SHACK15 Conversations welcomed Celeste Amadon, co-founder and CEO of Known, for a conversation on reimagining human connection in the age of dating apps.

After leaving Stanford at 21, Celeste set out to build something fundamentally different from the swipe-based platforms that have come to define modern dating. Alongside her co-founder Asher Allen, she launched Known, a voice-AI matchmaking platform designed to help people form meaningful relationships in the real world rather than spend more time online.

In this conversation, Celeste shares the journey of building a company around one of society's most pressing challenges: loneliness and disconnection. We explore the early days of Known, raising a seed round in just four days, the philosophy behind intentional matchmaking, and why she believes technology should bring people closer together, not further apart. 

A conversation about entrepreneurship, technology, community, and the search for meaningful connection.