MID-DAY – Launched in June 2020, 'As You Are' is among India's only social applications for the LGBTQIA+ community. Created by Sunali Aggarwal, a UX designer, the app began as a matchmaking app. The main focus was to provide the Indian LGBTQIA+ community a safe space to be themselves. A key differentiator setting apart 'As You Are' is its manual verification of profiles. Besides matchmaking, users can try new features like 'Group Chat' and 'WE, As You Are Community' to connect with other queer users. The app also doesn't pressure people to post their photos. Early on, 'As You Are' saw a lot of growth. Within nine months of the launch, the app reached 10K users. Currently, the app claims ~65k downloads and ~32k active users.
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Tinder CEO Announces Brand New Features That Will Transform the App
LADBIBLE – Tinder has a whole bunch of new features on the way: Swipe Party (a setting that lets singles consult their friends on matches), Festival Mode (connecting users with festival-goers before the event), Free Tonight, a feature used by people seeking immediacy, and Tinder Games (users can start a game with someone).
Tinder’s ‘LetsTalkGender.in’ to Encourage Conversations on Non-binary Relationships
MID-DAY – In a bid to encourage conversations about non-binary relationships, Tinder launches LetsTalkGender.in, a guide and dictionary developed in collaboration with Gaysi Family, a media platform and safe zone for queers. LetsTalkGender.in discusses what the binary is, why it is restricting, the necessity and use of pronouns, and what a partner's queerness implies for someone dating them.
Veteran Tech Industry CMO Christina Kozloff Joins Plenty of Fish
PR NEWSWIRE – Christina Kozloff has led teams and programs at Expedia, Microsoft, and Zillow. Most recently, she has been credited with turning around the legacy language brand Rosetta Stone. In her new position at Plenty of Fish, Christina will oversee brand, performance marketing, and public relations.
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Female Angel Syndicate Helped Female Founders Raise £2.5M
BUSINESS-LIVE.CO.UK – Women Angels of the North was launched by Fund Her North in 2021 to help female founders raise money for their startups. The female angel syndicate has helped founders across the North to raise ~£2.4M for 6 businesses, including Safer Date, Atelerix, Rarecan, Chu Lo and Dear Bump. Safer Date was the recipient of the group's first funding round and has recently closed on its second round of funding with the help of Women Angels of the North. Safer Date was founded by Elaine Parker following a harrowing online dating experience with a man that had a long history of domestic abuse. Safer Date verifies all its members. The app initially raised £225K in October 2021.
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