KOREATECHDESK – July 5 – Krafton, the Korean gaming startup behind mobile game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), bought a 'chat entertainment content' startup Thingsflow, and in May 2021, it had acquired 'Between', a Korean dating app from Socar subsidiary mobility startup VCNC.
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KOREATECHDESK – May 14 – Krafton, the Korean game startup known for its game PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds), is acquiring 'Between,' a Korean dating app from Socar subsidiary mobility startup VCNC. The amount of the acquisition deal has not been disclosed. Krafton, which is about to go public in H2, is expected to increase its valuation by diversifying its business. VCNC's Between division will be integrated into a newly established subsidiary 'Between Us' by Krafton in March by June. Between is a messenger app for couples developed by VCNC CEO Park Jae-wook in 2011. The app, free to download, lets couples chat, plan dates, share their favorite photos & videos, make voice calls, track anniversaries and special dates, etc.
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THE STAR – Oct 21 - Between is a couples app that started three years ago by South Korean mobile app company. Moving beyond the Korean market, Between was made available in Malaysia last year when the company expanded its operations to the South-East Asian region. Between is a private social network between two people where they can keep in touch via IM as well as save and share photos of their special moments together.
VENTURE BEAT – May 20 – According to numbers provided by Couple, Avocado, Between and You&Me, the couples market is poised to grow. Between has seen 7.45M downloads, primarily in South Korea, Japan, China and Taiwan. Couple has 2.5M downloads, and Avocado has 2M. HowAboutWe's You&Me has 143K downloads less than 3 weeks after launch, and is backed by HAW's 3M userbase. You&Me currently leads in daily downloads. The potential market for couples apps is just as large as WhatsApp's 500M users.
THE NEXT WEB – May 14 – Between, an app from South Korea for couples to share their moments in a private social network, has launched a gift shop. Couples will receive mobile coupons to redeem their presents. Between claims 7.3M users worldwide.
TECH CRUNCH – Feb 10 – DeNa, one of Japan's top mobile Internet company, has invested in Korean startup VCNC to turn its couples app Between into an open platform for third-party developers. The amount of the deal was not disclosed. VCNC has raised $4M so far and Between has been downloaded 5M times. With this investments, couples will see more features to plan activities together and communicate better.
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