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title: "Dawoon Kang - Co-Founder | DII | Dating Industry Insights"
url: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/people/dawoon-kang
description: "Co-Founder at Social Discovery Group. CMB co-founder; turned down $30M Shark Tank deal. Monitor ongoing acquisition in dating tech."
lang: en-GB
---

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# Dawoon Kang

Co-Founder

at Social Discovery Group (https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/companies/social-discovery-group)

Overseeing: Coffee Meets Bagel (https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/products/coffee-meets-bagel-app)

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawoonkang/

CMB co-founder; turned down $30M Shark Tank deal

## About Dawoon Kang

Co-founder of Coffee Meets Bagel with sisters Arum and Soo in 2012. Famously turned down Mark Cuban's $30M offer on Shark Tank.

## Also at Social Discovery Group

Arum Kang Co-CEO & Co-Founder: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/people/arum-kang
Dmitry Volkov Co-Founder: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/people/dmitry-volkov
Quincy Yang CEO, US & Canada: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/people/quincy-yang
Shn Juay CEO, International: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/people/shn-juay

## Dawoon Kang News Coverage

Financial & Investor

### Coffee Meets Bagel's Validation: A Pyrrhic Victory?

Coffee Meets Bagel has raised $23M in total funding since its Shark Tank appearance, competing against public companies …

Thursday 2nd July · 1 min read Read →
https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/interview-coffee-meets-bagel-intentional-dating

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