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This Week in Dating Business
Grindr Pays $250 Million to Become a Healthcare Company
eHarmony's Australian Loss Is a Subscription Design Warning for Every Dating App
Feeld Grew 32% Last Year While the Big Apps Shrank
Tinder Launches Group Hangouts, Matching Friend Groups With Each Other
Google Goes on Trial in London Over Play Store Commissions
PeopleLinda Kim Exits Hyperconnect. What Did Match's $1.73B Buy?Linda Kim has resigned as CEO of Hyperconnect after nearly four years leading Match Group's (MTCH) largest-ever acquisition. Match Group acquired the Seoul-based video technology company for $1.73 bil…
PeopleTinder Hires Duolingo's Owl Marketer. Wrong Problem.Tinder revenue fell 5% year-over-year in Q3 2024 amid mounting user complaints about monetization and match quality. Match Group (MTCH) shares have fallen roughly 45% from their 2021 peak as growth st…
PeopleHinge Brings Its $2.3M Program to France, No Proof It WorksHinge's One More Hour program has donated $2.3M globally since launching in the US in 2024, with up to $200,000 earmarked for French organizations in 2026. 62% of French Gen Z adults aged 18, 30 repor…
PeopleRascoff Revived the Internship Big Tech Cut: 30,000 for 27 SpotsMore than 30,000 people applied for 27 internship positions at Match Group (MTCH), producing an acceptance rate of 0.09%. The share of 21-to-25-year-olds at large public tech firms dropped from 15% in…
PeopleYoel Roth Joins a Deepfake Board as Scam Losses Hit $652MMatch Group SVP of Trust and Safety Yoel Roth has joined Reality Defender's Ethics Committee to shape guardrails for deepfake detection technology. Romance scams cost victims $652M in 2023, up from $5…
PeopleNicky Wake Built Two Widow Dating Apps, Not One. Here's the Logic.Chapter 2 Dating has reached 25,000 users across a dual-platform model targeting bereaved singles Founder Nicky Wake operates two separate apps: Chapter 2 for serious relationships, WidowsFire for cas…
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