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    Financial & Investor
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    Appflame's IPO Ambition: Discipline or Delusion in a Fatigued Market?

    Appflame operates Taimi and Hily with approximately 350,000 daily active users, both profitable without any venture capi…

    Wednesday 19th August (22 hours ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Daily News Wire
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    Goose Loses Its Face: Derek Chadwick's Exit Exposes a Structural Flaw

    Derek Chadwick exited Goose less than eight weeks after launching the gay dating app, with no board seat, advisory role,…

    Wednesday 19th August (22 hours ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Technology & AI Lab
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    Indian Daters Shift from Anxiety to Empathy. Are Apps Ready?

    48% of metro and suburban Indian daters now edit messages for empathetic reasons rather than performance anxiety, accord…

    Tuesday 18th August (1 day ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Data & Analytics
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    Eventbrite's Data Exposes Dating Apps' Retention Crisis

    Trivia socials designed for singles increased 403% year-over-year on Eventbrite, whilst mahjong meetups jumped 235% and …

    Tuesday 18th August (1 day ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Data & Analytics
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    Kissing Decline: Dating Apps' Role in a Confidence Crisis

    Over a third of British adults are kissing less than they were five years ago, with nearly one in five not kissed in ove…

    Monday 17th August (2 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Financial & Investor
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    Michael Kaye's Exit Signals OkCupid's Fade in Match's Portfolio

    Michael Kaye departs Match Group after seven years, leaving OkCupid communications role for fintech firm UpStart Exit fo…

    Monday 17th August (2 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Financial & Investor
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    Wedknott's Wedding Play: A Hedge Against Matchmaking's Churn Problem

    Wedknott has acquired Aurezia Events, extending its services from matchmaking into wedding planning and design Premium m…

    Monday 17th August (2 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Regulatory Monitor
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    China's Matchmaking Fraud Crackdown: A Warning for Markets with Gender Imbalances

    Chinese prosecutors handled cases involving 1,546 individuals accused of matchmaking fraud between January 2024 and Marc…

    Friday 14th August (6 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Data & Analytics
    A young couple sitting together while reviewing a dating app interface on a smartphone in a modern city.

    QuackQuack's Gen Z Survey: Strategic Dating or Just Better Labels?

    Nearly 3,945 respondents aged 23 to 28 from QuackQuack's survey of 10,000+ Indian dating app users reported having at le…

    Friday 14th August (6 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Technology & AI Lab
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    Tinder's 'Double Date Island': Content Strategy or Product Mirage?

    Tinder's revenue rose 5% year-on-year to $516M in Q2 2024, whilst payers declined 6% to 10.2 million subscribers Season …

    Friday 14th August (6 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Regulatory Monitor
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    Match Group's €11M GDPR Fine: A Manageable Cost, Not a Deterrent

    Match Group set aside $9.1 million (€8-11 million) to cover a GDPR fine from Ireland's Data Protection Commission—85% be…

    Thursday 13th August (6 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Technology & AI Lab
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    Grindr's AI Productivity Claim: A 200-Engineer Mirage?

    Grindr reports engineering output increased 2.5-3.5x since mid-2024 with flat headcount, equivalent to 200 additional en…

    Thursday 13th August (6 days ago) · 1 min readRead →