Inside DateSpot Matchmaking

Discover how we work, meet the matchmaker behind the introductions, and see why our process succeeds where the apps fail.

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Cory & Sarah
PROCESS

How Does It Work?

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Create Your Account

Complete a fun and insightful questionnaire so we can understand your background, lifestyle, and preferences. This helps us identify deep-level compatibility among our members.

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Get A Match Review (or Wait For Free)

You can pay for a $49 Match Review, where we assess your match potential within our network. You’ll receive a personalized overview of your opportunities, including top Recommended Dates.

If you qualify to be a Client with 15+ potentials, we'll invite you to book a Match Strategy Call ($295) for optional dedicated support.

Otherwise, you can just join the database and wait for any future matches to be identified.

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Select Who You're Interested In

If you get a Match Review, you select who you’d like to meet, if there's mutual interest. Those who pay for a Match Review receive one proactive search and ad hoc options after. Clients receive at least one Recommended Date per week for four months.

Whatever tier you're in, you always get a say in who you meet based on detailed profiles with photos. You only pay when there is mutual interest.

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Meet & Share Feedback

We intro people via text for you to arrange the video or in person date, or we can coordinate for an add-on fee. Afterwards, share feedback via a quick form so we can refine with future matches if needed. We share relevant feedback to Clients to provide clarity and opportunities for growth.

Matchmaking Benefits

WHY WE'RE BETTER THAN THE APPS

Common Goal

Members are ready for more than endless profile swiping

Extensive Data

To assess compatibility better than any other method

Privacy

Your profile is selectively shared to prospects; singles can't search for it

Accuracy

People are more truthful because the info remains private

Time Saving

No fake profiles, back-and-forth messaging, or "ghosting"

Feedback

Receive valuable insights after first dates for clarity & potential self-growth

The Client Experience

A Higher Matching Tier
  • Proactive, dedicated service for 4 months
  • Minimum of 1 Recommended Date per week
  • Outreach to partners to leverage their networks
  • Optional background checks
  • Feedback & clarity of interest from dates
  • $899 per intro (vs. $499 for Candidates)
Client membership depends on eligibility, having at least 15 potential member matches to start with.

Testimonials

“The service overall helped me to be more comfortable in my skin, better understand the qualities I'm looking for in a girl, what she would be looking for, and how to convey those qualities on a date. Highly recommended!”

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Shan
San Francisco, CA

“What a wonderful experience it is to work with Carla. Her approach to matchmaking is like a breath of fresh air. She is very well researched, and her questions require deep reflection. She does an enormous amount of homework before presenting a candidate to you. You'll see Carla goes above and beyond to prepare you and your match before a meeting. Highly recommended!”

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Alfred
Los Angeles, CA

"Thanks for creating a new question in your system to help find what I'm looking for. You're clearly creative, dedicated and know how to customize to each person."

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Christian
Albany, NY

"You are the absolute best. I so appreciate you and the genuinely kind treatment from you - it feels amazing."

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Esther
Los Angeles

"Thank you for the match. You are right - he’s a great catch! He is fun, attractive and easy to talk to. We already have plans for date #2."

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Roneeta
New York City, NY

"Well, we're happily married and expecting a daughter. I think that's about as much of a ringing endorsement as one can possibly give. Carla clearly rocks."

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Zach
San Francisco, CA

"This first match is impressive. She's very pretty, our values indeed match, has an MBA from Boston (most likely Harvard or MIT) and she is doing very well in her career. This is an excellent start!"

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Vinay
Palo Alto, CA

"I really appreciate all of the additional information about the matches that the service provides. I care about environmentalism and healthy eating, which are both much harder to identify on an app."

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Bonnie
Sacramento, CA

"DateSpot is easy & effective! Brilliant business model, and it really works - my first date turned out to be a way better match than Bumble or Hinge delivered in more than two years of online dating. And we're now married!"

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Brooke
San Francisco, CA

"Carla reached out with a list of amazing women -- some I'd pay to see and some would pay to meet someone like me. I especially liked one of the women, we were introduced and hit it off. One of the most promising matches from a dating service I've had. Planning like date 6 right now. The paying per match model seems totally reasonable and superior to what seems to be the industry standard."

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Nikolay
New York, NY

"I can’t recommend Carla and the DateSpot team enough. Their pool of candidates is impressive — deep and high-quality. Carla is passionate, innovative, methodical, and a pleasure to work with. She quickly understood exactly what I was looking for and recommended several high-caliber profiles in no time. I am now dating someone they introduced me to, and things are looking very promising!"

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Iuliia
San Francisco, CA

“I can’t say enough wonderful things about Carla! I’ve known her for several years and am always impressed by her poise, knowledge, compassion, eye for detail, connections, and kind heart. DateSpot is a fantastic community of exceptional professionals looking for that special someone. If you’re looking for love, Carla can help. She has an extensive reach and is well respected amongst her peers. She truly wants people to find their partner as well as to grow throughout their journey. Thank you Carla!”

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Kelly
Los Angeles, CA

"I’ve been so impressed with Carla, her team and approach. I’d recommend DateSpot to all my single friends, male and female, who are looking for a new way to meet eligible matches. Carla has developed a cool new dating 'mousetrap'!"

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Luke
Portland, OR

"Thank you for all your help! This is an amazing resource of singles. I just wish I had found you earlier!"

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Ashley
Seattle, WA

"It was a breath of fresh air speaking with you. You are a good egg and a hard worker! You're really changing the dating world for the better."

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Michael
Belmar, NJ

"Carla took the time to genuinely know me as a friend prior to setting me up with someone. Luckily, soon after, the first match she sent me was a success! I am now happily married to the love of my life and couldn’t thank her enough. She officiated our wedding, and will stay a lifelong friend."

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Virginie
San Francisco, CA

"I haven't seen anything like DateSpot. It's such a cool idea. The questions they ask are interesting and I can tell they put a lot of thought into how they match people."

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Asad
Tashkent, UZ

"I cannot recommend Carla highly enough as a matchmaker. I've seen a couple other services advertised online and gone on dates with their clients, and I can say with confidence that the quality of the service Carla provides is in a league far and away above the others. I felt like she not only took a great deal of care to understand me, what I'm looking for, and why -- both in the beginning and ongoing -- but also that she is insightful and talented in actually achieving that understanding."

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Drew
San Francisco, CA

“It’s been a pleasure working with Carla and DateSpot! Carla is professional, personable and genuinely cares about finding her clients their forever person. She has a way of making her clients feel at ease and open up about what they’re really looking for in a relationship. Her creativity and use of technology also sets her apart from other matchmakers."

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Larry
Corde Madera, CA

"My goodness, you deliver dreams... and quickly! These are all amazing people. And, none of whom I would usually see on the mainstream dating apps."

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Peter
Berkeley, CA