matchbox

Matching
at your next
cocktail hour

Bring your guests together and your party to life.

Design your event

Powered by the technology behind the Marriage Pact.  750,000 people matched to date.

Matchbox is the matching algorithm behind your next great event.

We know how to make great matches, but the event is yours.

First, set up your event

Plan an
unforgettable
event

When you host a Matchbox event, you have complete control over the experience.

  1. Friends or lovers?

    Choose a romantic or platonic event

    Choose whether to consider your guests’ gender and orientation, or just make great friendships.

  2. Decide the details

    Find a time and place and guests

    Setting up the perfect environment is crucial for planning any successful party—Matchbox events are no exception.

  3. Choose your questions

    Build the perfect questionnaire

    The key to making great matches is our battle-tested library of questions—written by our team of relationship scientists, and fed into our algorithm to uncover what research says are the most compatible pairs at your event.

  4. Purchase your event

    Make things between us official

    Matchbox is priced based on the number of guests you’ll host, and the feature set you’ll need (more on this in a bit).

    The price we charge helps us cover our research, operations, and the cost of running our algorithm.

Then, host your event

  1. Guests fill out your questionnaire

    As each guest submits their answers, their name will appear on your admin view.

  2. Use the algorithm to calculate their matches

    The algorithm considers every possible configuration, applying cutting-edge relationship science.

  3. Release the match results

    Everyone at your event gets their match at the exact same time.

Powerful for
professionals

Matchbox Professional includes the tools professional hosts need to make sure high-caliber ticketed events run smoothly.

Design a spicier questionnaire

Include premium questions from our relationship scientists—questions that spark conversation and make the best matches possible.

Make the big moment memorable

Send a countdown timer to everyone in the room at the same time, revealing matches after 60 seconds of building anticipation.

Help guests navigate the crowd

Release a series of clues to help guests mingle and split into smaller groups, bringing them closer and closer to their match.

De-mystify the algorithm

Let your guests see under the hood with match insights that reveal why the algorithm made their match.

Plus the little things you need for peace of mind:

  • Avoid age gaps

    Built-in age constraints prevent awkward situations at events with a wider age range.

  • Add and remove people

    If someone has to leave early, make sure nobody ends up with a missing match.

  • Carry over unused seats

    If you pay for more capacity than you use, save the extra seats for to your next event.

  • Commercial license

    Our permission to charge your guests for tickets to your Matchbox events.

Introductory Pricing

Basic

Well-suited for casual events.

  • Select from 200 research-backed questions
  • Run our matching algorithm
  • Text everyone the results with the press of a button

Professional

Everything in Basic, plus:

  • Include premium questions
  • Release clues to help guests narrow in on their match
  • Insights explain why the algorithm made each match
  • License to charge guests for tickets
  • Most popular choice

Collaborator

Everything in Professional, plus:

  • Invite guests from our 20,000+ person waitlist
  • Promotion on our social media channels
  • Dedicated support

Guide to hosting

Find everything you need to take your event from idea to reality in our comprehensive guide to hosting.

How much control do I have as a host?

We provide the matching algorithm, but everything else is up to you. Bring your own location, guests, and vibe.

We’ve seen hosts throw dinner parties, apartment hangs, and cocktail hours—but some are going bigger: we’re seeing art gallery openings, boat parties, and huge summer picnics. Host whatever you’re most excited about!

How do I make sure the gender balance works out ok?

In general, if you’re hosting a romantic event, any surplus of men or women will receive platonic friend-matches among themselves, instead of romantic matches.

To ensure balance, one good strategy is to request that every guest of yours brings a friend of the gender they’re interested in—this ensures your matching pool is always balanced.

We’ve also seen hosts ask interested attendees about things like age and sexual orientation beforehand, in order to ensure everyone will get a match.

Are Matchbox events queer-friendly?

Yes! For romantic matching events, the algorithm takes into account (1) your gender identity, and (2) the gender identity/identities you’d like to match with.

For platonic events, questions about gender and sexual orientation are omitted.

How do I curate my guest list?

Your guest list is entirely up to you! When we first started, we began by just inviting friends and friends-of-friends—that’s enough for a great party!

More ambitious hosts often organize a waitlist, asking prospective guests for their social media handles, plus a question or two to get a sense of who they are.

Has there ever been a guest who wasn’t satisfied with their match? What happens?

Yes, this happens!

Overall, matches are incredible—people make new friends, find people to date, and sometimes even match with exes. But while matches are algorithmically vetted—and they’re always good on paper—sometimes you won’t feel the spark with your match. That’s okay! Our guests enjoy going through the experience—answering the questions, and talking about it with their friends—regardless of how good their match ends up being.

Get this party started.

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