AUSTIN BUSINESS JOURNAL – Austin-based dating app Swoovy has raised $1.2M seed round. Swoovy, co-founded by Brooke Waupsh and Jeff McMahon in 2018, is turning dates into volunteer opportunities. Like Tinder or Bumble, Swoovy matches users who mutually swipe on each other. After matching, the couple can choose a volunteer event with a local nonprofit.
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FOX7 – Mar 23 – Founding CEO Brooke Waupsh talks about the app which helps give people a chance to connect while also doing something more meaningful.
CULTUREMAP AUSTIN – Aug 20 – Dating app Swoovy, co-founded by Brooke Waupsh and Jeff McMahon in 2018, officially launched in Austin earlier this summer. Its mission is to turn dates into volunteer opportunities. Like Tinder or Bumble, Swoovy matches users who mutually swipe on each other. After matching, the couple can choose a volunteer event with a local nonprofit. Currently, Swoovy has more than a dozen Austin nonprofit partners, ranging from Mobile Loaves & Fishes and Art on the Streets to Meals on Wheels and Habitat for Humanity, and the company says its actively recruiting for more philanthropic organizations to join.
BUILT IN AUSTIN – July 26 – Austin based dating app Swoovy send users on volunteer dates such as packaging food to send to the elderly, creating art with homeless people to help them make an income, or attending doggie adoption events. Swoovy co-founder Brooke Waupsh said: "There are so many people spending their time finding a partner to fulfill that personal piece of their life, so I thought, why not do both?"