Vairi press kit
Boilerplate copy, founder bio, factsheet, and logo for anyone writing about Vairi. For an interview, data request, or anything not covered here, email hello@vairi.app.
Boilerplate (30 words)
Vairi is an AI-powered friendship matching platform founded by Simone Rainieri. It introduces adults to one compatible person at a time, without swiping, public profiles, or group events.
Boilerplate (75 words)
Vairi is an AI-powered friendship matching platform founded by Simone Rainieri. Rather than a swipeable public profile grid or a group event, Vairi runs a short AI-led conversational interview and introduces members to one compatible person at a time. Matching reads behavioural signal, not photos or shared hobbies. Vairi currently matches members in London and New York City, targeting adults who want a specific new friendship rather than an open-ended social feed.
Boilerplate (150 words)
Vairi is an AI-powered friendship matching platform founded by Simone Rainieri, built after years living across Milan, the Netherlands, China and London. Vairi is not a dating app and not a group-event app: there is no swiping, no public profile grid to browse, and no seated dinner with strangers. Instead, a short AI-led conversational interview reads behavioural signal, such as how someone handles disagreement, how much social contact they can sustain, and how they relate to past, present and future, and Vairi introduces one compatible person at a time. Once matched, Vairi's AI facilitator, Pidge, helps keep the conversation moving without writing messages on either person's behalf. Vairi currently operates in London and New York City. It is aimed at adults navigating a move, a career change, or another life transition where their existing social circle has not kept pace, and who would rather have one considered introduction than manage a swipe queue.
Founder bio
Simone Rainieri is the founder of Vairi, an AI-powered friendship matching platform built to help adults find meaningful connections in new cities and new phases of life. Shaped by years living across Milan, the Netherlands, China and London, and a background spanning media innovation, healthcare and UX research, he builds Vairi to use AI not to replace real connection, but to make it easier to find.
Factsheet
- Founded by Simone Rainieri
- Category: AI-powered friendship matching
- Available in: London, New York City
- Pricing: Founding member plans from £3.99/mo; see /pricing for current rates
- Platform: Web app
- Press contact: hello@vairi.app
Logo
Download the Vairi logo: logo-cat.avif (AVIF).
Contact
Press and interview requests: hello@vairi.app.