by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
In case you didn’t know him, Markus runs the Canadian dating site plentyoffish.com. Markus is a true character in the dating industry. He posts a lot of comments here, which are often self-aggrandizing, thought-provolking and Canadian in nature. A lot of his...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Marketing
Former Baywatch star Carmen Electra is giving out dating advice for Luvoo.com. Luvoo is publicly traded as of Friday, currently trading at $.74. More on Luvoo, including their free 12-month subscription and plans to use celebrity endorsements for publicity. I wonder...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance, Dating Research, Marketing
$81 million seems like a small number for such an enormous population until you look at the demographics of the country. 60% annual growth rates expected. Baihe.com, which claims to be China’s largest online dating site, received US$11 million in venture capital...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Quick facts: Consolidated turnover for Q1 2006 16 Mio Euro (+74%). 19.9 million profiles registered at the end of march. 3.2 million profiles active over 30 days. MEETIC announces that it has signed an agreement with a view to the acquisition of ParPerfeito, the...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
I am compiling a list investors active, or looking to become active, in the social networking and online dating market. If you are a VC or angel interested in early-round participation, contact me at relaxedguy at gmail dot com to discuss the particulars. Technorati...
by David Evans | Dating Industry Finance
Managing company growth and keeping top brass happy and in place may be more difficult than finding your mate on the interweb. eHarmony is going through CEO’s like I go through free drink tickets at networking events. They’re on their third one this year....