| Date | Title | Description |
| 07.06.2011 | Flirtomatic hooks up with new CEO as Mark Curtis steps down | Mobile social network Flirtomatic (“the world’s number one flirting company”) has appointed Neil Goldberg as its new CEO. He’ll replace outgoing CEO Mark Curtis.
Goldberg is described as having “16 years of leadership experience building gl... |
| 04.04.2011 | Flirtomatic’s iPhone app introduces location-based time-travel flirting | Flirtomatic, the mobile flirting network with over 4 million members, launched a new iPhone app today that uses GPS and Google Maps to let members time-travel to flirt with others by location.
Flirtomatic’s app, which had connected members ... |
| 09.12.2010 | Flirtomatic keeps growing – 3.5m users and several key hires | Mobile social network Flirtomatic (“the world’s number one flirting company”) continues to notch up users: It’s now passed the 3.5 million registered user mark, a trajectory the company has been on for a while, operating its free service ac... |
| 24.11.2010 | Flirtomatic Receives Equity Financing from Oxford Capital Partners | Handmade Mobile, the London, UK-based company operating Flirtomatic, a mobile social network for flirting and dating, has received an equity financing of undisclosed amount from Oxford Capital Partners.
This latest investment adds to the $9... |
| 09.09.2010 | Flirtomatic reaches 3m users, out flirts Match and eHarmony in U.S. mobile | Mobile social network Flirtomatic (“the world’s number one flirting company”) today announced somewhat of a milestone: It’s passed the 3 million global user mark and, perhaps more noteworthy, recently surpassed 1 million users in the U.S.
F... |
| 14.07.2010 | Flirtomatic raises $9m in Series C round from Nauta Capital and existing investors | Mobile social network Flirtomatic (“the world’s number one flirting company”) today announced that it has raised $9 million in Series C funding from Nauta Capital and existing investors Doughty Hanson, Seraphim Capital and Chairman Avi Azul... |
| 14.07.2010 | Flirtomatic Raises Further $9m From Nauta Capital And Existing Investors | - |
| 14.07.2010 | Flirtomatic Raises $9M in Series C Funding | Flirtomatic, an operator of an online and mobile flirting service, has raised $9m in Series C funding.
The round was led by Nauta Capital, with participation from existing investors Doughty Hanson, Seraphim Capital and Chairman Avi Azulai.
... |
| 08.06.2010 | Flirtomatic lands on Android, lets users "Like" each other via Facebook | Flirtomatic, the mobile social network aimed at young adults, has launched an Android app available as a free download from the Android Marketplace.
This follows the success of its iPhone app, rolled out in January, which has since become t... |
| 05.05.2010 | Voters kissing politicians, Flirtomatic users choose Lib Dem's Nick Clegg | [UK] I can’t decide if this is a piece of crass PR – like when a politician kisses a baby – or an interesting data point. Actually I’m pretty sure it’s the former but as this is all about democracy, I’ll let you make up your own mind.
Flirt... |
| 03.05.2010 | Littlehint tries to find your true love through DNA and matchmakers | Littlehint is a new startup which aims to take your Facebook friends and bring in the ones who actually want to potentially go on a date, along with the ones who might help you find one. It sucks in your network via Facebook Connect and ask... |
| 20.01.2010 | Flirtomatic sees Christmas virtual gift spending spree – roll on Valentine's Day | [UK] Flirtomatic, the mobile social network that lets users “flirt, meet new people and have fun”, says it sold 28,000 virtual gifts in five days over the Christmas break, between Boxing Day and New Year’s Eve. In total the company says it ... |
| 16.12.2009 | Apps mean the mobile web is turning unmeasurable | An interesting “claim” landed in my in-box this morning. Quoting stats from Comscore, mobile social network Flirtomatic is seeing twice as many page views per user than any other mobile internet site accessed on smartphones in the US. The B... |
| 16.10.2009 | 5 O’Clock Roundup: Tech sector rebound, hedge fund fraud, mobile awards winners | Tech sector may actually be rebounding — The New York Times pulls together data points and anecdotes from all over to back up Google CEO Eric Schmidt’s statement after yesterday’s impressive earnings report, “The worst of the recession is c... |
| 20.08.2009 | Flirtomatic gets people paying to flirt Down Under | Flirtomatic, the freemium mobile and online flirting service from UK startup Handmade Mobile Ltd, has launched in Australia through ninemsn, one of the most popular websites in that country.
The agreement will see Flirtomatic initially laun... |
| 17.07.2009 | Thanks for coming to MobileBeat2009! | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Thanks to all of you who made it to MobileBeat2009 yesterday!
We had a wide-ranging discussion of the biggest mobile trends of the day.... |
| 17.07.2009 | Thanks for coming to MobileBeat2009! | Thanks to all of you who made it to MobileBeat2009 yesterday!
We had a wide-ranging discussion of the biggest mobile trends of the day. One conclusion from all of the excitement: the U.S. is leapfrogging Europe.
That’s not a conclusion made... |
| 26.02.2009 | Startup news roundup | • PutPlace.com spotted that HP-Upline is getting out of the consumer backup business and closing down the Upline service. They are putting together a discount plan for HP-Upline users, but in the meantime you can use the invitation code “jo... |
| 17.02.2009 | Startup news roundup | Gighit is a new site offering wiki style content to music lovers and UK music gig goers. It’s designed to recommend bands, reminding users of upcoming gigs and allow access to ticketing. Gighit.com originally launched in 2005, acting as a f... |
| 29.01.2009 | Flirtomatic launches a beta in the US | Flirtomatic, the UK’s mobile and online flirting service, is launching a mobile beta in the United States following good take-up in the UK and Germany. Mark Curtis, CEO, says its because they had “consistently high usage from the US via the... |
| 19.01.2009 | Juniper Research: There's Money In Mobile Dating Services | Juniper Research has just released a new report that claims the value of the mobile dating and chatroom market will grow to nearly $1.4 billion by 2013, and also pegs the total UGC market to reach $7.3 billion by the same time. The estimate... |
| 23.09.2008 | Flirtomatic picks up a million users, with most on mobile | Flirtomatic is one of the oldest social networks in the UK you probably haven’t heard of. Why? Because it’s largely on the mobile, aimed at young people and it’s taken a less subtle approach than some sites: full on flirting. But that strat... |
| 14.08.2008 | UK 2.0 – Why the UK can become the global hub for mobile | This is a guest post by jamescoops from the mjelly mobile internet blog.
There’s been a lot of discussion on Techcrunch UK and elsewhere about how to make London and the UK a hub for Web/Mobile 2.0 startups and businesses. However, London a... |
| 17.09.2007 | Trutap takes on Bluepulse — to be mobile social network | Trutap, the latest company wanting to give the world’s teenagers access to their lives on mobile phones, will launch Friday.
Its features may sound familiar: The London company has built a downloadable mobile application that works in more ... |
