Month: August 2022

How Filteroff Attracted a $2M Investment From Brewing Giant AB InBev

Posted on August 31, 2022

FilterOff logoBUSINESS INSIDER – AB InBev is known for beer brands such as Bud Light, Stella Artois, and Hoegaarden. ZX Ventures, the beverage giant's venture arm, made a $2M investment in Filteroff, a dating app that connects people through digital and in-person events. The companies collaborate on in-person dating events that AB InBev supplies with beer. Filteroff, launched in 2019, hosts virtual speed-dating events through its app, where attendees talk on video chat and have the option to set up a second date later. The app has also started organizing events where singles can meet face-to-face over a beer.

by Alex Bitter
See full article at Business Insider

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ICONY Is Acquiring DatingCafe.de

Posted on August 31, 2022

Icony DatingCafe logosOPW – Icony Ltd, a white-label dating provider for the German-speaking market, is acquiring its competitor DatingCafe.de. Dating Cafe's previous manager Marco Bollow will still support the team as a close consultant and Uwe Thomas, MD of ICONY, will take over the management. ICONY network operates ~230 dating platforms in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

This post also appears on InternetDatingInvestments.com

Inner Circle Hosts Parties to Take Dating Offline

Posted on August 31, 2022

Inner Circle logo for social mediaMETRO.CO.UK – Research from the dating app Inner Circle found that 80% of singles want to meet people in real life more than pre-pandemic. The survey also revealed that a third of singles think approaching people in real life is less common now. Inner Circle is hosting events in London, including cocktail masterclasses.

by Jessica Lindsay
See full article at Metro.co.uk

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Tinder Is Launching School of Swipe

Posted on August 30, 2022

Tinder School of SwipeGRATISDATINGTIPS – School of Swipe, Tinder's online dating academy, went online this week. Users can follow lessons about how to use Tinder and how to get the most out of the app's features (App Academy), IRL Dating 101, which helps users break the cycle of anxiety when transitioning from online to offline, and Safety Syllabus, which includes the Safety Seminar and Consent Crash Seminar, a guide how to navigate boundaries and communicate clearly.

by Michael Slender
See full article at GratisDatingTips

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Announcing LTR Edition 17 With Alex Tam (CEO of Paktor), and Delbert Ty (CMO of Coffee Meets Bagel)

Posted on August 30, 2022

LTR logo for social mediaOPW – Edition 17 of the LTR online experience will be on Friday, Sep 16th at 4pm Singapore time / 9am London time. In this edition, we will hear from Alex Tam, CEO of Paktor and GaiGai, on the topic of "How Paktor Has Brought Asia Together", followed by Delbert Ty, who is CMO of Coffee Meets Bagel and will speak on the topic "Dating Industry Maturity – How Regional Disparities in Maturity Can Help us Predict the Future."

This edition is on Asian time, so it will be convenient for our Asian members in the afternoon, and our European members in the morning. We have a half-hour of networking on virtual tables, followed by 50 mins of presentations, and another networking session. 1.5 hours all-in.

If you hold a full-time leadership role at an Internet dating company then you are welcome to join IDEA for free and welcome to join LTR events for free.

See the LTR Edition 17 speakers and invite page here

Email mark@courtlandbrooks.com to RSVP.

This LTR is kindly sponsored by technology providers RealMe, vPaaS by Meet Group, and Courtland Brooks

Bumble’s New Ads Higlight Its Safety Features

Posted on August 29, 2022

ADWEEK – Bumble is promoting its safety features through a new collaboration with Minneapolis-based agency Mono titled "The New Rules of the Game," which launched today. The effort features a trio of spirited 15-second spots that play into the sports theme and promote the Unmatch function, image blurring, and Snooze.

by Samantha Nelson
See full article at AdWeek

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Which Dating Apps Collect and Share the Most Data From Their Users

Posted on August 29, 2022

Dating apps data sharing for postTECH BUZZ IRELAND – MoneyTransfers.com has analyzed 15 different dating apps to identify which apps share sensitive information with third parties. 67% of dating apps collect users' personal data to share with third parties. Badoo and Her were discovered to be the dating apps that share most of their users' personal data with third parties (35%), including everything from location, contact information, identifiers (IP address and cookies), and usage data. In joint second place were eharmony and Grindr, and in third place came Tinder and PlentyOfFish. There were 5 apps that did not collect any of their users' personal data to share with third parties. These apps were Hinge, Thursday, Flava, Once and Raya.

by Jim O Brien
See full article at Tech Buzz Ireland

Iceland Dating App Keeps People From Dating Relatives

Posted on August 29, 2022

Íslendinga-AppMIRROR.CO.UK – Iceland has fewer than 400K people and little immigration over the years. To resolve the issue of Icelanders awkwardly finding out they are distant relations while dating, one company developed a practical mobile app called Íslendinga-App, also known as The Book of Icelanders that lists in great detail every Icelander since they first arrived on the island in the 9th century and the ways in which they could all be related. All users have to do is type in a name to see the results of how related one person is to another.

by Steven White
See full article at Mirror.co.uk

Dating Apps Market to Bring $7.6B Revenue In 2022

Posted on August 25, 2022

Dating appsSAFEBETTINGSITES – According to the numbers presented by SafeBettingSites.com, matchmaking/dating apps are set to bring in annual revenue worth $7.6B in 2022. According to Statista, in 2017, the overall annual revenue of the market stood at $4.7B In 2021, the yearly revenue increased to $7.5B, indicating an increase of 60% over four years.

by Vyom Chaud
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Match Group Ups Antitrust Pressure on Apple in India

Posted on August 25, 2022

Match GroupREUTERS – Match Group has filed an antitrust case against Apple with the competition regulator in India, accusing it of "monopolistic conduct" that forces developers to pay high commissions for in-app purchases. A similar dispute in the Netherlands resulted in a 50M euro fine for Apple and an agreement to allow different payment methods in Dutch dating apps. Apple says in India, 87% of apps on its App Store are those which don't pay any commissions at all.

by Aditya Kalra
See full article at Reuters

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