Seattle-based PairTree matches adoptive parents with birth mothers
Adoption agency meets online dating in the Seattle-based startup PairTree, which makes matches based on personality traits and an algorithm. Author: Mimi Jung Updated: 7:54 AM PDT May 17, 2021
SEATTLE Barret Anspach and Seth Garrison are going through all the emotions that first-time parents have as they anticipate the arrival of their new son.
Becoming parents is something they’ve been dreaming about since their first date.
“I think we talked about it in the first conversation we ever had,” said Anspach.
The couple chose to adopt, but instead of using a traditional agency, Anspach and Barret used a self-matching process through a new company called PairTree. Self-matching directly connects expectant mothers with adoptive parents through profiles, much like a dating site.