# Every dating deal, on the record

Funding rounds, acquisitions, mergers, IPOs and shutdowns across dating, matchmaking and social discovery. Each entry is verified at its source.

Source: https://highintentmedia.com/deals

Entries: 10

## Deals

### Bumble
- Announced: 2026-10-13
- Type: Take-private
- Amount: $6.05 per Class A share in cash; values Bumble at $1.3B
- Counterparties: Ithaca Holdings (Ravi Gupta, John Hegeman); equity commitment from Greenoaks Prime Radiant LP
- Segment: Dating apps
- Source: [Bumble Form 8-K](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1830043/000095010326015480/dp254907_8k.htm)
- High Intent coverage: https://highintentmedia.com/news/bumble-ithaca-take-private-6-05
- Disclosure: High Intent operates consumer dating brands that compete with Bumble.

### Clockout
- Announced: 2026-10-02
- Type: Total raised to date
- Amount: $3.5M
- Counterparties: 114 Ventures (lead), Evite Ventures, Allied Ventures, Sher Ventures, Gaingels, BMPB VC
- Segment: Social networking / events
- Source: [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/10/02/32-year-old-clockout-founder-3-5-million-gen-z-loneliness-epidemic-professional-networking/)
- High Intent coverage: https://highintentmedia.com/news/clockout-raises-3-5-million-networking

### PurposeMed (Freddie)
- Announced: 2026-09-30
- Type: Acquisition
- Amount: $190M cash + $60M stock; up to $70M cash earn-out
- Counterparties: Grindr
- Segment: LGBTQ+ health / telehealth
- Source: [Grindr Form 8-K](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1820144/000182014426000033/grnd-20260930.htm)
- High Intent coverage: https://highintentmedia.com/news/grindr-buys-freddie-prep-telehealth
- Disclosure: High Intent operates consumer dating brands.

### Rivet
- Announced: 2026-09-24
- Type: Seed
- Amount: $10.5M
- Counterparties: Peak XV Partners, Shine Capital, Blume Ventures
- Segment: Social matching
- Source: [Inc42](https://inc42.com/buzz/rivet-bags-10-5-mn-from-peak-xv-others-to-scale-dating-platform-in-us/)
- High Intent coverage: https://highintentmedia.com/news/rivet-raises-10-5-million-social-matching

### Overtone
- Announced: 2026-07-14
- Type: Funding
- Amount: $18M
- Counterparties: Match Group, FirstMark Capital, Pace Capital
- Segment: AI matchmaking
- Source: [TechCrunch](https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/the-founder-of-hinge-raised-18m-to-build-a-new-ai-dating-service-overtone/)

### Archer
- Announced: 2026-06-09
- Type: Shutdown
- Amount: Not applicable
- Counterparties: Match Group
- Segment: LGBTQ+ dating
- Source: [Attitude](https://www.attitude.co.uk/news/lgbtq-dating-app-archer-shutting-down-announces-match-group-525134/)

### Sniffies
- Announced: 2026-04-27
- Type: Minority stake + option to acquire
- Amount: $100M
- Counterparties: Match Group
- Segment: LGBTQ+ dating
- Source: [Match Group release](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/match-group-invests-100-million-in-fast-growing-platform-sniffies-for-gbtq-men-302754721.html)

### Bumble
- Announced: 2026-04-24
- Type: Term loan refinancing
- Amount: $475M term loan + $50M revolver
- Counterparties: STORY3 Capital (lead), Guggenheim (agent)
- Segment: Dating app (public)
- Source: [Bumble 8-K](https://www.stocktitan.net/sec-filings/BMBL/8-k-bumble-inc-reports-material-event-6b6d7dce5cbf.html)

### Spark Networks Services GmbH
- Announced: 2026-03-31
- Type: Chapter 15 recognition
- Amount: Not applicable
- Counterparties: U.S. Bankruptcy Court, S.D.N.Y.
- Segment: Dating operator
- Source: [Bloomberg Law](https://news.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-law/christian-mingle-jdate-owner-brings-german-insolvency-to-us)
- Disclosure: Bill Alena is a former Spark Networks executive.

### Ditto
- Announced: 2026-02-05
- Type: Seed
- Amount: $9.2M
- Counterparties: Peak XV Partners (lead), Gradient, Scribble Ventures, Alumni Ventures, Llama Ventures
- Segment: Campus dating
- Source: [StartupHub.ai](https://www.startuphub.ai/ai-news/funding-round/2026/ditto-raises-9-2m-for-swipe-free-dating)

Amounts are as disclosed. Debt financing is listed but not counted in capital totals.