Raising or selling a dating business right now is brutally hard. We say so, and we help you try.
One consolidated deals practice, built on truth. No promises of a quick close, no broker theatre. An honest read on your odds from people who have sat on every side of the table: founder, public-company operator, acquirer, and fund manager. Behind it all sits a team with over 100 years of online dating experience.
- $0→$350M
- revenue scaled as an operator
- $100M+
- operator exit
- 4
- ways a deal happens
Four ways a deal happens. We run all four.
We may acquire your platform
We buy dating businesses to own and operate for the long run. If yours fits, the buyer is already in the room.
Read more →We take you to VCs
Direct introductions to the venture investors still actively writing checks in dating, from someone who ran a dating-only venture fund.
Read more →We shop you to buyers
When you want to sell, we run the process with the acquirers we know at C-level, with an honest read on what buyers will actually pay.
Read more →We source acquisitions for you
When you want to grow by buying, we find, vet, and bring you the targets.
Read more →Where we may be both a buyer and an advisor on the same opportunity, we disclose the dual role. Every time, in writing, up front.
Years on their side of the table.
The named history lives on the About page. The shape of it is what matters here:
- 01
Scaled dating businesses from the ground up: a $100M+ exit, a public-company build, and multiple brand acquisitions.
- 02
Built a dating company's revenue from $0 to $100M+ as a C-level operator.
- 03
Grew another dating company's revenue from $200M to $350M.
- 04
Led M&A and ran a venture fund focused solely on the dating ecosystem, as Chief Investment & Growth Officer of a major dating and social-discovery group.
Why that matters for you
- · Direct relationships with the VCs still active in dating and the C-level acquirers at the major and public dating companies.
- · Knows exactly what today's buyers and investors want, from years spent being one.
"Anyone promising you a quick close is selling you something. We'll tell you the truth about your odds. And if it's worth trying, no one is better positioned to try."
Ask anyone who offers this what they've actually raised, who they've invested in, and what they've sold. We're happy to answer. Most can't.
We're buying.
High Intent is in growth mode and actively evaluating acquisition targets across dating apps, matchmaking services, and the wider singles economy. Acquired brands join a portfolio we own and operate for the long run, built and run on our own platform.
- ·Direct and private. A person, not a process
- ·An honest read on fit, value, and your odds
- ·No fee to talk, no obligation to proceed
- ·Everything. The conversation, the numbers, the fact it happened
- ·The newsroom never sees deal flow
- ·NDAs honored as a matter of course
- ·Whether your business is sellable today
- ·What buyers will actually pay, and why
- ·What to fix first if the answer is "not yet". Services can fix it
Start a confidential conversation.
Whether you're thinking about selling, need to raise, or want to buy, it starts with a private, honest conversation. No process, no pitch deck required.