Join Date
October 2025
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About Alex Ruber
Co-founder, CEO @ Encore, building design-first consumer AI products that help people build better habits
Ex iOS/Arch Engineer @ Apple
Ex Flight Systems/Sequencing Engineer @ NASA JPL
Non-technical hobbies: soccer, surfing, art, F1
Ex iOS/Arch Engineer @ Apple
Ex Flight Systems/Sequencing Engineer @ NASA JPL
Non-technical hobbies: soccer, surfing, art, F1
Companies & Work
Candle
Most relationships, romantic or platonic, don’t end in one moment, they drift apart over time. Missed check-ins, surface-level conversations, busy lives, and routines replace real connection. Candle helps couples and friends stay close through 1-minute daily rituals that bring back presence, play, and curiosity.
Candle gives couples and friends a daily, low-pressure game designed to create emotional momentum: the most essential, and often most neglected, ingredient in long-term connection.
What started as a swipeable questions game has grown into a full platform and private space for your relationship:
- Daily Prompts & Games: Thoughtful, funny, and unexpected questions, couple quizzes, audio and photo challenges that update and adapt monthly
- Shared Canvas Widget: Leave notes, doodles, or drawings right on each other’s home screen
- Now in beta: Date Ideas Swiping**: Get 60 curated date ideas based on your area (yes, even San Francisco :)), updated weekly. Swipe to match on what you both want to try. From pop-up events to hidden gems, it’s the easiest way to try something new together or even with friends or family! We’d love feedback here!
- Streaks & Shared Progress — Build accountability and a shared rhythm
- Adaptive Decks: Smarter, more relevant questions over time
- Shared Photo Albums & Memories: Keep track of all your photos and logged memories
Candle gives couples and friends a daily, low-pressure game designed to create emotional momentum: the most essential, and often most neglected, ingredient in long-term connection.
What started as a swipeable questions game has grown into a full platform and private space for your relationship:
- Daily Prompts & Games: Thoughtful, funny, and unexpected questions, couple quizzes, audio and photo challenges that update and adapt monthly
- Shared Canvas Widget: Leave notes, doodles, or drawings right on each other’s home screen
- Now in beta: Date Ideas Swiping**: Get 60 curated date ideas based on your area (yes, even San Francisco :)), updated weekly. Swipe to match on what you both want to try. From pop-up events to hidden gems, it’s the easiest way to try something new together or even with friends or family! We’d love feedback here!
- Streaks & Shared Progress — Build accountability and a shared rhythm
- Adaptive Decks: Smarter, more relevant questions over time
- Shared Photo Albums & Memories: Keep track of all your photos and logged memories
