--- title: "Known — Dating App Profile | DII | Dating Industry Insights" url: https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/products/known description: "Voice-AI powered dating startup with audio-first communication. 26-minute onboarding sessions establish authentic voice personalities." lang: en-GB --- Image: Known logo (https://img.logo.dev/name/Known?token=pk_K6hdbPRcTQSnsRNEiZ-Ymg&size=128&format=png&fallback=monogram) Dating App # Known Voice-AI dating startup with 26-minute onboarding sessions. USA Founded 2025 Parent Company Known (https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/companies/known) ## Known News Coverage 20 articles ### Fake Dating Apps Poison User Trust: A Crisis for Startups Indian cybercrime authorities are tracking fraudsters using fake dating app ads on Facebook and Instagram to distribute malicious Android APK files Scammers exploit Android's sideloading feature by re… Regulatory Monitor 1 Sept 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/fake-dating-app-apk-user-concerns ### 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, or equity retained Grindr controls over 50% of the gay dating market share with… Daily News Wire 19 Aug 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/derek-chadwick-leaves-goose-app ### Bumble's Swipe Pivot: Innovation or Desperation? Bumble added just 200,000 paying users in Q2 2026, down from 400,000 in the same period last year Match Group's Hinge added 1.1 million downloads in Q1 2026 and continues to grow revenue per user fast… Financial & Investor 7 Aug 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/bumble-teases-offline-swipeless-future ### Ofcom's Compliance Roadmap: The End of Dating's Regulatory Honeymoon Dating platforms must submit illegal content and children's risk assessments to Ofcom between April and July 2026 Category 1 and 2 services must provide risk assessment records and publish transparenc… Regulatory Monitor 14 May 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/ofcom-updates-online-safety-roadmap-2027 ### Reev's Voice-First Gamble: Can Gen Z's Burnout Fuel a Dating Revolution? Reev is a voice-first dating app launching in Australia with mandatory audio prompts before photo access, requiring users to speak before they can see images 78% of dating app users report burnout acc… Technology & AI Lab 11 May 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/voice-first-dating-app-reev-launches ### 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 from Forerunner Ventures, NFX, and Pair VC since launching in February 2025 Known… Financial & Investor 6 May 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/ai-voice-dating-app-raises-10m ### 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 revenue reached $3.4B annually in 2024, with Hinge alone generating approximatel… Financial & Investor 5 May 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/sniffies-users-fear-straightification-match ### 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 for Tinder users World has faced regulatory suspensions in Spain, an outright ban… Financial & Investor 4 May 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/tinder-proof-of-humanity-verification ### QuackQuack's 'Fluid' Dating Data: Insight or India-Specific Anomaly? QuackQuack surveyed 11,957 Indian users aged 20 to 27 across metro and Tier 2 cities 47% of respondents described modern dating as increasingly fluid, with fewer adhering to conventional milestones 39… Data & Analytics 29 Apr 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/gen-z-daters-embrace-fluid-approaches ### QuackQuack's Survey Signals a Shift: Are Performative Romances Losing Ground? QuackQuack surveyed 8,786 users aged 22–35 across metropolitan India between late 2024 and early 2025 68% of respondents prefer keeping relationships off social media entirely, whilst 72% favour emoti… Data & Analytics 21 Apr 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/gen-z-millennials-shift-dating-trends ### Grindr's Chemsex Initiative: Community Health or Brand Play? 19% of LGBTQ+ people have lost someone to drug-related death, according to Grindr-commissioned research 28% report having sex whilst under the influence of drugs in the past year Grindr has 13.6 milli… Community & Directory 17 Apr 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/grindr-for-equality-health-series-launch ### San Francisco's Anti-Swipe Apps: Innovation or Solipsism? Match Group (MTCH) is down 38% over twelve months; Bumble (BMBL) has lost 52% over the same period Tinder's paying user base declined year-on-year for the first time since introducing subscriptions in… Technology & AI Lab 7 Apr 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/tech-heavy-singles-dating-app-alternatives ### Gleeden's Indian Surge: A Symptom of Silent Dissatisfaction? Gleeden claims 4 million Indian users, with female membership up 148% over two years Usage peaks during lunch breaks and late evening, suggesting deliberate privacy-seeking behaviour India's divorce r… Data & Analytics 6 Apr 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/gleeden-4-million-users-women-rise ### EU's Child Safety Lapse: A Compliance Crisis for Dating Apps EU child safety derogation expired 3 April, removing legal basis for platforms to scan for CSAM despite privacy rules Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Snap issued rare joint statement condemning lawmakers… Regulatory Monitor 6 Apr 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/multiple-platforms-joint-warning-child-safety ### Hinge's AI Dilemma: Engagement Gains at the Cost of Connection? Match Group reported 15.9M paying subscribers across all brands in Q4 2024, down from 16.3M the prior year 43% of US adults believe AI-generated messages in dating contexts are 'dishonest,' according … Technology & AI Lab 30 Mar 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/hinge-ceo-concerns-ai-dating ### Cyberflashing Crackdown: Dating Apps Face Revenue-Tied Fines by 2026 Dating platforms have until summer 2026 to comply with new UK cyberflashing regulations or face fines based on global revenue Ofcom consultation runs until 22 May 2025 to shape specific compliance mea… Regulatory Monitor 27 Mar 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/ofcom-consults-cyberflashing-self-harm-guidelines ### Grindr's AI Claims: Revenue Diversification or Genuine Innovation? Grindr CEO claims AI generates 70% of the company's codebase—a claim no other major dating platform has approached Premium tiers priced at $24.99 (XTRA) and $49.99 (Unlimited) monthly, with new EDGE t… Technology & AI Lab 20 Mar 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/grindr-2026-roadmap-focuses-gai ### Goldrush's 'Rejection Insurance' App: A Symptom, Not a Solution Goldrush launched this month at UK universities, requiring a .ac.uk email address to join The app only reveals matches when both parties swipe right on each other, similar to Facebook's discontinued S… Technology & AI Lab 20 Mar 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/kcl-students-launch-secret-crush-app ### LegacyX Launches a Double-Date App Into the Most Crowded Corner of Dating LegacyX, a London tech firm with no dating industry experience, has launched Vortex, an app centred on double dates rather than traditional one-on-one matching The top five dating apps accounted for 8… Daily News Wire 10 Mar 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/legacyx-expands-portfolio-vortex-dating ### Known's $9.7M Bet: Can Pay-Per-Date Kill the Subscription Model? Known raised $9.7M from Forerunner, NFX, Pear VC, and Coelius Capital to launch a pay-per-date model charging $30 per actual meetup The startup claims an 80% match-to-meetup conversion rate versus sin… Financial & Investor 6 Jan 2026 https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/news/known-raises-voice-ai-dating-offline ## Products Similar to Known ### Aisle Premium dating app for Indian singles seeking serious relationships. India https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/products/aisle ### AppNexus Advertising technology platform that received users' HIV status and location data from Grindr. https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/products/appnexus ### Archer Match Group's dating app for gay and queer men. USA https://www.datingindustryinsights.com/products/archer-app ### Ashley Madison Privacy-first discreet dating platform. 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