ACCESSWIRE – Dec 22 – Lauren Urasek, The Grade's ambassador, has signed a deal to develop a series with ABC Signature based on her book, Popular: The Ups and Downs of Online Dating From the Most Popular Girl in New York City. The book chronicles Urasek's online dating experiences. The Grade, owned by Snap Interactive, is a female-friendly mobile dating app that holds users accountable for their behavior by assigning letter grades to users ranging from "A+" to "F" based on profile quality, responsiveness, and peer-reviews.
Month: December 2015
Greg Blatt Is Replacing Sam Yagan As CEO Of Match Group
SEEKING ALPHA – Dec 22 – Match Group chairman Greg Blatt will become the online dating leader's chairman and CEO. Blatt replaces Sam Yagan, who will join the board as vice chairman. Princeton Review chief Mandy Ginsberg will become Match's North American chief, thus putting her in charge of Match.com, OkCupid, PlentyOfFish. Alexandre Lubot, CEO of Meetic, is now CEO of Match Group Europe, leaving him in charge of Meetic, Twoo, and other European brands. Match COO Navin Ramachandran is now CEO of Match Group Asia/Latin America, leaving him responsible for Pairs, Couples, ParPerfeito, and Match Asia. He'll remain COO. Princeton Review CPO Shar Dubey becomes president of Match Group North America and Emerging Brands GM Hesam Hosseini is the new GM of POF. Sean Rad will remain Tinder's CEO.
BharatMatrimony Approved For IPO
TECH CIRCLE – Dec 22 – Matrimony.com, which owns a string of matrimony-related properties including BharatMatrimony.com, and anti-virus software maker Quick Heal Technologies have received approval from the capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for their proposed (IPOs).
by Anuradha Verma
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The Apprentice 2015: Vana Koutsomitis’ DatePlay Set To Get Funding
TELLYMIX.CO.UK – Dec 22 – The Apprentice 2015 runner up Vana Koutsomitis has revealed she's set to get funding for her business despite losing. Vana's online dating app based around gaming has reportedly seen a number of proposals, including from some of the industry experts who she pitched to during the final evening.
Clover Dating App Is Launching Mixers
BUSTLE.COM – Dec 19 – Dating app Clover sends out various ideas, like "Snowboarding" or "Game of Thrones Night!" and then users respond if they're in or out. With Clover's Mixer idea, it's a group chat that looks like a Meetup RSVP, and is based on mutual interests. Mixers can be used to host offline singles event. Mixers will be available in the beginning of 2016, in the upcoming version 5.0 of the Clover app.
ValiDATE Officially Launched
PRWEB – Dec 19 – ValiDate, a new dating site that performs instant background checks on all of its users, has officially launched. All members are fully vetted before their profiles are listed, ensuring that users engage in genuine and honest conversations. ValiDATE will even conduct live personal interviews if they find any inconsistencies during the sign-up process.
60% Of Happn Registrants Are Active Users
NYPOST – Dec 18 – Happn is a fast growing mobile dating app, known for matching users whose paths they've crossed. Launched in February 2014, Happn is on track for 10M registered users worldwide by Dec. 31. The app is adding ~1.3M new users every month, and expects to reach 30M by the end of 2016. In New York City, Happn now has 250K active users. Investors are especially impressed that ~60% of Happn's registrants are monthly active users, and another 40% of those are checking the app every day.
ChristianMingle Got A Makeover
MARKETWIRED – Dec 18 – ChristianMingle has been completely redesigned to debut a sleek new appearance and all-new logo. This makeover is a landmark moment for Spark Networks, the owner of ChristianMingle. In early 2015, the company set out to return to profitability and rebuild this flagship brand.
Coffee Meets Bagel Adds Its Own Version Of Super Like With ‘Send A Woo’
TECH CRUNCH – Dec 22 – Coffee Meets Bagel launched "Send A Woo", a feature similar to Tinder's Super Like. With "Send A Woo", Coffee Meets Bagel's users can express higher-than-usual interest in a potential match. CMB launched in 2013. The app delivers one match per day. Users then have 24 hours to respond. If both users liked each other, the app would then connect them in a text conversation.
by Jordan Crook
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