Why I Built This P1: Eve Peters - Whim

Why I Built This

About Eve Eve Peters is a passionate entrepreneur, leader, and product developer specializing in social technology and two-sided marketplaces. Her current role is as Founder & CEO of Whim, a 500 Startups-backed dating app that curates actual first dates based on users' schedules, locations, and mutual interest. By handling logistics for its members, Whim streamlines the process of getting to a real-life meetup and bypasses the texting games and ghosting that characterize the typical dating app experience. With over 20,000 users and growing, the company hopes to influence today's tech-based dating culture by helping people spend less time on their phones and more time connecting in the real world. Prior to founding Whim, Eve led Product at OkCupid Labs, where she applied the company's data-driven matching principles to create and launch a roommate-matching website called Crashpad. She also founded group dating site MIXTT, a TechCrunch50 honoree in 2008. Eve holds a BA in Public Policy and Economics from Stanford University and a JD from UC Berkeley, where she studied a variety of topics including business law, intellectual property, negotiations, mediation, leadership, and mindfulness. When not working to propagate love and whimsy, Eve enjoys hiking around the Bay Area, practicing Warrior poses at Yoga to the People, and singing around campfires. She loves Latin culture and language, and makes regular trips to spend time onsite with her development team in Buenos Aires. The company will be launching a new app "Tonight" later this year. Sign up to learn more at thetonightapp.com.