W18Boston, US · Founded 2014 · 5 employees · 1 known investors
A mobile app that facilitates daily connections between creators, offering opportunities for collaborations, friendships, and dating matches.
Also known as Duet - Meet TikTokers · Playbook · Summer Playbook
ConsumerCreator EconomyE-commerceSocialEntertainmentCommunityUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W18)
Swipehouse was founded in 2014 by Luke Heine and Raphael Rouvinov.
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Luke Heinein𝕏Cofounder / CEO (Acquired)2020–2022Luke Heine worked on Microsoft's Copilot for Microsoft 365 and contributed to DALL-E's integration in Microsoft Designer. He previously founded SwipeHouse, which participated in Y Combinator's Winter 2018 batch and subsequently exited, and studied computer science at Harvard.
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Raphael RouvinovinCofounder / CTO (Acquired)2020–2021Raphael Rouvinov has developed experience across engineering, product, and design, with particular expertise in fullstack TypeScript development and AI/ML integration including LLM APIs, embeddings, and semantic search.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Swipehouse do?
- A mobile app that facilitates daily connections between creators, offering opportunities for collaborations, friendships, and dating matches.
- Who founded Swipehouse?
- Swipehouse was founded by Luke Heine, Raphael Rouvinov in 2014.
- Who are Swipehouse's investors?
- Swipehouse's investors include Y Combinator.
- Where is Swipehouse headquartered?
- Swipehouse is headquartered in Boston, US.