Large-scale matchmaking has traditionally been done centrally, either through online services such as Match.com or Linkedin, or offline through matchmaking agencies and recruitment firms. Informal matchmaking done among friends and contacts often leads to the best results but is very limited in scale. Ponder takes this informal matchmaking, and scales it for the mass-market using game mechanics and financial rewards. We motivate everyone to play matchmaker.

The Ponder beta is already available in both iOS and Android and has 70k users. The initial focus is on romantic matchmaking. Users drag and drop photos of singles they think would be a good match. If the couple like each other, the matchmaker earns $10. If the couple marry, the matchmaker wins $1000. Singles each pay $10 for every successful match, thereby earning the app $10 for each union.

For singles, Ponder is the best way to find quality dates recommended by friends and a community of motivated matchmakers. For everyone, single or taken, Ponder is a fun game-like experience where they can test their intuition and make some money.

Ponder Gold — Incentivizing engagement

The Ponder Gold token provides users with a number of benefits:

1. A Ponder Gold holder who is dating will be exclusively shown to the matchmakers that have the best match rates. In other words, singles will increase their chances of being matched.

2. A Ponder Gold holder who is matchmaking will be shown the most active singles, increasing their own match rate, and thereby potentially gaining more financial reward.

3. Only Ponder Gold holders can participate in Matchmaking Groups. These are private sub-communities aligned around values and interests, providing a more focused matchmaking experience.

4. Ponder Gold holders can offer other services to token holders such as singles events or relationship advice, with the ability to charge for their services.

5. As we expand into other verticals such as recruiting, Ponder Gold holders will continue to accrue special benefits.

Token Type: ERC-20

Link: http://tokensale.ponderapp.co

Token Sale Volume: 18,000,000 USD

Token Distribution:

25% Token Sale

5% Token Distribution

40% Purchase within app

30% retained by Ponder

Token Price: $0.2

Token Sale Start: 6am PST February 14th, 2018

Token Sale End: 10pm PST April 20th, 2018

Accepted Forms of Payment: BTC, ETH, LTC, Dash, Zcash, NEO, or USD.