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.
- $0→$350M
- revenue scaled as an operator
- $100M+
- operator exit
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- ways a deal happens
What the process actually involves
Raising for a dating business in this market is brutal. Most generalist funds will not return the email. Most consumer funds have moved on to AI. The investors who still write checks for dating are a short, specific list, and getting in front of them on the right footing matters more than the deck.
We make the direct introductions to that short list, with the context only a former fund manager and operator can provide. We will also tell you, before any intro, whether your business is in shape to raise at all.
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A private read on whether the round you want is realistic in this market.
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A short, sharp brief for each investor, framed for what they actually fund.
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Warm introductions to the VCs still active in dating, not a blast list.
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Coaching on the questions you will be asked, from the side of the table that asks them.
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If a raise is the wrong route right now, we say so and lay out the alternatives.
Years on every side of the table.
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Ran a dating-only venture fund as Chief Investment & Growth Officer of Social Discovery Group, growing the group from $200M to $350M.
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Built a dating company's revenue from $0 to $100M+ as a C-level operator, so investor conversations land as peer to peer.
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Ran all monetization at The Meet Group (NASDAQ: MEET), through four acquisitions and a public-company build.
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Knows the active investors in dating personally, and what each of them will and will not fund right now.
"Anyone promising you a quick close is selling you something. If your business is not yet ready to raise, we will tell you that, and we will tell you what to fix first."
A confidential conversation, not a process.
Private and direct. No fee to talk, no obligation to proceed. Tell us what you are weighing on we take you to vcs and we will tell you, plainly, what we think is possible.