Proof from the field

Real results, real rooms.

1,700+

Attendees across live events

500+

Mutual connections confirmed in person

94%

Of responded intros are accepted

4.6/5

Average event rating

Peer-reviewed research

AI-Powered Connection: Solving the Handshake Problem to Increase Human Connection by 12x

Co-authored by Nana Kofi Minta Addadzi-Koom (Founder, Knod, Inc.) and Dr. Alvin Chin (Professor, University of Illinois Chicago)

HCI International 2026 Posters

pp. 265-274

HCI International 2026 Posters

pp. 265-274

A 25th-anniversary night where the whole point was who you met.

Students who sit on their phones, turned toward each other.

A room of builders at every level, matched by what they were making.

Your room could be next