Tech Company Financing Transactions

OkCupid Funding Round

Private investors invested in a $6 million Series A funding round for OkCupid. The financing round was announced on 1/16/2007.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/16/2007
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$6,000,000
Round
Series A
Investors
Proceeds Purpose
The funding, provided by angel investors, will be used for continued development of new features for OkCupid's free online dating services, and expansion of its service into key geographical markets worldwide.

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
Undisclosed
New York, NY 10000
USA
Phone
Undisclosed
Email Address
Overview
OkCupid is the largest free online dating site in the United States. OkCupid's 500,000 active users have answered over 150,000,000 questions on what matters most to them in relationships. Unlike any other personals site, OkCupid uses this information and advanced mathematical algorithms to match users together.
Profile
OkCupid LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
OkCupid Company Twitter Account
Company News
OkCupid News
Facebook
OkCupid on Facebook
YouTube
OkCupid on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Ariel Charytan
  Ariel Charytan LinkedIn Profile  Ariel Charytan Twitter Account  Ariel Charytan News  Ariel Charytan on Facebook
Chief Information Officer
Alex Dumitriu
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Chief Marketing Officer
Melissa Hobley
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Chief Technical Officer
Michael Cirello
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VP - Finance
William Archer
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VP - Product Management
Marcus Lofthouse
  Marcus Lofthouse LinkedIn Profile  Marcus Lofthouse Twitter Account  Marcus Lofthouse News  Marcus Lofthouse on Facebook


 

 

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