VENTURE BEAT - June 3 - Grouper, a group dating startup, has shut down its international operations and fired a portion of its staff overseas and in the U.S. Founded in 2011, Grouper employed ~30 people before laying many of them off.
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Grouper Shutters International Operations, Fires Staff
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Grouper Eliminates Blind Date Pressure
EXPRESS.CO.UK - Feb 13 - Grouper sets up drinks between two groups of friends, three men and three women. The site has recently launched in London is planning to expand nationwide. Smeeters works in the same way but is designed for both singles and non-singles who are keen to meet new friends. There is also Six Dinners Later. Users pay £25 to join the guest list and then either wait to be invited to a group dinner by a fellow member or put their name forward to attend a particular dinner.
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Interview With Challen Hodson From Grouper
METRO.US - Jan 19 - Challen Hodson is the director of membership experience for Grouper, a dating site that matches groups of three female friends with groups of three male friends.
Q: Is it really you who answers all of the texts?
A: Yes, in New York. We’re not 24/7. We start later in the morning and roll through midnight on nights when it’s needed.
Q: Can you explain the Karma Points system?
A: Groupers receive Karma Points for referring friends and for going on Groupers.
Q: 2000 points gets users the “Craziest Night Ever.” What is that?
A: We’ll help plan a really epic night, whether it’s concert tickets or sporting events or dinner and drinks in a really awesome place in the city.
Q: How many people have gotten them?
A: We’ve handed out a couple of dozen.
Q: What’s your advice for people going on a first Grouper?
A: Relax and have fun.
by Andrea Park
The full article was originally published at Metro.co.uk, but is no longer available.
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Grouper Heads To London
MALAYMAIL ONLINE - Jan 2 - Grouper, the online social club, launches in London on January 16th. Grouper focuses on low-pressure group dating, in which users sign up via Facebook, invite two “wingmen,” pay a fee of $20 for each person, and then answer some questions. Grouper then matches the trio with another trio of potential mates.
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Grouper To Launch In UK
THE GUARDIAN - Dec 1 - Grouper dating site attempts to get users off the site as quickly as possible. The site has staff dedicated to matchmaking, picking which trios will work best together, pick the places where those dates will happen and then negotiate with the venue. The site has grown to its current size largely through word of mouth.
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Group Dating Is On The Rise
NY TIMES - Nov 10 - “Traditional online dating takes too much time,” said Lauren Kay, 24, a founder of the Dating Ring, a group dating company that started last spring. She requires singles to meet with an in-house matchmaker, before being set up in groups of three single men and women ($20 a date). "Group dating is simply a version of general night life, said Abel Acuña, a founder of Martini, a group-dating service in New York, Paris, London and Seoul, South Korea. These services make fewer claims about arranging romance, promising only the low-stress opportunity of hanging out. Grouper bills itself as a social club. “We are more excited about groups that are 12 and higher,” said Sam Yagan, founder of OKCupid.com and CEO of Match.com.
by Marisa Meltzer
See full article at NY Times
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Grouper Is A Social Club
CNBC - Oct 4 - Grouper was founded in 2011 by Michael Waxman. Users go on a blind date with a group of friends. The cost to attend an arranged meeting is $20 per person. The cost covers the first round of drinks and some light snacks.
by Deborah Findling & Paul Toscano
See full article at CNBC
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Grouper Hits Houston
CHRON - Sep 19 - Grouper, a dating site that sets up dates between two groups of friends, is launching in Houston. Grouper was started in 2011 in New York by Michael Waxman.
by Daniela Di Napoli
See full article at Chron
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Grouper: Group Blind Date
FOX BUSINESS - Aug 13 - Dating site Grouper sets up groups of friends for drinks, to see if there is a potential match within the crowd. The site was created by Michael Waxman who started the site after breaking up with his college girlfriend and moving to New York, finding himself disenchanted with the dating options. The sites sets up drinks between two groups of friends, and is always three-on-three. Each person pays $20 to secure a reservation as well as the first round of drinks. From there, it’s anyone’s game, Waxman says. Grouper is available in 25 cities across the U.S.
by Kate Rogers
The full article was originally published at Fox Business, but is no longer available.
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Grouper Talks Competition
TECH CRUNCH - May 30 - Grouper has been around since 2011. The service matches users with singles they may enjoy canoodling with, but asks that each party bring two of their friends for a group date. Grouper was founded by Michael Waxman. In his opinion, Grouper has a leg up on the competition because it facilitates real-life meeting, whereas traditional dating sites and social networks are more focused on letting you message and look at photos.
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Grouper Soon Available On iPhone
GIGAOM - Apr 30 - There have been no shortage of next-generation dating apps launching recently. And most of these, like Grindr or Tinder, are already mobile and location-based. But Grouper CEO Michael Waxman said the company will add the benefits of mobile while maintaining the central premise of the app that’s made it so popular. Grouper has been working to streamline the process and get people together faster. Adding a mobile app is the final piece. The new iPhone app will be available next week.
by Eliza Kern
The full article was originally published at GigaOm, but is no longer available.
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Modern Dating Is A Group Sport For The Hashtag Generation
NPR - Mar 14 - Modern dating is now a group sport, said Michael Waxman, CEO of Grouper, a dating site that uses Facebook profiles to set up blind dates of six. People in their 20s are used to experiencing and sharing things through social media. They're turned off by labels like "dates" and they hate being rejected. Users sign up for Grouper through Facebook. And it uses their Facebook profile to match them up with a blind date. Next, they recruit two of their friends. The blind date does the same. And then, Grouper sends all six of them on a group date. Everyone pays $20 — to make sure they show up, as well as cover the first round of drinks.
by Sam H. Sanders
See full article at NPR
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Dating Sites Remake The Introductions
BOSTON GLOBE - Jan 29 - Tawkify, a blind-date matchmaking site, bills itself as “the new old way to date.” It is one of several matchmaking start-ups tailored to millennials who seek companionship, but who have no interest in enduring a string of traditional one-on-one dates to find it. “Social club” is how Grouper is billed. Grouper uses members’ Facebook profiles to set up a date between two people — who each invite two friends along, increasing the odds of clicking with someone. MeetCute sends potential matches to a location but doesn’t reveal them to each other, forcing participants to connect with their MeetCute match or with a total stranger. OkCupid just launched Crazy Blind Date, an app that lets users pick a location and a day, then sit back and get paired up someone to go out with. Such casual or creative meet-ups may offer more “guaranteed fun” than the typical dinner or drinks. Making online meet-ups as relaxed as possible could be the way to keep young people on the Web dating scene, said a Northwestern University psychology professor, Eli Finkel, who studies romantic relationships.
by Rachel Zarrell
See full article at Boston Globe
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Uber Partners With Grouper
TECH CRUNCH - Jan 21 - On-demand car service Uber is teaming up with Grouper. With a new program and promotional event called #UberGrouper, users can sign up for an exclusive deal in their city allowing them to use Uber as their luxury transportation of choice on their Grouper meetups. Grouper brings its members together for “Groupers,” which are basically like group dates.
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Grouper: New Dating Concept
CHICAGO NOW - Jan 9 - Grouper, the new dating site or "social club" acts as a dating liason between tro interested parties. Users sign up via Facebook, Grouper scans their profiles and suggest matches and also pick the spot they'll meet at and the $20 each person pays to meet up, covers the first round of drinks. Each person brings two friends along on the date.
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