Category: Dine

Bumble and Hinge Are Trying to Get People to Meet up in Real Life

Posted on June 5, 2019

Dine iconMARKETWATCH – June 5 – Bumble is opening a coffee shop and wine bar for New York City daters to get off their phones and meet up in real life. Dine, an app that launched in 2015, lets users match with people and their favorite restaurant and ask them out on the spot. Once a "Dine" request is accepted, users can confirm the time and day they'll meet up at a bar or restaurant they can book through the app. Hinge has also tried to encourage users to get off their phones. In March, it hosted open bar events in New York, LA, Miami and Chicago to celebrate "National Day of Unplugging" by inviting members to put their phone away and meet potential matches in person. One-third of people who have used online dating have never actually gone on a date with someone they met, according to Pew Research Center.

by Jeanette Settembre
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Japanese Dating App Developer, Mrk & Co, Raised $1.3M

Posted on November 22, 2017

Dine iconDEALSTREETASIA – Nov 20 – Tokyo-based Mrk & Co, which is behind mobile dating app Dine, has closed a venture investment of JPY 150M ($1.3M) from Tokyo-listed marriage agency Partner Agent and Venture United, and a loan from the Japan Finance Corporation. This follows a JPY 40M ($356,800) investment from CyberAgent Ventures and iSGS Investment Works in March 2016. Established in 2015 by CEO Keisuke Kamijo and CTO Takashi Morioka, it will officially launch its mobile app in Japan. It monetizes through a subscription model of JPY 6500 ($57) per month or JPy 4800 ($42) if users pay for the first three months upfront. The app is live in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington DC, and Vancouver.

by Shiwen Yap
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Dine Dating App Takes Users Offline As Quickly As Possible

Posted on October 10, 2016

Dine screenshotsBUSTLE – Oct 10 – Dating app Dine is introducing a new feature called "Dine Pass" that hooks users up with free drinks. On Dine which launched in March 2016. Users can choose three places in their city that they'd want to go on a date, then the app shows them 2-5 potential matches a day and their picks. On the home screen, users will be shown a selection of first-date-friendly bars and restaurants taking part in the Dine Pass, and if they send or receive a date request for one of those places and go on a date, they get a free drink.

by Laken Howard
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New Dating App Dine Wants People To Go On First Date Quickly

Posted on March 24, 2016

Dine screenshotBUSINESS INSIDER – Mar 24 – Tokyo-based Mrk & Co has recently launched a new dating app in the US and Canada called "Dine." The goal of Dine is to get users offline as quickly as possible. After filling out a profile, members pick three restaurants where they'd want to go on a date. Dine then shows them 2-5 people per day to invite on a date.

by Nathan McAlone
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