When Rema Matevosyan and Bessie Schwarz were set up for work, they discovered they had more in common than A.I., including an address.
When Hripsime Matevosyan and Bessie Rose Jelin Schwarz were introduced over email in February 2021 by a mutual work colleague, Joe Morrison, it was to make a professional connection.
“Since we both founded tech startups that use A.I. to track natural disasters, Joe thought that we might be able to collaborate on projects,” Ms. Schwarz said. And “he suspected we would hit it off.”
Without knowing any personal details about each other, they set up a Zoom call and started chatting about their companies. They had instant synergy, they said.
“Bessie talked so passionately about her mission in her field, and I was blown away by her charm and energy,” Ms. Matevosyan, 33, who goes by Rema, said. “I knew right then that I didn’t just want to hear her story — I wanted to be in it.”
Ms. Schwarz, 39, was equally infatuated. “I had never met someone so immediately inspiring or warm,” she said.
Eventually, their conversation turned social, and the two discovered they lived in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn — across the street from each other, in fact.
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