The Startup Roundup – 22nd January 2021

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Startup news this week:

  1. Lolly: Welcome to social dating – Users to upload short videos to their profiles for potential matches to scroll through in a vertical feed that feels strongly reminiscent of TikTok.
  2. Unavine: Your video-only dating and relationship coaching platform – The new video-only matchmaking platform will use qualified dating coaches to help users find themselves the most compatible match.
  3. Birdy: Personality First – After taking an in-depth personality test singles are connected based on their results, not pictures.
  4. SLIDE: Take Dating Further Than Swipes – Launched by Korean IT company HyperConnect, SLIDE has a variety of video features to help support the virtual dating trend.
  5. Graze: Find Chemistry – Graze wants to help matches truly understand whether or not they have chemistry before wasting their time on an unsuccessful date.