Category: Lulu

Lulu Hopes To Cash In By Charging Brands To Advertise

Posted on June 16, 2014

Lulu foundersNEW YORK BUSINESS JOURNAL – June 14 – Alexandra Chong, founder of Lulu, wanted a place where women could share feedback about men. So she and Alison Schwartz started Lulu, a rating app that has now millions of users. Rating men is only the launching pad. It intends to move into beauty, health, fitness and personal finance. Lulu raised $3.5M. As Lulu continues to build its community, it becomes a place for brands to pay for access, promotion and advertising.”

by Gary M. Stern
See full article at New York Business Journal

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Lulu Now Allows Men To See Their Ratings

Posted on May 20, 2014

Lulu logoBUZZFEED – May 17 – Boyfriend-rating app, Lulu, used to be for women only. It allowed them to rate their male Facebook friends. The latest update to the app will now allow men to see an overview of their rating, the number of women who have rated him, and a summary of the hashtags used to describe him.

by Katie Notopoulos & Katie Heaney
See full article at BuzzFeed

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The Lulu App Allows Men To Opt-In

Posted on March 7, 2014

Lulu logoTHE DAILY BEAST – Mar 5 – Lulu, the mobile dating app for women, has changed its system to allow men to opt-in. Lulu’s official statement is “We’ve decided to be the better woman and only have guys on Lulu who are open to feedback.”

by Emily Shire
See full article at The Daily Beast

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Lulu: Dating Intelligence Or Unacceptable Surveillance?

Posted on February 21, 2014

Lulu logoTHE PROVINCE – Feb 20 – Opinions are divided on Lulu, a controversial girls-only app that lets women anonymously dish on dates and other men among their Facebook friends. While men can’t sign onto Lulu, the company added Lulu Dude, where men can attach hashtags and photos and get relationship advice from girls on the app. Lulu has raised $5M and plans to make money by moving on from rating men to rating other items of interest to women.

by Gillian Shaw
See full article at The Province

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Brazilian Man Sues Lulu Over Negative Reviews

Posted on December 9, 2013

Lulu logoNEW YORK DAILY NEWS – Dec 6 – An insulted 28-year-old man in Brazil is suing the makers of Lulu, an app that allows women to anonymously rate and review guys. Mr. Scolari argued that the app does not comply with the country's Internet privacy laws. He is suing the company behind Lulu for $11,580.

by Victoria Taylor
See full article at NY Daily News

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Dating Apps Like Lulu Might Prevent Rape

Posted on November 27, 2013

Lulu logoFORBES – Nov 26 - Lulu is a service that lets women anonymously review men. The men on the site haven’t opted in. Lulu has largely been negatively received by media because of privacy issues. Some women uses Lulu not necessarily to get nitty gritty info from the reviews, but to feel safer about the men they are interested in dating.

by Deanna Zandt
See full article at Forbes

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Lulu: Controversial App For Rating Men

Posted on July 16, 2013

Lulu logoLA TIMES – July 14 – Lulu lets women rate their male friends, lovers and ex-boyfriends. When women download Lulu, it syncs with their Facebook accounts to verify that they’re female. Men are blocked. Once in the app, women can read anonymous reviews posted by other Lulu users and add your own ratings and create a profile for a male. The percentage of real and independently written reviews is unknown. Males can tell their sides or remove their profiles from Lulu through a separate app called LuluDude. Lulu founder Alexandra Chong originally raised $1M in 2011, and secured an additional $2.5M in seed financing in 2012.

by Jessica Naziri
See full article at LA Times

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Lulu App Lets Women Rate Former Boyfriends

Posted on June 17, 2013

Lulu logoMASHABLE – June 15 – Lulu is a controversial social platform that lets ladies post reviews and recommendations about past dates. It is for women only. Men are denied access, deeming it a safe zone for females to rate guys on a variety of topics, from humor and ambition to first kiss and sex.

by Samantha Murphy
See full article at Mashable

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Lulu: App For Trashing Your Ex

Posted on May 17, 2013

Lulu logoRED EYE CHICAGO – May 15 – According to the Lulu website, the app is "the smart girls' app," and when a guy tries to log in, a message pops up on the screen saying, "Dude, you're a dude!" Lulu uses men's Facebook pages to create a profile and invites users to compile info on everything about the guy. Men reviewed have little access to reply due to being locked out of the app, even though there is a limited accompanying app that lets them edit their basic profile. It's a paradise for anyone who enjoys trashing former boyfriends, especially since reviews are anonymous and there's no accountability.

by Doris Dadayan
See full article at Red Eye Chicago

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Women-only App Which Objectifies Men

Posted on April 26, 2013

Lulu logoTELEGRAPH.CO.UK – Apr 22 – Alison Schwartz and Alexandra Chong, who are long-time friends, created Lulu so women could read and write private reviews of men they are interested in dating. The free app is designed exclusively for women so they can anonymously research any man that they are interested in. Lulu isn't a place to trash-talk however. Since mid-January 2013, 80M profiles have been viewed on Lulu and 12M searches conducted. The business, which employs 14 people, has so far raised $3.5M.

by Emma Barnett
See full article at Telegraph.co.uk

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