Our story

AssTok started as a reaction to shallow discovery feeds and anonymous abuse. Founders who met through online dating—but almost quit because of bots—decided to build a dating brand where trusted dating app signals (verification, moderation speed, education) were the headline features.

Today we serve members across major U.S. metros with the same core promise: fewer fake personas, clearer intentions, faster route to an in-person spark.

Mission & values

  • Safety first: if a feature increases risk for vulnerable users, we do not ship it without guardrails.
  • Radical transparency: we explain how matching and moderation work in plain language.
  • Consent culture: boundaries are normalized in UX copy and community guidelines.

Leadership

People behind the brand—available on LinkedIn for E-E-A-T context.

Portrait of CEO Elodie Mercer

Elodie Mercer · CEO

Former fintech product lead; obsessed with fraud prevention and consent-forward UX. LinkedIn

Portrait of COO Priya Natarajan

Priya Natarajan · COO

Scaled support orgs at high-growth marketplaces; built our 24/7 response SLAs. LinkedIn

Portrait of CTO Noah Briggman

Noah Briggman · CTO

Machine learning infrastructure, on-device safety classifiers, privacy-preserving analytics. LinkedIn

See the app for yourself

Download AssTok, verify your profile, and explore curated introductions.