Janis Spindel

Janis Spindel is a matchmaker, author, and entrepreneur.^[1] According to her website, she created the matchmaking service after matching fourteen couples who married within one year.^[2][3][4] Before entering the matchmaking field, she owned nine retail locations of "Mommy and Me".^[3] Spindel has been involved with several charities.^[3] Spindel is also a former fashion executive.^[5]

As the founder, her company, Janis Spindel Serious Matchmaking, Inc., was established in 1993 and is headquartered in New York City on the Upper East Side^[6] and, in the summer months, in the Hamptons.^[3] She had traveled to the US and Canada for her clients.^[7] The website was launched in 2005.^{[citation needed]} She originally worked with both men and women, but now only works with men.^[6][8] She specializes in upscale professionals.^[9][7]