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Hi, I’m Shamal — and I’m building the app I wish existed. My name is Shamal Krishna. I’m a student, developer, and solo founder based in Sydney, Australia. I’ve spent years watching people around me — good, genuine, marriage-minded people — completely give up on finding love because every dating app made them feel invisible. They’d swipe for hours. Get no replies. Match with someone who ghosts after one message. Or worse — fall for a fake profile. I built Settle-Link to fix that. The Problem Nobody Talks About Most people don’t struggle to find love because they’re undatable. They struggle because the tools we use to find love are broken. Dating apps were designed to keep you swiping — not to help you actually settle down. They reward looks over personality. They’re flooded with fake profiles. And for shy, introverted, or low-confidence people? The experience is brutal. Hours of effort, zero replies, and a slow draining of self-worth. Statistics that show the reality: • Over 40% of dating app users report encountering fake profiles or catfishing • “Swipe fatigue” is now a recognized phenomenon — too many options lead to worse decisions • Marriage-minded singles consistently report that no existing app truly serves their needs This isn’t a small problem. Millions of people — people who are genuinely ready to settle down, start families, and build a life with someone — are being failed by apps that were never built for them. What is Settle-Link? Settle-Link is not another dating app. It’s an AI matchmaker — built specifically for people ready to settle down. Here’s how it works: 1. Take the AI Quiz — Answer 10 honest questions about your personality, sense of humor, life goals, and optionally, a past experience that shaped who you are today. No photos required to get started. No pressure. 2. AI Finds Your Match — Our algorithm analyzes your answers and curates 3-5 highly compatible matches per week. Not hundreds of options that overwhelm you. Just a small, carefully selected group of people genuinely compatible with who you are at your core. 3. Both Verify with a Live Selfie — When you’re both interested in each other, you each take a short live selfie (you follow a simple on-screen prompt). This proves you’re both real, present humans — not bots, not fake profiles, not catfishes. It’s the first time any app has required this as a gate to unlock every single conversation. 4. Chat Unlocks — For Real This Time — With both people verified and interested, chat opens. No more one-sided effort. No more ghosting. Just two verified, compatible people who have both committed to showing up. Settle-Link is for: • Shy and introverted people who get lost in the noise of Tinder and Bumble • Marriage-minded singles who are exhausted by apps full of people “just seeing what’s out there” • Anyone who’s been catfished, ghosted, or left on read after weeks of effort • People who are genuinely ready to settle down and want AI to do the heavy lifting ️ What’s Being Built Settle-Link is a cross-platform mobile app for iOS and Android, being built using: • React Native — one codebase, both platforms • Supabase — secure, real-time backend and database • OpenAI Embeddings — deep personality compatibility analysis • Azure Face API — live selfie liveness detection (not just a photo check) • A landing page and waitlist already live and growing The research is done. The architecture is designed. The repository is set up. What I need now is funding to cover the costs of actually building and launching it. Where Your Money Goes Every dollar raised goes directly into building and launching Settle-Link. Here’s the exact breakdown:This is a lean, no-bloat budget. I’m doing all development myself. Every dollar goes toward shipping a real product — not salaries, not office space, not marketing fluff. If we exceed $3,000, extra funds will go toward: • $3,001–$5,000: Hiring a freelance mobile developer for 2–4 weeks to speed up launch • $5,001–$8,000: Paid user acquisition campaign targeting Australia-wide at launch • $8,001+: Begin development of advanced AI features (deeper compatibility breakdowns, AI-powered date ideas) Why I’m the Right Person to Build This I’m not a corporate startup with VC money. I’m a solo founder who: • Has been building AI-powered automation systems and apps for two years • Runs a real AI automation business (ClaudeKing.org) with paying clients • Understands the loneliness that comes from being introverted and overlooked on mainstream apps • Is deeply committed to building something ethical, safe, and genuinely useful — not addictive I’m building Settle-Link because I believe shy, genuine, marriage-minded people deserve a tool that actually fights for them. ️ Timeline • April 2026: Development begins (you’re funding this phase right now) • June 2026: Beta app ready, 100 beta users onboarded in Sydney • August 2026: TestFlight (iOS) + Google Play Beta launch • September 2026: Full App Store & Play Store launch • Q4 2026: Expand to Melbourne, Brisbane, and New Zealand I’ll post updates here every two weeks so you can watch the app come to life. What Your Support Means Even if you can only spare $5 — it means you believe that shy people deserve better. It means you’re telling the world that finding love shouldn’t require a model’s face or the patience of a saint. Every contribution, share, and comment helps. If you know someone who’s quietly given up on dating apps, please share this with them. This campaign’s success depends on people like you spreading the word. Stay Connected • Waitlist: settle-link.vercel.app (launching soon) • GitHub: github.com/SamDev1303/settle-link • Twitter/X: @kabir_Labs Together, let’s build the matchmaker that actually works — for the people who need it most. With gratitude, Shamal Krishna Founder, Settle-Link | Sydney, Australia