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[Composite image: DI Studio; Sources: Match Group, Sniffies]
Match Group Invests $100M in Map-Based Cruising Platform Sniffies, With Path to Full Ownership
by Quincy Preston | Apr 30, 2026
The Dallas-based dating company is backing the fast-growing app—which Reuters called a Grindr rival—with an option to acquire it outright, part of an investment approach Match says it has used before, including with Hinge.
by David Seeley |
Jul 23, 2024
When Dallas-based Match Group snagged Bernard Kim as its new CEO in 2022, he was president of mobile game maker Zynga, where he was credited with boosting Zynga’s market cap on the way to its $12.7 billion acquisition by Take-Two Interactive. Since then, he's been trying to "level up" Match's dating apps by getting users to pay extra for services so they'll "win" in the game of love, according to a new profile in the Wall Street Journal.
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by David Seeley |
Aug 21, 2023
Dating apps can be a great way to find romance. But increasingly, according to the Wall Street Journal, users are finding something else instead: business come-ons from tech recruiters, networkers, children's book authors, and more.
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by David Seeley |
Jun 30, 2022
Online dating is a $12 billion industry, with hundreds of platforms helping people find romance. But as Dr. Rios says, many still have trouble finding Mr. or Ms. Right.
In a study published April 7 in the INFORMS journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management, Rios and his co-authors propose a new algorithm that could make true love bloom after all.
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Click Founder Asher Lee-Tyson [Image: Courtesy Click]
This Dallas-Based Photography Company Wants To Make Dating Apps ‘Click’ For Everyone
by Riley Farrell | Jul 30, 2020
Click connects clients who hope to upgrade their profiles with trained photographers, helping North Texans make good first impressions on dating apps.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 28, 2020
Match Group also named Gary Swidler as chief operating officer, in addition to his role as chief financial officer.
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