SayHello

What SayHello does

SayHello is a matchmaking platform for networking events, operated by SayHello V.O.F. (a Dutch general partnership) and headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Founded in 2024 with a five-person team, the company enables event organizers to run "match events" at conferences, meetups, and networking sessions. Attendees join by scanning a QR code announced by hosts, complete a roughly four-minute questionnaire, and receive their top five compatible participant matches during the networking portion of the event. The matching algorithm processes values, demographic, and profile data using pseudonymised identifiers, with personally identifiable information stored in a separate encrypted database from questionnaire responses.

The company's underlying technology is a centralized matching engine that operates on pseudonymized response data linked to randomized unique identifiers, with de-anonymization occurring only in memory when composing notifications. This privacy-by-design architecture — combined with frictionless QR code onboarding — is positioned as a core differentiator. SayHello also maintains GDPR compliance as a data controller under the EU General Data Protection Regulation and Dutch Implementation Act.

Commercially, SayHello operates a B2B2C event-driven go-to-market. Event organizers (B2B) are the paying customers, monetized via event hosting fees displayed before ordering; individual attendees (B2C) participate free of charge at the point of use. Distribution runs through a hybrid of self-serve organizer sign-up (sayhello.social/organizer/setup) and direct sales via booked calls, complemented by digital marketing on LinkedIn and Instagram. Three named customers — Amsterdam Founders' Club, HI The Hague, and Hustle & Heart Consultancy — represent the early adopter base across entrepreneurship, international community, and consultancy verticals. The company has reported 10,000+ connections facilitated at events, an 80% organizer-reported sign-up boost, and 100% higher event ratings, though no revenue, funding, or headcount growth has been disclosed.

Name

SayHello

Legal name

SayHello (vennootschap onder firma / general partnership)

Website

https://sayhellosocial.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SayHello is an Amsterdam-based matchmaking SaaS platform that lets event organizers run networking events where attendees complete a four-minute questionnaire and receive their top five compatible matches via QR code access. The company serves event organizers across SMB, nonprofit, and mid-market segments through self-serve and direct sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Networking & Matchmaking Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Meeting & Event Program Technology (Registration, Apps, Badging) (THACAFAB)

Keywords

• Event matchmaking software
• Networking platform SaaS
• Attendee matching algorithm
• Event engagement platform
• QR code networking tool

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Event Hosting Services: SayHello charges event organizers (hosts) a fee to run match events on the platform. Applicable prices are displayed before ordering. For consumers, prices include VAT; for business customers, prices are exclusive of VAT unless stated otherwise. Hosts can cancel planned events, but fees already paid are non-refundable except where statutory withdrawal rights apply or where the company fails to deliver.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

SayHello is a SaaS matchmaking platform that enables event organizers to run match events. Event hosts share a QR code with attendees, who complete a four-minute questionnaire; the platform's compatibility matching algorithm then computes and delivers each participant's top five compatible matches during the networking session. The platform is built around a privacy-by-design architecture that keeps personally identifiable information separate from questionnaire responses, using pseudonymized identifiers for all matching computations.

Product overview

SayHello is a single, unified matchmaking platform for networking events. The platform consists of the core SayHello software which enables event organizers to host match events. Attendees join by scanning a QR code announced by hosts, complete a brief questionnaire, and receive personalized match suggestions. The platform is offered as a hosted SaaS solution with no separate modules or add-ons mentioned.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SayHello Platform A SaaS matchmaking platform for networking events that lets event organizers run match events. Attendees scan a QR code, complete a short questionnaire, and receive their top five compatible matches during the networking session, based on a proprietary compatibility matching algorithm.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of Event Organizers Report a Significant Boost in Sign-ups
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Bizzabo: Event experience platform serving mid-market and enterprise organisers with registration, engagement, and networking capabilities; broader portfolio player in the same category.
• Hopin (RingCentral Events): Virtual and hybrid event platform with networking sessions; incumbent in the events space that bundles matchmaking into a wider event-tech suite.
• Eventbrite: Largest global event ticketing and management platform; an incumbent that could easily add matchmaking features and competes indirectly for the event organiser wallet.

Direct peers

• Swapcard: Event platform offering matchmaking, networking, and lead capture for B2B events and conferences; competes for the same event-organiser buyer with a broader feature set.
• Hubilo: Event engagement platform with networking and matchmaking features for virtual and hybrid events; serves the same B2B event-organiser segment.
• Grip: AI-powered matchmaking and networking platform for events; directly competes with SayHello in algorithmic attendee matching and event networking engagement.
• Brella: Event networking app with AI matchmaking for conferences and meetups; directly comparable product offering and target buyer (event organisers).

Emerging players

• Icebreaker: Networking and matchmaking-focused app for events and communities; smaller and more niche than SayHello but addresses the same attendee-matching pain point.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sayhelloo
• Instagraminstagram.com/sayhello_social_networking?igsh=ODJ0ZTIyeWY0M3g3

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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