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Laura Jones (left) and Spencer Rascoff [Photos: LinkedIn/X]

Match Group Appoints Laura Jones and Spencer Rascoff to Board of Directors

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. Welcoming Jones and Rascoof is a step towards enhancing the board’s collective expertise, which is crucial for its strategic goals, McInerney said in a statement. ...

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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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Match Group Launches Global Romance Scam Awareness Campaign

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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DI People: Optic Gaming, Ziosk, Dr Pepper Keurig, and More Announce Leadership Moves

by Lance Murray | Oct 21, 2022

In this week’s roundup of hires, promotions, and accolades in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Advent International, Stellar, Stream Realty Partners, The Citizenry, Sabre Corp., SB Architects, and others.

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Bernard Kim [Images: Match Group, Kathy Schuh Photography]

Mobile Game Company President Is Named New CEO of Match Group

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.

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Dallas-Based BreachQuest Emerges From Stealth With $4.4M in Seed Funding From the Founders of Tinder and Other Leading Investors

by Alex Edwards | Aug 25, 2021

The newly launched cybersecurity firm is taking a re-engineered approach to incident response and recovery. With big-name backers, BreachQuest is developing a proprietary platform to solve security issues quicker and at a lower cost.

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Match Group is Using Tinder to Make Background Check Technology More Accessible to Users

by Bella Pinera | Mar 15, 2021

Match Group has invested in Garbo, a first-of-its-kind background check platform, to empower people to make more informed decisions and choices about their safety. Garbo's platform will be integrated with Tinder later this year in an effort to aid adversely impacted women and marginalized communities.

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Match Group To Improve Dating Safety Features Through RAINN Partnership

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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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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Match Group’s Longtime CEO Mandy Ginsberg Steps Down, New Chief Executive Named

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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Date Gone Wrong: Match Group’s New Safety Tech Gives Tinder a Panic Button, and More

by Maddie Preston | Jan 23, 2020

Match Group, the parent company of Match, Tinder, OKCupid, Hinge and several other dating apps, is investing and partnering with Noonlight to offer online daters tools to feel and stay safe during dates.

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Follow the Money: DoctorLogic Raises $7M; Geoforce, TPG Growth Make Acquisitions

by Lance Murray | Jan 23, 2020

In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Match Group, On the Road Lending, Oakview Capital, Sales Benchmark Index, TPG Capital, Mark Cuban, P10 Holdings, Cloudvisory, Metro Energy Savers, and Trudela Partners.

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