Jaumo co-founders: How to inject love back into the dating industry
These founders are shaking up the digital dating industry with their new venture. Jaumo is set to diversify a turgid online dating scene.
After unpleasant ordeals, this banker quit to chase business dream with Whoomies
Pressured for being a woman and inspired by her clients, this private banker quit to solve a problem she and many others faced when looking for roommates.
Type dating app founder ends dates with people you wouldn’t “touch with a barge pole”
Starting a business means servicing needs that aren’t being met, so Real Business found out why one entrepreneur quit his job to enter such a crowded market – online dating.
How adultery service Ashley Madison matured after two years in exile
Two years ago, infidelity site Ashley Madison was at the centre of a hacking scandal that leaked details of over 30m users. However, the company has now exclusively told Real Business about how the attack made it stronger and, ironically, more mature.
Bumble CEO teams Ollie Locke for investment in gay dating app Chappy
Through her growing female-centric dating service Bumble, Tinder co-founder Whitney Wolfe has backed gay dating app Chappy, which has been created by Made in Chelsea’s Ollie Locke.
The title of entrepreneur no longer holds a sway on whether you get right-swiped on Tinder
At the beginning of the year, dating app Tinder unveiled a new feature which enabled users to reveal their jobs – something it said had resulted in more matches to prospective partners. Six months later, it's used the feature to find out which jobs are right-swiped most often.
Founder of threesome app refuses to be dominated by Tinder lawsuit
3nder – the app for people looking for threesomes – has come under legal fire from Tinder, which claims the names of the services will confuse consumers, but the former’s founder has hit back and refuses to be dominated by the online dating giant.
Founder or entrepreneur second most right-swiped job on Tinder
Tinder has revealed the top 15 jobs people are most likely to swipe right for on the dating app, and Real Business readers will be pleased to know the post of founder/entrepreneur was in second place.
The Apprentice final: Alan Sugar’s experts on why he was right to dump DatePlay
The final episode of The Apprentice 2015 aired on 20 December and two of the dating experts appointed by Alan Sugar, Venntro Media CEO Ross Williams and eHarmony UK country manager Romain Bertrand, have detailed why he made the right choice to avoid investing in Vana Koutsomitis' DatePlay.
Tinder takes inspiration from LinkedIn to include career and education details
Seemingly Tinder has a crush on LinkedIn. The controversial dating app appears to have taken inspiration from the professional network and cleaned up its act with an update that invites users to include job and education details on their profiles.
What the IPO of Tinder owner Match Group means for the online dating sector
Ross Williams, founder and CEO of online dating company Venntro Media Group, explains what’s next for online dating businesses as the sector reaches maturity as Tinder parent Match Group plans an IPO.