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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 Lance Murray |
Feb 5, 2025
Spencer Rascoff, who has served as a member of Match Group's board since March 2024, succeeds Bernard Kim, who's stepping down as CEO and as a member of the board.
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by Lance Murray |
Sep 13, 2024
Previously, Sean Edgett was SVP and general counsel of Twitter (now X), where he spent over a decade in various executive legal roles and is currently the chief legal officer & secretary of UPSIDE Foods, a private food technology company.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 29, 2024
Veteran executives Laura Jones and Spencer Rascoff have been appointed to the Match Group’s board of directors, effective immediately.
Match Group Chairman Tom McInerney expressed enthusiasm about the new board members, highlighting the unique contributions they’re poised to bring....
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Former Match Group CEO Bernard Kim [Images: Match Group, Kathy Schuh Photography]
Match Group’s CEO Names New Leadership Team and Organizational Structure
by David Seeley | Jan 27, 2023
Match Group CEO Bernard Kim, who took the helm of the online dating giant last year, has named a new executive leadership team and outlined an organizational structure to carry the company into the future. The executive moves include hiring former Snap Inc. VP of product Will Wu as CTO.
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by David Seeley |
Jan 10, 2023
The course of true love never did run smooth. But lately it's been running downright dangerous—with dating scams emptying victims' bank accounts and leaving would-be sweethearts broken both emotionally and financially. Today Dallas-based Match Group tried to do something about it by launching a global public awareness campaign to help daters and consumers "date safer" and "stay protected against the different forms of online fraud."
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by Kevin Cummings |
May 3, 2022
Match Group CEO Shar Dubey is leaving her post May 31, but will stay on with the company as a board director and advisor. The move will allow more time for what she calls "the give back" chapter of her life.
Incoming CEO Bernard Kim currently serves as the president of mobile game maker Zynga, where he is credited with boosting Zynga’s market cap since 2016, leading to Zynga’s pending $12.7 billion acquisition by Take-Two Interactive.
Incoming CEO Bernard Kim currently serves as the president of mobile game maker Zynga, where he is credited with boosting Zynga’s market cap since 2016, leading to Zynga’s pending $12.7 billion acquisition by Take-Two Interactive.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Dec 7, 2020
Match Group, which owns Dallas-based dating platforms Match and BLK, is teaming up with the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization to continue creating safer online communities.
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Follow the Money: CoinFlip Gets Seed Funding, Goff Seeks $350M for Fund; Match Buys 51% of Hinge
by Lance Murray | Jun 21, 2018
From a points and benefits platform, to real estate funds, and rent-to-own company, here's a look at recent funding and acquisitions involving companies and firms with North Texas ties.
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