đź’ŚThe Story Behind Ignis
We start Ignis because something is missing not just in dating apps, but in how people actually connect. Especially in big, beautiful, sometimes overwhelming cities like London.
I met my future wife at a cooking class. I was the chef. She walked in, smiling.
We chopped, stirred, laughed, and flirted over the stove. No bios. No filters. No pressure. Just food, people, and the kind of spark that doesn’t come from a screen.
I’d tried the apps. Swiped. Waited. Wondered.
They made me feel like a product. Too average. Not “hot enough.”
Just another profile in an endless scroll, and we do not talk about those awkward first date that you need to have always a friend call as exit strategy.
And I know I wasn’t alone.
Friends and people around me especially those who were shy, quirky, or just real felt stuck.
Meet new people, a mission. Find love, impossible. Connect with someone for real, it is a mission impossible!
Dating had become a game with no winners or an interview where people check the box, not a genuine conversation to know each other.
Because let’s be honest: swipe culture sucks.
That night I meet my fiancé stuck with me. Then with her everything changed!!!
I realized something: this is how connection should begin in a low pressure environment, just a look, a connection, chemistry in an offline setting, as we used to do before.
Then at the UNI during a business project have been asked to come up with an original idea, and that feeling was still there.
So we started to built Ignis.
Not another dating app packed with ghosted chats, fake profiles and half-written bios.
But something real. Fun. Delicious.
A space where connection starts online in a different way, no more swipe, no small talks, more around you not others. And why not…connect you in person, over shared experiences that awaken all the senses.
👩‍🍳 Cooking classes where you connect side by side no pressure, no posing, just presence, fun and chemistry.
🍸 Cocktail mixology nights where shaking, sipping, and laughing set the tone, and who knows maybe a cheeky look.
🍷 Wine & food tastings that spark conversation, culture, travel, curiosity over every bite and pour.
đź’¬ A thoughtful compatibility quiz to match people with purpose, interest, lifestyle and hobbies.
🎴 A playful card-flip discovery experience because meeting someone should feel exciting, not exhausting.
Because love deserves more than a match.
It deserves a moment.
A laugh over a spilled drink.
A glance across the prep table.
A toast that turns into a real conversation.
Ignis is a slow-down, look-up, lean-in kind of space.
Where your personality matters more than your profile pic.
Where connection grows through doing, not just talking.
Food, drink, and shared creation have always brought people together.
They’re collaborative, sensory, sometimes chaotic just like love.
If Ignis want people find that spark, their half apple through a spoon, a shaker, or a shared glass of wine then we’re doing something right.
❤️ Let’s cook up something real together.