Revolutionizing the Dating Game with U Got Game Watch The Video Interview Here: Who Are These Startups? U Got Game In this episode of Who Are These Startups?, we sit down with the founders of U Got Game at Collision 2024. Join Jordan Wall (COO and Co-founder), Rajesh Kadi (CEO and Co-founder), Garkar Anujla (CTO and Technical Founder), and Hermit from Team Pumpkin as they discuss their innovative approach to dating apps. They share how U Got Game is breaking the mold of traditional swipe-based dating apps by introducing gamified party games that create unique and engaging dating experiences. Key Discussion Points: Introduction to U Got Game: Learn about the inspiration behind U Got Game and how the founders aim to disrupt the dating app industry with their unique platform. How It Works: The team explains how U Got Game differentiates itself from apps like Tinder and Bumble, with a focus on real-time, drop-in audio games that create more meaningful connections. Challenges and Innovations: The founders discuss the significant challenges they’ve faced, from building a new type of product from scratch to finding effective ways to grow their user base. Collision 2024 Insights: The team shares their experiences at Collision, including interactions with investors and insights into the venture capital landscape. Future Plans and Investor Opportunities: With their closed beta recently launched, the team is excited about their next steps and invites interested investors to connect. Notable Quotes: "We're really trying to change that whole monoculture [of dating apps] and break that cycle with gamified party games." - Jordan Wall "With U Got Game, it's not just swipe left, swipe right—it's an experience that brings people together in a fun and interactive way." - Rajesh Kadi Call to Action: To learn more about U Got Game and join their innovative dating community, visit UGotGame.tv. Connect with Us: Stay updated with the latest episodes and live events by visiting WhoAreTheseStartups.com and TorontoStarts Events. Hashtags: #UGotGame #DatingApp #StartupPodcast #Collision2024 #TorontoTech #InnovativeDating #StartupCommunity Subscribe: Don't miss out on future episodes—subscribe to Who Are These Startups? on your favorite podcast platform. Automated Transcript of U Got Game on Who Are These Startups Welcome to Who Are These Startups? podcast shorts featuring founder interviews of Canadian startups. U Got Game. How's it going guys? Amazing. You enjoying collision so far? Oh it's great. So please introduce yourselves for our audience and tell us about U Got Game. Okay so I'm Jordan Wall, co-founder and I'm Jordan Wall co-founder and COO of UGot Game. Hi I'm Rajesh Kadi, I'm CEO and co-founder of U Got Game. I'm Garkar Anujla, technical founder and CTO at U Got Game. Yeah I'm Hermit from Team Pumpkin and we are the tech force behind U Got Game. What inspired you to start U Got Game? Well right now current dating apps are swipe left, swipe right so we're really trying to change that whole monoculture and really try to break that cycle. So what we have is gamified that landscape by having gamified type of party games that people can use to meet each other and go on these unique dates which we have in our dating marketplace. Really great experiences we partner with a bunch of places around Toronto and we're really hoping people are going to enjoy it because it's growing every day and we're really helping small businesses as part of our joy. So how is it different from say traditional dating apps like Tinder or Bumble? So compared to like the traditional dating app where you would swipe left, swipe right it's all it is is like a virtual slot machine. With U Got Game the way our app works is you create a profile, you have your preferences and you're thrown into a game lobby with other people that meet your preferences. From there you t