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    Match's Tinder Gamble: Can an Outsider CEO Reverse a 21% Download Decline?

    Match's Tinder Gamble: Can an Outsider CEO Reverse a 21% Download Decline?

    Tinder downloads collapsed from 61 million in 2021 to 48 million in 2025—a 21% decline Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff h…

    Monday 30th March (2 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
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    Friending's £5M Bet: Misdiagnosing the Friendship App Problem

    Friending's £5M Bet: Misdiagnosing the Friendship App Problem

    Friending has raised £5M in seed funding to launch a platonic friendship app that forces users to meet within 48 hours o…

    Thursday 26th March (6 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
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    222's $13.7M Bet: Can Group Dinners Outlast Swipe Fatigue?

    222's $13.7M Bet: Can Group Dinners Outlast Swipe Fatigue?

    New York-based 222 has closed $10.1M in Series A funding, bringing total raised to $13.7M The platform charges $22 per m…

    Tuesday 24th March · 1 min readRead →
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    Bumble's Revenue Beat Isn't Growth—It's a Churn Strategy

    Bumble's Revenue Beat Isn't Growth—It's a Churn Strategy

    Bumble Q4 revenue hit $273M, beating expectations by 1.3% despite 14% year-on-year decline Total paying users dropped 20…

    Thursday 12th March · 1 min readRead →
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    13D Exited Match Group. The Subscription Model Is What They Lost Faith In.

    13D Exited Match Group. The Subscription Model Is What They Lost Faith In.

    13D Management liquidated its entire Match Group position in Q4 2024, selling 64,350 shares worth $4.69M Match shares ha…

    Wednesday 11th March · 1 min readRead →
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    Meta's 'Location Fees' Squeeze Dating Margins in Europe

    Meta's 'Location Fees' Squeeze Dating Margins in Europe

    Meta now charges advertisers 2-5% 'location fees' on campaigns in the UK, France, Austria, Spain, Italy, and Türkiye to …

    Wednesday 11th March · 1 min readRead →
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    Meetic Is Going Offline. Swipe Fatigue Made That Decision for Them.

    Meetic Is Going Offline. Swipe Fatigue Made That Decision for Them.

    Meetic launching Speak Easy in-person events to non-subscribers from 2026, moving beyond app-only perks Match Group's in…

    Monday 9th March · 1 min readRead →
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    Match Group's COO Is Gone. Strategic Drift Is the More Likely Explanation.

    Match Group's COO Is Gone. Strategic Drift Is the More Likely Explanation.

    Match Group eliminated its COO position just 12 months after creating it, resulting in the departure of 18-year veteran …

    Friday 6th March · 1 min readRead →
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    Soirée's Premium Play: Arbitrage, Not Innovation, in Dating

    Soirée's Premium Play: Arbitrage, Not Innovation, in Dating

    Soirée launches in Luxembourg with monthly memberships from €49 to €199, offering vetted access and in-person events Lux…

    Thursday 5th March · 1 min readRead →
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    Hati Is Charging £48 a Week. Here Is the ARPU Logic Behind It.

    Hati Is Charging £48 a Week. Here Is the ARPU Logic Behind It.

    Hati charges £48 per week (potentially £2,496 annually), making it four to six times more expensive than mainstream dati…

    Thursday 5th March · 1 min readRead →
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    Match Group's SPARKS 2025 Is a Structured Bet on Tinder's Relevance

    Match Group's SPARKS 2025 Is a Structured Bet on Tinder's Relevance

    Match Group will host its first-ever standalone product event, SPARKS 2025, on 12 March 2025, focused exclusively on Tin…

    Thursday 5th March · 1 min readRead →
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    Rodeo's $8.5M Bet: Hinge Founders Pivot from Dating to Friendship Logistics

    Rodeo's $8.5M Bet: Hinge Founders Pivot from Dating to Friendship Logistics

    Rodeo has raised $8.5M in seed funding led by Coefficient Capital, with participation from Forerunner Ventures and forme…

    Wednesday 4th March · 1 min readRead →