Saath™

Dating, for the part of you that doesn't get explained.

For the South Asian diaspora Built in Columbus, OH Launching Summer 2026
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Noun · /sɑːt̪ʰ/
saathसा॰थ · ساتھ
Hindi-Urdu

Together. With. Companionship. Also: the feeling of meeting someone who already gets the part of you that takes others a year to understand.

You know this if —
  • 01 You've explained your last name on the third Hinge message.
  • 02 You've been asked "so when are you settling down" at three weddings in one summer.
  • 03 Your stack has cycled through the same eight Patel girls in your 30-mile radius.
  • 04 You've opened Dil Mil and closed it within ten seconds.
  • 05 You'd rather not be on the matrimonial sites.

Saath is for this.

What we promise
01

Free filters that matter.

Community, language, religion, city, raised-in — always free. No premium tier owns who you're allowed to find.

02

Eight likes a day. On purpose.

Real conversations need real attention. The casino is closed. You'll use your likes on people you actually want to meet.

03

No caste filters. Ever.

Not as a field, not as a preference, not as a premium feature. We enforce this at the database — not in marketing copy.

04

Safety isn't a tier.

Block, report, hide, unmatch, safety check-ins, photo moderation — all standard. A real team reads reports. Romance fraud and harassment are taken seriously, not triaged by a model.

Manifesto · 001

We're not building Hinge for brown people. We're building what comes after.

— The Saath team

A note from the founder

I'm Ankit. I built Saath because the dating apps I had access to weren't built for me. Hinge kept trying to set me up with the same eight Patel girls in my 30-mile radius. Dil Mil felt like 2014. The matrimonial sites felt like 1995.

None of them were built by someone who actually has to use them. So I quit, formed a company, filed a trademark, and started building.

If you're looking for the same thing — something honest, built by someone who's in it — get on the list. I'll write back.

Ankit Patel Founder · Petalform LLC · Columbus, OH
The ask

The waitlist opens today. The app opens this summer.

First in Columbus, then everywhere my friends are.

Get on the waitlist

Or just email hello@saathdating.com — that works too.