Zoosk Raises $4.1 Million for Online Social Dating Network

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on June 12, 2008 - 8:41am.

San Francisco - Zoosk, an online social dating network, announced on Thursday that it has closed a $4.1 million second round of venture capital financing, led by Canaan Partners with participation from previous backer ATA Ventures.

San Francisco-based Zoosk's social dating application integrates with existing social networks including Facebook, Bebo and MySpace.

The company counts more than 400,000 daily unique visitors across its properties, including Zoosk.com, and says more than 1 million messages per day are exchanged through Zoosk.

The company will use the funds to expand its marketing efforts, develop new features, and expand its subscriber base across additional social networks.

http://www.zoosk.com

Published in DMW Daily, June 12, 2008

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Zoosk takes over dating market

Submitted by UstillUp (not verified) on July 28, 2009 - 6:07pm.

I hate these stories. This is simply another example of how the rich get richer. There are thousands of smaller dating sites all trying to get a piece of the market, and along comes a couple of guys with millions and millions of dollars to spend. They quickly take over the market. It's kind of like the story of Walmart. Personally, I like the story of Plentyoffish.com. A guy in his apartment in Vancouver decides to make his own free dating site with only the few dollars in his pocket. Now it's a major success story. Now that is an inspirational story to tell the kids.