“The Bachelor” host Chris Harrison, together with the show’s creator Mike Fleiss and Perceptual Networks, announced the launch of At First Sight, a new dating app that uses video profiles to help members make genuine connections.

The domain name AtFirstSight.com which is now the URL for the App, was purchased just a month ago on Afternic.com for $5,400 and is currently under privacy at Enom.

Partners and investors at Perceptual Networks , Chris Harrison and Mike Fleiss have been involved in the development of At First Sight since before the company’s founding.

Perceptual Networks is backed by investors including: Shawn Colo, co-founder of Demand Media, Max Levchin, co-founder of PayPal; Steve Chen, co-founder of YouTube; Alex Ohanian, co-founder of Reddit; Michael Birch, founder of Bebo; Richard Yoo, co-founder of Rackspace; ; Joshua Schachter, co-founder of Delicious; and First Round Capital.

 

“We created At First Sight because we wanted to do something for the millions of people out there who want to find love,” said Chris Harrison, host of “The Bachelor” and its spin-off “The Bachelorette.”

“You can only learn so much from a photo, but video profiles really give you a sense of who someone is and whether you’d like to meet them in person.  It’s an easier, more natural way to connect with people and figure out if you have chemistry together.”

 

At First Sight combines video, chat and social features to help members find and learn about potential matches. To join, users can simply connect via Facebook or sign up with an email address, and create a short introduction video with their smartphone. From there, members can scroll through the app to look at video profiles and decide who they want to chat with and potentially meet. All the while, At First Sight uses proprietary, behind-the-scenes technology to help members find the best matches.

At First Sight is available for Apple iPhone®, iPad®, iPod touch® and Android. It can be downloaded from the iTunes store via: atfirstsight.com/ios or Google Play via: atfirstsight.com/android. For more information, visit www.atfirstsight.com.

 

About Perceptual Networks: Perceptual Networks is a technology company founded by Jim Young, founder of HotOrNot and I/O Ventures, and serial entrepreneur Cheyenne Ehrlich. Perceptual Networks is headquartered in Philadelphia and is backed by some of the web’s smartest investors and entrepreneurs. The company has a proprietary platform for developing consumer web applications that make it easier for people to “find their people.” For more information, visit perceptualnet.com.