SF Tech Worker Launches AI Friend Matchmaker for Ambitious Women

Elsa Cai, a creative director at the AI dating startup Ditto, has launched a new friend-finding service called Bay Area Bestie, aimed at ambitious women in Silicon Valley. Cai stated that since moving to San Francisco, her social life had become dominated by work, leading her to spend a significant amount of time with engineers and industry professionals.

Cai expressed a desire to connect with more women in the predominantly male-dominated tech industry, which inspired the creation of Bay Area Bestie. The platform offers users a new platonic match each week. "Bay Area Bestie: a way for young, ambitious girls in the bay to find each other," Cai wrote on X. "For the girlies who want to build big things and have friends to do life with."

According to Ditto's website, the AI-powered friend-matching service is available to all adults, not exclusively women. Users are required to provide a work or school email address for identity verification and can specify the type of person they wish to meet. Matches are delivered on Wednesdays.

The service is currently free. Allen Wang, a co-founder at Ditto, reported that Bay Area Bestie had already garnered over 250 sign-ups within its first ten hours.

Cai's announcement coincides with discussions about the