The AI-powered networking platform Osmos has launched with an aim to outdo LinkedIn in favouring technology professionals seeking like-minded collaborators.
The matchmaking platform connects users automatically with similar interests based on targeted requests and user feedback and collects information on the strengths of these connections.
Osmos argues that LinkedIn's push towards video and creator content has left professionals feeling stuck in a noisy marketplace rather than making valuable connections.
LinkedIn's popularity in social networking presents a hurdle for Osmos, with 25% of users utilising it for business partnership creation.
Osmos CEO Natalia Cebotari says that the introduction of AI matchmaking will help users connect more genuinely for lasting relationships rather than to seek out influencer fame.
Investors and industry experts in fintech and venture capital will be targeted by the matchmaking platform.
As LinkedIn has shifted towards talent acquisition as a service, it may be easier for Osmos to develop a professional networking niche.
While Holofernes Mueller of Constellation Research remains cautious about the long-term survival prospects of Osmos, and notes that LinkedIn remains by far the dominant professional networking platform, he acknowledges that LinkedIn has historically failed to innovate effectively.
Osmos has already seen over 20k connections and 3k user sign-ups within the past year.
Osmos matchmaking algorithm connects like-minded people for much meaningful matches while avoiding distractions such as social selling and recruitment that may plague other platforms.