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    Rivet's $10.5M Bet: Can Kapoor's Social Matching Outrun Swipe Fatigue?

    Rivet has raised $10.5 million in seed funding from Peak XV Partners, Shine Capital, and Blume Ventures Former Tinder an…

    Thursday 24th September (9 hours ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Data & Analytics
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    UK Singles Pay Up: Tinder and Hinge Defy Dating App Fatigue

    Tinder ranks seventh and Hinge ninth among all non-game apps on Google Play in the UK, alongside subscription giants lik…

    Thursday 24th September (13 hours ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Data & Analytics
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    AI Companions Are Replacing Real Dates for Lonely Men. That's a Problem for Dating Apps.

    Six-week randomised controlled trial by Carnegie Mellon and Cornell reveals AI companions reduce real-world dating pursu…

    Thursday 24th September (15 hours ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Financial & Investor
    A smartphone screen displaying a mobile chat interface alongside prompts to purchase virtual currency.

    Once's Pivot to Chat: A Confession of Abandoning Dating for Monetization

    Once raised $18M in 2021 as a quality-focused dating app offering one curated match per day The platform now markets its…

    Thursday 24th September (19 hours ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Community & Directory
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    Club Introductions' Mid-Market Gamble: Filling America's Matchmaking Gap

    Club Introductions charges £1,000 ($1,250) for six months of matchmaking, positioning between free dating apps and $50,0…

    Wednesday 23rd September (1 day ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Financial & Investor
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    Match Group's Upward Pivot: A Bet on Intent Over Identity

    Match Group has repositioned Upward, formerly a Christian dating app, for the third time in under five years The app now…

    Wednesday 23rd September (1 day ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Regulatory Monitor
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    Dating Apps' Safety Crisis: A Regulatory Reckoning Looms

    99% of heterosexual women in Australia experienced tech-based abuse on dating platforms in the previous quarter, with in…

    Tuesday 22nd September (2 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Data & Analytics
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    Facebook Dating's Quiet Dominance: A Free Model Disrupts Paid Platforms

    Facebook Dating ranked first in 22 of 25 different use-case scenarios measured by Morning Consult, outperforming Tinder,…

    Tuesday 22nd September (2 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Regulatory Monitor
    A concerned woman looking at a smartphone screen displaying a dating application interface.

    Australia's Digital Duty of Care: A Death Knell for Self-Regulation in Dating Apps

    99% of heterosexual women in Australia reported experiencing harmful behaviour on dating apps in the preceding three mon…

    Tuesday 22nd September (2 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Financial & Investor
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    Match Group's Localisation Pivot: A Last-Ditch Effort or Strategic Masterstroke?

    Match Group CEO Spencer Rascoff expects user and subscriber declines to continue until at least 2027 before stabilising …

    Tuesday 22nd September (2 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Financial & Investor
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    ParshipMeet's Pivot: Abandoning Gen Z for Profitable Over-40s

    ParshipMeet Group revenue rose 5% at Parship and 25% at eharmony following pivot to over-40s demographic Conversion rate…

    Monday 21st September (3 days ago) · 1 min readRead →
    Financial & Investor
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    Tantan's Event Strategy: A New User Acquisition Model or Costly PR?

    Tantan reports 90% attendance rates at physical fitness events, far exceeding typical free event no-show rates of 40-60%…

    Friday 18th September (6 days ago) · 1 min readRead →