BBJ – July 23 – Dating app Happn has launched in Budapest. The app counts ~5M users around the world, in cities such as Paris, London, New York, Barcelona, Madrid, San Francisco, Buenos Aires, Santiago, Mexico and Sao Paulo.
by Christian Keszthelyi
See full article at Budapest Business Journal
IBTIMES – June 18 – Dating app Happn is partnering with Spotify so users can send music to each other and share their favorite songs on their profiles. Happn is a dating app that helps users discover people they have encountered in real life and provides a platform to connect. The app launched in early 2014 in Paris and now has 4M global users in 20 major cities. Spotify will be automatically added to every Happn user’s profile, regardless of whether they subscribe to Spotify. Nonsubscribers can hear 30s worth of a track, while Spotify Premium members can play the whole song.
BUSINESS INSIDER – May 18 - Happn is a new app that shows users other users with whom they've physically crossed paths with throughout the day. Happn's founder and CEO says it's all about replicating the serendipity of real life. Happn got its start in Paris, but has since expanded to 3M registered users in London and New York City. The app has raised ~$8M, and expects to reach 10M members by the end of this year.
STANDARD.CO.UK – Apr 10 - Happn launched in the UK last summer and claims 250K Londoners have used it already, with a further 140K outside the capital. Invented by three Frenchmen, it is taking on the might of Tinder, which has ~1.2M London users.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
See full article at Tech Crunch
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