- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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„¢.
- 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.
- 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.
- Tinder Launches New Feature Tinder Social In Six New Markets – Tinder Social essentially connects together group of friends for nights out.
- 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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