February 9, 2017
Gay dating app Blued bags strategic investment from China’s state-run media
The expanding globalisation initiative and Blued’s growth in live...
February 2, 2017
Singapore’s dating app Paktor relaunches in South Korea as ‘Swipe’
The Paktor team cited cultural reasons for the revamp Singaporean dating...
December 22, 2016
Gay dating app Blued buys into Hornet to boost global expansion
Grindr and Scruff may dominate in the US, Hornet says it is the number one...
December 14, 2016
This Indian dating app launches dating masterclasses featuring actor Sudev Nair
Every piece of advice in Woo Academy will be backed by inputs from behavioural...
December 7, 2016
Singapore’s Paktor makes first acquisition, buys controlling stake in Taiwanese startup 17 Media
17 Media will receive a ‘significant cash injection’ and Paktor CEO...
November 15, 2016
Hong Kong’s DateTix swoons for Thailand mobile dating app
The deal is worth about US$212,000 in stock considerations and will allow...
October 31, 2016
Paktor raises US$32.5M to boost social entertainment features
Several new features introduced since its last fundraising round in July Four...
August 25, 2016
#LadiesChoice: Coffee Meets Bagel revamps its women-focussed dating platform in Singapore
The ‘anti-Tinder’, Coffee Meets Bagel wants to make it easier...
August 4, 2016
How Razi Thalib fell in love with the online matchmaking business
The Setipe CEO shares his vision for the future — and why people are...
July 11, 2016
Paktor bags US$10M to disrupt online dating in Japan and Korea
Singapore’s answer to Tinder will also ramp up sales and marketing efforts...