Hayley Birkin

Aisle Network's Better Because of Love campaign rejects swipe culture, citing company research that 97% of Indian women prioritise commitment.

Widowed and Young is charging £40 per ticket for a 2 December speed-networking event in London, as Match Group and Bumble avoid widowed dating products.

Blazr, a cannabis-focused dating platform, has appointed Alex Sergeev, founder of Meetville, as co-founder and head of growth after 15 years in dating.

Feeld has published the second issue of its AFM print magazine, featuring Nan Goldin, as it bets on cultural positioning over growth.

Nicky Wake has turned an acquired white-label platform into an incubator for niche dating apps, offering founders shared tech and equity deals.

Global Dating Insights has confirmed four events through 2027, in New York and London, a 24-month window, but has not announced speakers, venues or pricing.

The Global Dating Conference runs in London on 26-27 March, with sessions on safety regulation, AI compliance and revenue beyond subscriptions.

Mark Brooks of Courtland Brooks is now Partnerships Manager at Global Dating Insights and will keep consulting, raising conflict of interest concerns.

Global Dating Insights has extended nominations for its Women in Dating Special Report 2025 until 22 August, with self-nominations allowed.

Global Dating Insights has opened nominations for its 2025 Women in Dating Special Report until 18 August, but has not published detailed selection criteria.

PowerPoint matchmaking nights are selling out in Sydney and Melbourne pubs, as 75% of Gen Z users reported dating app burnout in a 2024 Forbes survey.

Cherry Blossoms Dating has operated since 1974 and turned 51, surviving by serving a regulated international matchmaking niche mainstream apps avoid.

Feeld has signed Kesha to front Freedomme, a summer-long sexual self-expression initiative, as it reports 30% growth from mainstream users.

BLK's survey of 1,000 straight Black men found more than 30% admitted joking at queer Black men's expense, as part of its Pride Month allyship campaign.

The Feels charges $49 per monthly singles event in Los Angeles, using somatic dating techniques, with no disclosed conversion data.

Yuzu is running multi-city in-person events for Asian and Pacific Islander singles in the US, but has not published data on retention or conversion.

Dating startup Thursday has sold nearly 800 tickets for its Dubai debut and plans eight MENA cities by end of 2025, aiming for 20,000 monthly attendees.

The Lox Club, a dating app for Jewish and "Jew-ish" singles, launches in London on 30 January after four years of US operations, the company says.

GDI's North America dating conference in New York on 19 March 2026 has brand tickets at £249 early bird and fixed £999 vendor tickets.

The Lox Club, a members-only Jewish dating app, launches in London next week, its first international expansion since its US launch four years ago.