CEO of Kiss.com and uDate.com is at it again
MarketRange, Inc., a leading provider of online lifestyle and entertainment communities, today announced the company and a syndicate of premier institutional investors have completed a Series B round of funding for more than $7 million. Led by Ignition Partners with...Flurrrt.com Giving Free Access to Singles Coaching and Makeovers
Not sure how they are going to sustain a viable revenue model with this but I thought it was interesting as a loss-leader type service. I guess they focus on the upsell. Is anyone else out there giving away coaching and MakeOvers?More MatchNet news
Motley Fool mentions the little disclosure that MatchNet’s co-chairmen received 265% bonus increases in 2003, giving each a $1.4 million payout. Since 1999, MatchNet’s sales have grown 460% to $36.9 million, mirroring the upward trajectory of online...Former Petroleum Company Buys Florida Online Dating
CGI Holding Company will acquire WebCapades, which is based in Clearwater, FL, for stock and cash. CGI was incorporated in 1987, and was formerly known as North Star Petroleum, Inc. From 1993 until 1997, CGI had essentially no operations until it was taken over, in a...MatchNet CEO resigns; 40 jobs cut as IPO withdrawn
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (Dow Jones/AP) — On the same day it withdrew its initial public offering, online matchmaker MatchNet PLC’s president and chief executive resigned Thursday and the company said it plans to cut 40 jobs, effective immediately. The...
From 2002-2019, David Evans helped entrepreneurs, investors, and the media, make sense of the online dating industry.
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