TECHNODE - Oct 31 - Here are the latest networking apps catering to the LGBT community in China.
- Blued - launched in 2012 and has since pocketed six rounds of financing; 27M registered users, 20% overseas; covers ~190 countries, and is available in 11 languages. Blued has made profits thanks to the thriving live streaming feature and its mobile marketing business.
- Lesdo - launched in 2012, the largest lesbian dating app in China, 1.5M users, founded by a team of gay women. In 2014, the app got angel funding from GSR Ventures, and the next year landed millions of US dollars of pre-A financing led by IVP, SOSVentures, and Linear.
- Aloha - a social networking app designed for gay men. Users swipe left for "nope" and right for "aloha" to get matched with other nearby men.
- LesPark - the major rival of Lesdo. It is a dating app catering to gay women. The app is known for its live streaming feature and has millions of registered users.
- the L - rolled out in Dec 2012, one of the major lesbian location-based dating apps in China.
