Category: IRLY

DUA AG Acquires Gen Z Dating App IRLY

Posted on February 12, 2026
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VANCOUVER TECH JOURNAL – Switzerland-based DUA AG has acquired the IRLY (I Really Like You) brand, including its trademark and IP, in an all-cash asset deal. Founded in Vancouver by Connor Rose, Laura Rollock, and Cameron Dallas, IRLY positioned itself as a Gen Z, personality-first alternative to swipe-based dating apps. The acquisition adds IRLY to DUA AG’s growing portfolio, which includes Albanian dating app dua.com (2019) and hyper-local platform Spotted.de (acquired 2022), as the group expands its niche, youth-focused dating brands.

See full article at Vancouver Tech Journal

Video Is Fueling the Newest Group of Dating App Startups

Posted on February 16, 2023

Video datingTECH CRUNCH – TechCrunch looked at three new video-based dating startups that are using video to connect people in advance of their real-world dates.

Candid
Launched on February 14 to offer users a new TikTok-style dating app with video profiles to show off their personality. The 45-second videos are recorded in-app, so potential matches know the video was recently taken and is authentic.

Ditto
Formerly known as Iso Date, Ditto is the startup's new video speed dating app where users can have 3-minute speed dating sessions via live video chat. The sessions occur every Tuesday from 8 -9 p.m. ET. Ditto is currently available to New York users only.

IRLY
Another video chat-based dating app, IRLY (I Really Like You), is launching on Feb 28. Catering to Gen Z, IRLY lets users video chat with a potential match and play in-app games like "Truth or Dare," "Would You Rather" and more. IRLY was founded in 2021 by Canada-based university students Connor Rose and Laura Rollock. Social media influencer Cameron Dallas joined as a co-founder in Nov 2022.

by Lauren Forristal
See full article at Tech Crunch

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Two Gen Zs Build Video Datind App – IRLY

Posted on February 13, 2023

IRLY logoVANCOUVER SUN – Not impressed with the usual dating app experience, university students Laura Rollock and Connor Rose decided to build IRLY (I Really Like You), which makes face-to-face video dating a priority. Once users make a match, they are put into a two-minute video speed-dating. To date, the app has raised about a half-million dollars in funding and can count as investors Chris Kaufman, the co-founder of sneaker marketplace StockX, and Kevin Edwards, CEO of the Canadian food-delivery service SkipTheDishes.

by Dana Gee
See full article at Vancouver Sun

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IRLY, Canadian Dating App, Backed by Cameron Dallas

Posted on January 10, 2023

IRLY logoDAILY HIVE – Social media star and American actor Cameron Dallas is joining IRLY, the new Gen Z dating app, as a co-founder. He is joining a pair of Canadian students Laura Rollock and Connor Rose. The app will allow users to get to know each other through games and video chats. IRLY will have an online pool where users are always going to be matched with someone who is online. Pre-seed money has been raised from top investors like the co-founder of StockX and ex-Twitter executives, among others. IRLY is launching this winter and will be available for download in the App Store and Google Play.

by Nikhita Martins
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Dating App IRLY Raises $350K Pre-Seed Round

Posted on November 30, 2022

IRLY logoBUSINESS INSIDER – Investors include Chris Kaufman, the co-founder of the sneaker marketplace StockX, and Kevin Edwards, the CEO of the Canadian food-delivery service SkipTheDishes, along with several angel investors. The app, expected to launch early next year, aims to cater to Gen Z, with the possibility for users to video chat, play games, and send each other virtual gifts. The app has brought on the Internet star Cameron Dallas, who rose to fame in the early 2010s on the short-form video app Vine and now has ~25M Instagram followers. He previously co-founded a subscription platform called Fanfix. SuperOrdinary, a beauty accelerator, acquired Fanfix in July in an eight-figure deal.

by Marta Biino
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