FAST COMPANY – Mar 26 – Happn, a fast-growing French mobile dating startup, is launching in its second US market today – San Francisco. The app is like a combination of Tinder and Craigslist's missed connections. Happn, which is already live in New York City, Paris, London, Berlin, Barcelona, Sydney, was founded by former Daily Motion COO Didier Rappaport. It boasts 2.5M users worldwide. It offers users a form of digital flirtation called "charms" which they can purchase – 10 charms for $1.99.
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Happn: Craigslist Missed Connections 2.0
SF WEEKLY – Mar 10 – In theory, the Craigslist “missed connections” page is a good idea. But in reality, who comes home after such an instance and immediately hops on Craigslist to see if the other person has written a post about them? Probably, almost no one. This was one of Paris-based entrepreneur Didier Rappaport’s inspirations behind founding Happn, a new app that’slike Craigslist missed connections and Tinder rolled into one. The app was launched in Paris in early 2014 and has since been expanded to several major cities in Europe and South America, and also L.A., Boston, and San Francisco. There are 2M Happn users to date.
Happn, The Dating App That ‘Takes Stalking To A New Level’
BUSINESS INSIDER – Feb 10 - Happn is the latest addition to the app-based dating scene. It secured $8M, and now boasts ~2M downloads and 700K active monthly users. Around a third of those are in London. Happn uses GPS to connect users who cross paths within a 250 metre radius. There’s no swiping. If users want to grab someone’s attention they can send a “charm.” A small fee is involved for men who want to send out charms. Happn is already in Paris, London, New York, Sydney, and parts of South America, and the team wants to see it expand internationally in the next year or so.
Video Interview With Didier Rappaport, CEO Of Happn
EUROPEANCEO – Feb 3 – Didier Rappaport is the man behind the second largest video platform, Dailymotion, and now online dating app Happn that secured $8M of investment last year. The app is available in Paris, but also in London and Berlin.
Q: How did you get people to believe in your product?
A: When you show to investors that you are able to scale a business in three different cities in Europe, it means that you know how to scale.
Q: How does it make money?
A: It is a freemium model.
Q: You also invest in many start-ups. What do you look for in a new business?
A: The idea, but the team who will execute it is even more important.
Q: What’s the next big thing?
A: Everything that will appear will be mobile. It could be wearable technologies or objects.
A Dating App, Happn, To Find A Match Nearby
NY TIMES – Dec 31 – French dating app called Happn started in New York in September. Happn works by simple geolocation. It scoops up every prospective partner within a couple of blocks, or roughly a 275-yard radius. The matching process is very similar to Tinder; if both parties signal interest, the app connects them. If users are interested in someone who has yet to notice them, they can send that person a notification called a “charm.” Though the app is free, charms must be purchased — 10 for $1.99. Happn has just reached 80K users in New York.
Happn Attracts $8 Million To Roll Out Its Tinder-Like App Globally
TECH CRUNCH – Dec 11 – French dating app Happn just raised an $8M Series A round from Alven Capital and DN Capital, as well as business angels, such as Fabrice Grinda. Happn uses phone’s location to show users potential matches. Happn is now available in Paris, London, Berlin, Barcelona, Madrid and New York. Out of its user base of 1M people, 200K people use Happn every day.
by Romain Dillet
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Find That Hot Girl You Passed On The Street With Happn
CNN MONEY – Aug 7 – The new French app keeps a log of all Happn users you cross paths with throughout the day so you can check through the log and get in touch. The potential couple can't communicate unless both people are interested. Happn has already taken off in France, with major growth in other European. It has more than 350K members and 100K daily active users. As with any app that uses geolocation, privacy is a concern. Happn CEO, Didier Rappaport, says that the app doesn't track people and only shares profiles and the approximate location of where paths were crossed. Users can only register for the app using their Facebook accounts to avoid fake accounts.
GPS App Matches Singles When Paths Cross
SKY NEWS – July 10 – Happn is a new dating app that uses GPS to match people to potential partners when their paths cross. The app is popular in France and has recently launched in London. When app users pass close to each other, a notification pops up, showing the profile of the potential match. It also displays a map showing the point and moment where the two paths crossed. Potential matches can be liked and when two people show interest in each other, they can chat and arrange a date.
Dating App happn Launches In London
LONDONIST – May 25 – happn has launched in London, offering the shy or busy a way to connect. The app uses hyper-locality and immediate proximity to find potential matches among other users that are encountered throughout the day. A mutual like will initiate a chat. User location remains private, but the place users crossed paths is saved. happn is available on iOS and Android for free.