About Us

Rik’s Story

I met my wife on Match.com nearly twenty years ago, back when “meeting online” still raised eyebrows. I was a single dad and a busy professional who saw online dating as the smartest way to meet people. It worked. I met the love of my life.

I’ve always believed in what technology could do for connection, but somewhere along the way, dating apps lost their soul. Swiping replaced substance. Ghosting replaced curiosity. What was meant to bring people together started keeping them apart.

As a Black man, I’ve always noticed how systems exclude people, by race, by sexuality, by relationship style, etc. I’ve never been comfortable accepting “that’s just how it is.” So I built HAEVN to offer something better: a space for people to meet with intention and honesty, no matter how they love or what they’re looking for.

Rik Foote, CEO