INTERNET WORLD – Jan 9 – "Paid dating" dating app Ohlala.com claims 120K users in Germany, according its founder Pia Poppenreiter. Ohlala is her second start-up she is involved in. Previously, she founded Peppr in 2014 together with Florian Hackenberger. The company wanted to provide a mediation service for escorts and freelancers. She left the company in 2015 following disagreements with Hackenberger, and started Ohlala. The app allows users to be paid (100 – 200Eur) for going on a date. The revenue us generated by selling Ohlala coins to unlock chats. In 2019 Pia going to publish a book about her experience as a businesswoman.
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No ICO For Dating Startup Ohlala
GRUENDERSZENE – Oct 11 – "Paid dating" startup Ohlala wanted to raise 100M Eur from an ICO. But Ohlala's founder Pia Poppenreiter now said there will be no public token sale. "I realized that this would not serve the larger goal of building a sustainable, global player in the paid dating industry," said the founder. The Ohlala team does not seem to be the only one that currently disregards an ICO. ICO global investment fell sharply as the year progressed: In January, companies raised $ 2.4B in ICO compared to $300M in September. ICOs can be a huge risk for the investors: Those who participated in the ICO of the Frankfurt Fintechs Savedroid money, lost 93% of their money.
by Pauline Schnor
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Dating App Ohlala Plans To Raise $100M Through An ICO
by Thomas Ohr
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Pia Poppenreiter Buys Her Ohlala App Back
GRUENDERSZENE – Oct 5 – Pia Poppenreiter has repurchased all shares of her 'escort' dating app Ohlala from all shareholders. Ohlala is a German dating app that allows users being paid (100 – 200Eur) for going on a date. The app was founded by Pia Poppenreiter and Torsten Stüber, and raised 1.7M Eur in 2015 to expand into USA and other cities in Germany. However the app failed to monetize and an argument broke out among Ohlala's angel investors, who paralyzed the startup for almost a year. Pia Poppenreiter says she is currently not focusing on investing new capital from investors. She wants to focus on the future and build a new team for Ohlala.
by Christina Kyriasoglou
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Ohlala, A Dating App For Paid Dates, Is In Crisis
GRUENDER – Aug 8 – Ohlala, a German dating app that allows users being paid (100 – 200Eur) for going on a date, is in financial crisis. The app was founded last year by Pia Poppenreiter and Torsten Stüber. The app raised 1.7M Eur in December to expand into USA and other cities in Germany. Ohlala is not Pia's first attempt to build a start-up. She was also involved in Peppr, a dating app for hookers.
by Nora Jakob
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Ohlala, Make Money With Each Encounter
NY OBSERVER – June 7 – Ohlala.com calls itself "the dating app designed to empower female users" – but others call it an escort service. Once they sign up for Ohlala, male users create date requests and list their budget. Their requests are posted for 21 minutes. When a female user accepts the man's request, a chat opens up and both parties can agree to the terms and go on a date. The amount daters are willing to spend on Ohlala varies, depending on the day of the week and the duration. Longer dates on the weekend tend to cost about $700 to $1,000.
Ohlala Dating App For Paid Dates Raised Funds To Launch In USA
BUSTLE – Feb 3 – On a new app Ohlala, guys are paying women to go on dates with them. Male users create profiles and, once they've been verified, put out a date request specifying the time they want to meet and the price range of what they’re wiling to pay their date. Female users in the area are then informed about the offer and are given 21 minutes to respond. The app is based in Berlin, Germany but launching in USA with $1.7M seed funding.
by Emma McGowan
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