222 Uses AI To Simulate Meet-Cute

222, a New York startup led by Keyan Kazemian, Arman Roshannai, and Danial Hashemi, uses machine-learning models and user-labeled feedback to match strangers for in-person experiences, launching its app in 2024. After raising $10.1 million in 2025 (total $13.7 million), the company is expanding features to plan follow-up hangs and dates to simulate organic 'meet-cute' encounters.