# Our mission is to give everyone on Earth the opportunity to marry the right person. [Our master plan](https://keeper.ai/posts/the-keeper-master-plan) ## Our values ### Strong families build a flourishing world 01 We envision a world of human flourishing — where artists, inventors, and explorers thrive, and children grow up empowered to fulfill their dreams. Yet today, younger generations are lonelier, marrying less, and having fewer children. We believe strong families are the foundation of thriving communities. Together, we can create a future filled with hope, love, and limitless possibility. ### Long-term meaning over short-term gratification 02 In 1985, kale smoothies were unheard of and ‘organic’ was a fringe idea. Forty years later, healthy eating is mainstream because we’ve realized long-term wellness matters more than quick fixes. The same transformation is underway in dating. Casual flings offer fleeting pleasure, but lasting relationships nourish the soul. Keeper is for those who choose deep meaning over temporary satisfaction. ### Honest feedback, in service of partnership 03 Modern dating leaves people guessing — unsure how they’re perceived or why things aren’t working. Keeper gives you clear, honest feedback from the people whose opinions actually matter: those who match what you’re looking for. Not to chase validation or optimize yourself endlessly, but to understand where you stand and present your real self well, so the right person can find you. ### Honesty is always best 04 We respect your preferences, and everyone else’s. If a match isn’t likely, we’ll tell you why. If your expectations are unrealistic, we’ll say so plainly, and tell you what would change the odds. Honesty is how we earn your trust, and how we get you to the right match. ### We don’t deny human nature 05 For millions of years, human nature has shaped how men and women choose long-term partners. Yet modern dating apps ignore these differences, treating everyone identically and encouraging superficial connections. Keeper respects our natural wiring, using what’s actually known about attraction to build deeper, lasting matches. ### Quality defines us 06 Where your trust is on the line, the matches and everything you touch, we hold the highest bar and don’t ship until it’s right. Everywhere else, we move fast and improve in the open. ### The individual matters 07 Every Keeper member is unique, with distinct preferences and dreams. We personalize your entire experience, ensuring each match genuinely aligns with who you are and what you aspire to. ### We’re rebuilding what was lost 08 For most of history, communities, families, and trusted intermediaries helped people find lasting partners. That infrastructure has eroded, and the software that replaced it was built to keep people swiping, not to help them marry. Keeper exists to restore that function — to be serious, durable infrastructure for the most important decision most people will ever make. ![](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a8b23_Frame%201321315413.svg) ## Team Tap on any team member to learn more Jake Kozloski Founder & CEO [![Jake Kozloski X](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef296f_x.svg)](https://x.com/jakozloski)[![Jake Kozloski Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakekozloski/)[![Jake Kozloski Site](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/68af0f3144dbd303134ea0ce_site%20icon.svg)](https://jakekozloski.com) Learn more Jake Kozloski Founder & CEO Founded Keeper in 2022 after a decade studying evolutionary psychology and relationship science. Previously founded Tycho Fitness, acquired by Shapelog in 2019. Writes on dating markets and marital infrastructure. New Yorker, husband, Stuyvesant and UVA. [![Jake Kozloski X](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef296f_x.svg)](https://x.com/jakozloski)[![Jake Kozloski Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakekozloski/)[![Jake Kozloski Site](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/68af0f3144dbd303134ea0ce_site%20icon.svg)](https://jakekozloski.com) Back Cody Zervas Co-Founder & CPO [![Cody Zervas X](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef296f_x.svg)](https://x.com/CodyZervas)[![Cody Zervas Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/cody-zervas-82a26149/) Learn more Cody Zervas Co-Founder & CPO Leads product and algorithm research. Spent a decade applying data to relationship outcomes before Keeper. Builds the systems that make matchmaking measurable. [![X](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef296f_x.svg)](https://x.com/CodyZervas)[![Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/cody-zervas-82a26149/) Back Wes Myers Co-Founder & COO [![Wes Myers X](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef296f_x.svg)](https://x.com/realwesmyers)[![Wes Myers Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgewmyers1/) Learn more Wes Myers Co-Founder & COO Runs matchmaking, finance, people, brand voice, and imagery. Former U.S. Army captain. Left Wharton’s MBA program to build Keeper. [![X](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef296f_x.svg)](https://x.com/realwesmyers)[![Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgewmyers1/) Back Toban Wiebe Co-Founder & Head of AI Engineering [![Toban Wiebe Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobanw/)[![Toban Wiebe Site](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/68af0f3144dbd303134ea0ce_site%20icon.svg)](https://tobanwiebe.com/) Learn more Toban Wiebe Co-Founder & Head of AI Engineering Leads AI, machine learning, and data science. PhD from the University of Pennsylvania, focused on marriage-market economics. 8 years in applied ML before Keeper. [![Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobanw/)[![Toban Wiebe Site](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/68af0f3144dbd303134ea0ce_site%20icon.svg)](https://tobanwiebe.com/) Back Dawid Motyka Co-Founder & Head of Web Engineering [![Dawid Motyka Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawid-motyka/) Learn more Dawid Motyka Co-Founder & Head of Web Engineering Builds and maintains the web stack end to end. Ten years of full-stack engineering. Based in Poland. [![Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawid-motyka/) Back Fela Winkelmolen AI Researcher [![Fela Winkelmolen Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fela-winkelmolen-52808388/) Learn more Fela Winkelmolen AI Researcher Forged at the intersection of ML research and engineering at AWS, with detours into algorithmic trading and entrepreneurship. Obsessed with good benchmarks, meaningful metrics, causality, and truth-seeking. All models are wrong, but his are useful. [![Fela Winkelmolen Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fela-winkelmolen-52808388/) Back Michał Janicki Senior Engineer, AI & Web [![Michał Janicki Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michal-j/) Learn more Michał Janicki Senior Engineer, AI & Web Seven years of full-stack engineering with machine learning depth. Ships across both the web product and the matching infrastructure. Based in Poland. [![Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michal-j/) Back Fred Yates Product Designer [![Fred Yates X](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef296f_x.svg)](https://x.com/fredyatesiv)[![Fred Yates Site](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/68af0f3144dbd303134ea0ce_site%20icon.svg)](https://fyates.com/home) Learn more Fred Yates Product Designer Twenty-five years across agencies, startups, major technology brands, and his own studio. Designs the parts of Keeper you actually see. [![Fred Yates X](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef296f_x.svg)](https://x.com/fredyatesiv)[![Fred Yates Site](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/68af0f3144dbd303134ea0ce_site%20icon.svg)](https://fyates.com/home) Back Anthony Rodrigues AI Engineer [![Anthony Rodrigues Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyrodrigues443/) Learn more Anthony Rodrigues AI Engineer Builds matching algorithms with a focus on retrieval and recommendation. Works at the intersection of ML research and production systems. [![Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthonyrodrigues443/) Back Amanda Criss Senior Matchmaker [![Amanda Criss Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacriss/) Learn more Amanda Criss Senior Matchmaker Vets every match by hand. Three years of professional matchmaking experience before Keeper. Believes the difference between a good match and a great one is attention. [![Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandacriss/) Back Shafqat Ullah Web Engineer [![Shafqat Ullah Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dev-shafqat-ullah) Learn more Shafqat Ullah Web Engineer Refines the web experience. Cares about the difference between a site that functions and one that feels right. [![Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dev-shafqat-ullah) Back Timothy Jhon Pascual Senior QA Analyst [![Timothy Jhon Pascual Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-pascual/) Learn more Timothy Jhon Pascual Senior QA Analyst Fourteen years in engineering and quality assurance. Nothing ships until it’s right. [![Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/timothy-pascual/) Back Ekaterina Marchenko Matchmaker [![Ekaterina Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekaterina-marchenko2025/) Learn more Ekaterina Marchenko Matchmaker Brings a background in psychology and a warm, open approach to understanding what makes people click. Sees each member as a person first. [![Ekaterina Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekaterina-marchenko2025/) Back Andrew Garber Engineering Intern [![Andrew Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/garberchov) Learn more Andrew Garber Engineering Intern Stewards Keeper's Photo Testing and Photo Rating experiences. Turns honest feedback into a sharper, simpler product so members can understand how they're perceived and present themselves better. [![Andrew Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/garberchov) Back Mika Luo Product Intern [![Mika Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikaluoyt) Learn more Mika Luo Product Intern Supports building Keeper’s internal admin portal for a sharper matchmaking workflow. Current MBA student at Columbia Business School with six years across finance, product, and research prior to business school. [![Mika Linkedin](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/687fd6485ff0c90d30ef2970_linkedin.svg)](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikaluoyt) Back ## Investors ![Josh Manchester](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a8ab4_Mask%20group%20\(9\).webp) Josh Manchester Founder & Partner Champion Hill Ventures ![John Neamonitis](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a8b19_Mask%20group%20\(1\).avif) John Neamonitis Founder & General Partner Lakehouse Ventures ![Dwight Greenhouse](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a88ee/67971d3ad87eb1adc59a8b18_Mask%20group.avif) Dwight Greenhouse Investor Lightbank Eric Ong Partner, Lightbank Bob Green Founder & Partner, Greenway Capital Jordi Hays Co-Founder, TBPN Jason Benn Scout, Sequoia Capital Ben Tossell Founder, Ben’s Bites Francis Pedraza Founder, Invisible Investor, Visionary Ventures Sagar Jajoo Scout, Bain Capital Ventures Nick Allen Partner, Sovereign Capital Zach Holman Founding Engineer, GitHub Leo Luo Scout, A16z Jonathan Swanson Co-Founder, Thumbtack Founder, Athena Dafydd Durairaj Founder, Mango Markets Vishal Maini Founder & Partner, Mythos Ventures Katherine Krug Founder, Betterback Executive Chairman, Athena Auston Bunsen Co-Founder, Quicknode Founder, AccessGrid Walter Kortschak Founder, Firestreak Ventures Nic Carter Partner, Castle Island Ventures Damien Scott Founder, Marain Mark Ayzenshtat Co-Founder, TellApart John Durant Founder & Partner, Wild Ventures Scott Shiao Principal, Goodwater Capital Adam Liebman VP Sales, Steno Ivan Vendrov Researcher, Midjourney Hari Raghavan Partner, Autopilot Fund Brandon Goldman Partner, Lionheart Ventures Milan Griffes Principal, Lionheart Ventures