Logging into business class to look for professional partners

To find a partner, there are dating and wedding platforms such as Tinder, QuackQuack, TrulyMadly and Shaadi.com. What if you want a professional partner? Investor? Co-founder? Mentor? While LinkedIn is considered generic, apps such as Lunchclub and CoffeeMug.ai position themselves as curated apps. Online networking opened up more than ever during the pandemic – one million connections and 15-fold growth in 2020 alone, according to LunchClub app and professional matchmaking apps are proliferating.

They leverage Machine Learning (ML), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and algorithms to figure your best professional match online, paring you up and setting up meetings with the right professionals. LunchClub, founded in the United States in 2018, entered India in October 2021 to onboard over 100,000 users in India by the end of the year.