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Category: Couples

Japan’s Eureka, Developer Of Dating And Couple Apps, Acquired By Match Group

Posted on May 28, 2015

Pairs couples screenshotsTHE BRIDGE – May 27 – Since its launch in 2008, Tokyo-based startup Eureka has developed Pairs and Couples, mobile apps for dating and couples. The company has been wholly acquired by The Match Group. Details of the acquisition price has not been disclosed. Pairs is a Facebook-based dating and marriage hunting app launched in 2012 and has acquired ~1.5M users in Japan and 800K users in Taiwan to date. Couples is a memory-sharing and messaging app for couples, and has acquired ~2.2M users.

by Masaru Ikeda
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This post also appears on InternetDatingInvestments.

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South African Online Dating Report

Posted on November 30, 2005

Nov 30 — I just came across a tidy little report on the South African online dating market at Netucation.co.za.    Apparently, the major South African sites are DatingBuzz, Couples, Galaxy Singles, Lovemail and SexyIntro – Mark Brooks

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