Candle

Building design-first consumer AI products that shape positive habits

Candle helps couples and friends grow closer daily in just 5 minutes.

Portfolio: 1. Candle - try it at trycandle.app - Most relationships don’t end in one moment, they drift apart over time. Missed check-ins, surface-level conversations, busy lives, and routines replace real connection. Candle helps couples stay emotionally close through 1-minute daily rituals that bring back presence, play, and curiosity. 2. Encore is your go-to online shopping assistant for finding secondhand treasures. Our conversational search platform makes it easy and fun to browse platforms like Depop, eBay, Grailed, and Poshmark—all in one place. Whether you’re after styling tips, honest reviews, trend ideas, or tracking down that cool piece you saw in a movie or on social media, we’ve got you covered. Shopping should feel like having a personal expert by your side, helping you discover things you’ll truly love. With Encore, browsing becomes easy, fun, and actually rewarding. Try it there: shopencore.ai

Most relationships, romantic or platonic, don’t end in one moment, they drift apart over time. Missed check-ins, surface-level conversations, busy lives, and routines replace real connection. Candle helps couples and friends stay close through 1-minute daily rituals that bring back presence, play, and curiosity. Candle gives couples and friends a daily, low-pressure game designed to create emotional momentum: the most essential, and often most neglected, ingredient in long-term connection. What started as a swipeable questions game has grown into a full platform and private space for your relationship: - Daily Prompts & Games: Thoughtful, funny, and unexpected questions, couple quizzes, audio and photo challenges that update and adapt monthly - Shared Canvas Widget: Leave notes, doodles, or drawings right on each other’s home screen - Now in beta: Date Ideas Swiping**: Get 60 curated date ideas based on your area (yes, even San Francisco :)), updated weekly. Swipe to match on what you both want to try. From pop-up events to hidden gems, it’s the easiest way to try something new together or even with friends or family! We’d love feedback here! - Streaks & Shared Progress — Build accountability and a shared rhythm - Adaptive Decks: Smarter, more relevant questions over time - Shared Photo Albums & Memories: Keep track of all your photos and logged memories