Safety is a core focus, with features like contact sharing controls, profile filtering, and policies against screenshots or recordings to protect user privacy.

The app plans to showcase its innovative technology at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 in San Francisco, as part of Startup Battlefield, with the goal of redefining how Gen Z approaches dating.

Cerca is a new dating app targeting Gen Z, launched by Myles Slayton and his co-founders, aiming to address the shortcomings of traditional dating platforms often designed for millennials.

Cerca's approach involves users creating profiles, syncing contacts, and being shown potential matches based on mutual connections, with matches only revealed after mutual interest to foster genuine connections.

Cerca limits users to four swipes per day to minimize swiping fatigue and promote more meaningful engagement.

Profiles display mutual friends, background, and photos, and users can filter out certain words or block contacts to further enhance safety and comfort.

To reduce rejection anxiety, all likes are anonymous, and profiles of those who are liked are boosted into the feed for the recipient to consider, encouraging more thoughtful interactions.