by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Fabulis, a social net and lifestyle site aimed at gay men, has raised $625,000 in a first round funding. founder and CEO Jason Goldberg previously sold Socialmedian to Xing. Via Paidcontent. Here’s more on the company from founder Jason Goldberg. Very slick...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Marketing
Magnetu is the world’s first personal Mobile Social Networking fashion accessory that socialize you with people around you.FriendFinder IPO Update: There has been talk about a FriendFinder (which also owns Penthouse) IPO for quite some time. Starting in the...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
‘SecondLove – Connecting Singles’, a Facebook dating application, is looking for suitable investors to market it on a large scale. Here are some basic facts about ‘SecondLove – Connecting Singles’ since its beta launch a few weeks...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Zoosk, the world’s largest social dating community, today announced it has closed a $30 million Series D round of funding. The Series D funding round brings Zoosk’s total financing to $40.5 million. The round was led by new investor Bessemer Venture...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Payment processors have often held the online dating industry at arms length. Fraud, chargebacks and all sorts of nefarious behavior has been attributed to dating sites and the scammers that plague them. It’s a good thing that startup Payments-R-Us offers...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Wedding site The Knot saw profits fall about 64 percent to $771,000 for the 3rd quarter when compared to last year, as debt and other expenses dragged earnings down. But the marriage business isn’t completely on the rocks: net revenues were up 4 percent while...