GDI Exclusive Interview: BlueCity CEO Reflects on Historic 2020 and Portfolio Expansion
BlueCity is one of the largest LGBTQ social networking companies in the world. Based in China, it has changed the
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Interviews
Interview: Say Allo Founder Talks Video Dating and Montreal Expansion
Say Allo is a startup relationship app for serious singles, co-founded by entrepreneur Zackary Lewis and Dr Brian Shaw, one
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Interview: Head of White Label Dating On the Impact of ‘Project Streamline’
White Label Dating (WLD) is one of the leading SaaS providers in the online dating industry, operating thousands of niche
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Interview: HubStars On Course to Triple Registrations in 2019
HubStars recently relaunched its mainstream Affinity platform, introducing a raft of new options for partners and increasing user retention significantly.
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Interview: The Inner Circle CEO Talks Protecting Users With a Screening Process
The Inner Circle is a selective dating app that targets serious daters who are prepared to quickly get off the
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Interview: Pheramor Founder Looking to Sell Assets
Pheramor is a dating platform that aims to connect singles by using the science of physical chemistry and social alignment
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Interview: Old Style Dating Founder Talks Traditional Dating Standards
Old Style Dating is a modern online dating platform that insists on traditional values. Its main aim is to create
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Interview: OkCupid CMO Melissa Hobley on Indian Expansion
Match Group announced outstanding Q2 earnings earlier this week, far surpassing analyst expectations with an 18% year-on-year revenue increase. The
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Interview: Say Allo Founder Talks Product Rollout
Say Allo is a new AI-powered dating app for mature singles, co-developed by one of the pioneers of of Cognitive
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Interview: Made in Chelsea Star Talks Unique CLiKD Promotions
Freddie Browne is one of the newest cast members on UK reality TV show Made in Chelsea. He’s been working
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Interview: happn CEO on Evolving Technologies
Paris-based startup happn is one of the real success stories in mainstream dating. Since launching in early 2014, it has
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Interview: Radiate Co-Founder on Competition From Tinder’s Festival Mode
Radiate is a social app which connects people based on their music tastes and the festivals they are planning on
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Interview: Spectrum CEO Justin Davis on Online Dating Safety
Spectrum is a third-party company that helps online dating brands recognise and eliminate toxic behaviour from their platforms. It provides
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Interview: Badoo CMO Announces Major Rebrand
Badoo, founded by Andrey Andreev and one of the world’s most successful online dating companies, crossed the 400,000,000 user mark
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Interview: Consultant Phil Henricks Talks Livestreaming on Growlr
Phil Henricks is a branding and marketing expert who specialises in LGBTQ+ online dating platforms. He has previously worked with
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Interview: AgeGO Product Manager on Age Checks for UK Adult Sites
The UK government announced that the age verification policy for adult content online will be implemented on 15th July 2019.
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Interview: Atari CEO Frédéric Chesnais Talks LGBTQutie Investment Deal
Earlier this month, gaming giant Atari announced an investment in dating brand LGBTQutie. The move marked the company’s first foray
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Interview: HubStars Sales and Marketing Manager on 305% US Growth
HubStars is a top global provider of white/private label and ready to run dating offers. The platform hosts over 8
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Interview: Luxy’s Head of PR on Geography, Security and Media
Luxy is an exclusive dating app that looks to connect successful, like-minded singles. Since its launch in 2014 it has
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Interview: White Label Dating CEO and Co-Founder Talks 100% Net Revenue Share
White Label Dating (WLD) is one of the world’s leading online dating software providers. The platform helps media brands, affiliates
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Interview: Scruff CEO on Gay Leadership for Gay Dating Apps
Scruff is a leading GBTQ dating app with over 15 million users worldwide. Recently, the service started to focus on
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Interview: Once CEO Jean Meyer Discusses Portfolio Expansion
Once CEO Jean Meyer has built his company into one of the biggest dating platforms in mainland Europe. He is
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Interview: Wingman Founder on Users Swiping for Their Friends
Wingman is a startup dating app that allows users to create a profile and swipe on the behalf of their
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Interview: Nordic PR Manager Explains Samsung’s ‘Refrigerdating’
In early 2019, Samsung made its first moves into the online dating space with the launch of ‘Refigerdating’ – a
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Interview: Generational Differences in User Behaviour with Google
Paul Frantz is Industry Director, U.S. Sales at Google. Last month, he shared 3 lessons app marketers can learn from
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Interview: Meet Bumble’s New VP of Partnerships
Michele Tobin joined social platform Bumble as VP of Partnerships in March 2019. Formerly Head of Global Advertising and Partnerships
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Interview: Righter Founder on Modern Dating for Conservative Voters
Startup Righter is a US-based, conservative dating platform that looks to match singles with right-of-centre political views. Running slogans such
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Interview: Co-Founder of Startup Censio on Artificial Intelligence in Online Dating
Censio is a startup dating platform that utilises state-of-the-art Artificial Intelligence to only match members with one other person at
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Interview: Journalist Nichi Hodgson Offers Her Take on the Industry
Nichi Hodgson is a UK-based journalist, author, broadcaster and former matchmaker. Her 2017 book, The Curious History of Dating: From
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Interview: HR Director on Badoo’s Fast-Paced Environment
Badoo’s dating empire has continued to grow impressively in recent months, both in terms of its own dating app, which
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