FORBES – Feeld generated $85M in revenue in 2025, up more than 30%, and reported ~$11.6M in profit. International revenue rose 26% to $74.2M, led by growth in Mexico and Spain. US revenue increased by more than 38%, while UK sales grew 10% to ~$11M. Feeld now has 14M users and says its growth increasingly includes people seeking more traditional relationships.
PRESS RELEASE – Grindr has agreed to acquire PurposeMed, the parent company of HIV-prevention telehealth provider Freddie, for $250 million. The deal includes $190M in cash and $60M in Grindr shares, with a further $70M tied to performance targets. Freddie has served ~55K patients across Canada and the US and expects 2026 revenue of ~$80M and adjusted EBITDA above $10M. Grindr plans to integrate Freddie into its app, allowing users to access PrEP consultations, testing, prescriptions and medication delivery. The deal is expected to close in Q4 of 2026.
OPW – An update to the online dating jobs listing is live here.
Below, see a couple of this month’s most interesting offers:
Bumble – Director of Culture Marketing
Ditto AI – Head of Product
FFN – Director of Finance and Accounting Operations
Grindr – Director of Product, Ads
Hinge – Director of Talent Acquisition
Match Group – VP, Commercial Contracting & Legal Operations
Meetic – Sr. Director Brand Marketing – Europe
ParshipMeet Group – Director General Ledger Accounting
Social Discovery Ventures – CPO
Do you have an idating industry job offer that is not included? Please, send it to tips@onlinepersonalswatch.com and we will add it to the list.
TECH CRUNCH – Tinder has launched Group Hangouts, allowing groups of three to 15 friends to match with other groups and plan activities together. If someone from each group expresses interest, everyone joins a shared chat. The feature is rolling out in the US and selected markets, building on Tinder’s Double Date and Events products.
DAILY TROJAN – AI dating service Ditto has passed 200K sign-ups and expanded to 20–25 US college campuses. The service gives students one campus match every Wednesday and uses text messages to arrange dates, removing swiping and in-app chats. Its latest marketing campaign emails students to say someone has a crush on them after another user submits their details. Ditto started at UC Berkeley and UC San Diego and is now available at USC and colleges across the country.
OBSERVER – Tinder says AI now generates around 90% of its new code, although engineers review the output. Adoption of AI coding tools among its engineers has risen from ~10% to almost 100%, helping Tinder double the speed at which it releases updates. Match Group expects to spend ~$10M on internal AI tools in 2026, twice its original budget. Its 2,300 employees have access to tools such as Claude, while engineers spend an average of $600 a month on AI tokens.
MASHABLE – Singapore’s government has launched FirstDate, a pilot dating service for public-sector employees aged 21 to 35. Users answer questions about their values, habits, and preferences, then receive one suggested match at a time. The service uses the Gale-Shapley algorithm, which compares each person’s ranked preferences to identify pairings that are mutually suitable. Both people have 72 hours to accept before their contact details are shared. Accounts are verified through Singapore’s national digital ID system.
FORBES INDIA – Hinge has an estimated 1.47M users in India, making it the app’s third-largest market by user numbers. India also generates its second-highest volume of downloads after the US, despite Hinge doing little local marketing during its ten years in the country. Hinge plans to begin marketing in India for the first time later this month, supported by new safety features developed for the market. CEO Jackie Jantos said the company expects further growth beyond its current concentration in Delhi, Mumbai, and other major cities.
LINKEDIN – Happn has launched an outdoor marketing campaign in Amsterdam using purple bicycle seat covers. The covers have appeared on bikes around De Pijp, protecting seats from rain while promoting the dating app. The campaign fits happn’s focus on people who cross paths in real life. It also gives the advertising a practical use in a city where cycling is part of everyday life.
LINKEDIN – Grindr users in the US will be able to order PrEP directly through the app in 2027. CEO George Arison announced the plan after discussing Grindr’s HIV prevention work with Chelsea Clinton at the Clinton Global Initiative. Grindr aims to connect 10M people with HIV prevention services by 2028. Arison said only ~650K people in the US currently have active PrEP prescriptions, despite the medication being up to 99% effective at preventing HIV. ~500K people have already ordered HIV test kits through Grindr, with a quarter testing for the first time.