When dating apps and websites fail, Silicon Valley ‘tech elites’ turn to an old-school resource to find love – human matchmakers

Powered in part by the tech world's appreciation for avoiding unpleasant tasks or wasting time, plus a regional concentration of wealth and online dating fatigue, elite matchmaking has cemented itself as a small but thriving industry in the Bay Area. — Dreamstime/TNS

SAN JOSE, California: Most Silicon Valley outsourcing is done out in the open.

You can probably name half a dozen ride-sharing and food-delivery services off the top of your head. And even if you scoff at those who use them, you've probably heard of companies for outsourcing laundry pickup, dog walking, clothes shopping and plant buying.