The dating startup world is notorious for few exits, and a similarly slim number of buyers. There’s Match Group, which owns Tinder, Hinge and OkCupid, and there’s Spark Networks, which owns Christ
Berlin-based Spark Networks, the owner of niche dating app brands like Christian Mingle, Jdate, LDSsingles, Silver Singles, JSwipe and others, today announced it has acquired Match.com competitor Zoos
Zoom prices its IPO, defends CFO after an anonymous source exposed a previously undisclosed workplace relationship.
Coinciding with Valentine’s Day, Crunchbase News took a look at the state of that most awkward of pairings: startups and the pursuit of finding a mate.
Another VC firm has raised its largest fund ever.
Hoping to capitalize on the popularity of trivia applications like HQ Trivia, dating app maker Zoosk has just released an experimental app that combines trivia with the potential for meeting someone n
Dating apps are, in their own way, a form of social networking – especially as they expand into new areas like friend-finding or professional networking. So it only makes sense that they would a
Zoosk, the online dating company with 38 million members, is today launching a new application called Lively, aimed at a younger demographic. The app is meant to be Zoosk’s answer to TinderR
Despite $61 million in funding, Zoosk is getting swiped to death. A source told TechCrunch the dating startup is laying off a huge chunk of its staff, and now the company confirms over 40 people will
Dating service Zoosk has laid off 15 percent of its employees this week, sources told TechCrunch, and the company now confirms. According to a spokesperson, the move was made as part of a larger effor
Zoosk, the online dating platform that has been around since 2007, has today announced changes to leadership, with CFO Kelly Steckelberg taking over as CEO. She will be replacing co-founder Shayan Zad
Zoosk just filed its S-1 registration statement today, announcing its plans to raise $100 million in an initial public offering. The company, which has offers up a website and apps for daters around t
Social dating company <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/company/zoosk">Zoosk</a> has <a href="http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/11/prweb8933561.htm">acquired</a> <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/c
<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/hot.png" class="shot2">It appears that Jewish dating site <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/product/jdate">JDate</a> has filed a patent lawsu
<img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/www-zoosk.png" class="shot2">Online dating site <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/company/zoosk">Zoosk</a> is announcing some impressive reve
<a href="http://www.zoosk.com"><img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2009/12/cp_1259819351_zoosklogo-215x88.png" width="215" height="88" /></a><a href="http://www.zoosk.com">Zoosk</a>, the
<a href="http://www.zoosk.com"><img src="http://tctechcrunch.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/zoosklogo-215x88.png" width="215" height="88" /></a>For a long time, dating sites and social networks have been