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    Grindr's Q1 Results: A Wake-Up Call for Match Group's Scale Obsession

    Grindr's Q1 Results: A Wake-Up Call for Match Group's Scale Obsession

    Grindr posted $129.94 million in Q1 2026 revenue, a 38% year-on-year increase that beat analyst estimates by nearly 10% …

    Friday 8th May (2 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
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    Bumble's 'Deliberate Reset': Strategic Pivot or Spin?

    Bumble's 'Deliberate Reset': Strategic Pivot or Spin?

    Bumble reported Q1 revenue of $212.4M but lost 21.1% of paying users year-over-year, down to 3.2 million Net earnings su…

    Thursday 7th May (3 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
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    Gen Z's Dating App Exodus: A Market Shift Match and Bumble Can't Ignore

    Gen Z's Dating App Exodus: A Market Shift Match and Bumble Can't Ignore

    47% of Gen Z would prefer to meet romantic partners at book clubs rather than dating apps, according to ThriftBooks rese…

    Thursday 7th May (3 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
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    Match Group's AI Strategy: Margin Play or Product Renaissance?

    Match Group's AI Strategy: Margin Play or Product Renaissance?

    Match Group reported Q1 revenue of $864M, beating analyst estimates of $854.9M, whilst announcing hiring slowdown for re…

    Wednesday 6th May (4 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
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    Known's Pay-Per-Date Model: A Direct Challenge to Match Group's Economics

    Known's Pay-Per-Date Model: A Direct Challenge to Match Group's Economics

    Known charges $15 per confirmed first date, not per month of app usage or premium features The company has raised $10M f…

    Wednesday 6th May (4 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
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    Match Group's $100M Sniffies Stake: A Test of Patience or Prelude to Monetization?

    Match Group's $100M Sniffies Stake: A Test of Patience or Prelude to Monetization?

    Match Group invested $100M for a minority stake in Sniffies with an option to acquire the platform outright later Match …

    Tuesday 5th May (5 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
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    Hinge's 'Signals' Badge: Engagement Fix or Just a Retention Play?

    Hinge's 'Signals' Badge: Engagement Fix or Just a Retention Play?

    Hinge's new 'Signals' badge identifies users who regularly send personalised messages, confirm dates, and maintain activ…

    Tuesday 5th May (5 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
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    Match Group's Iris Gamble: Trust or Regulatory Recklessness?

    Match Group's Iris Gamble: Trust or Regulatory Recklessness?

    Match Group has partnered with World, Sam Altman's biometric scanning company, to introduce iris-scanning verification f…

    Monday 4th May (6 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
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    Gaming Mogul Backs SPARK: Betting Against Dating's Engagement Model

    Gaming Mogul Backs SPARK: Betting Against Dating's Engagement Model

    Mike Sherrill, co-founder of Machine Zone behind the $2.8B Game of War, has invested an undisclosed sum in SPARK, a dati…

    Monday 4th May (6 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
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    Bumble's $475M Debt Move: Strategic Flexibility or Financial Necessity?

    Bumble's $475M Debt Move: Strategic Flexibility or Financial Necessity?

    Bumble has refinanced its debt with a $475 million senior secured term loan from STORY3 Capital Partners and a syndicate…

    Friday 1st May · 1 min readRead →
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    Noii's Anti-Algorithm Bet: A €50M Vision or a €5M Reality?

    Noii's Anti-Algorithm Bet: A €50M Vision or a €5M Reality?

    Swiss dating startup noii scrapped its matching algorithm in August 2025 to focus exclusively on in-person events The pl…

    Friday 1st May · 1 min readRead →
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    EliteSingles' Sudden Shutdown: A Grim Signal for Spark Networks

    EliteSingles' Sudden Shutdown: A Grim Signal for Spark Networks

    EliteSingles users received just 48 hours' notice before the platform shuts down permanently on 30 April 2026 Parent com…

    Thursday 30th April · 1 min readRead →