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  1. JSwipe Adds Premium Service To Help Owner Spark Networks Push Growth — Called First Class, the paid membership tier is available on both iOS and Android, and will cost $18 a month.
  2. Platonic Female Friend-Finding App Hey! VINA Raises $1.4m – The San Francisco-based company secured the funding from New Enterprise Associates, Greenock Partners & Wildcat Venture Partners.
  3. OutChat Launched The First Location-Based Dating Bot For Facebook Messenger – The OutChat matchmaking bot lets users create a profile and connect with nearby singles all within Facebook Messenger.
  4. British Man Admits To Murdering Mother He Met Online – Donnelly stabbed the 44-year-old mother 16 times in the stomach, as well as punching her in the head and injuring her mouth in an attempt to silence her.
  5. Zoosk’s New Snapchat-Style App Lively Builds Profiles With Pictures & Video – Lively lets singles give potential matches a more rounded snapshot of themselves with moving collage-style “story” profiles.
  6. This Founder Built Inventive Gamified Dating App ooOo In 7 Months With No Funding Or Past iOS Experience – Platform Dating founder David Minns has just released gamified dating app ooOoâ„¢.
  7. Coffee Meets Bagel’s New #LadiesChoice Feature Lets Women Pick Men Who Have Already Liked Them – The new #LadiesChoice feature aims to make the app more user-friendly and tailored to each sex.
  8. The First Pokemon GO Dating Service Has Been Released – PokeDates is a dating service that lets singles explore their city with someone new, while playing Pokemon GO.
  9. Tinder Launches New Feature Tinder Social In Six New Markets – Tinder Social essentially connects together group of friends for nights out.
  10. Vana Koutsomitis Overfunds On Seedrs Campaign For DatePlay Raising £150,000 In Three Days – The majority of the funding is made up of seven large investments between £10,000 and £30,000.

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Emma Woodley

Emma is a reporter at Global Dating Insights. Originally from Surrey, she has studied Communication and Media at Bournemouth University and The University of Central Florida. She enjoys socialising with friends, exploring new places and can often be found with her nose in a book.

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