SpeedDate shouts about successful first year
SpeedDate.com is one year old and in that year’s time, they have successfully hosted over 18 million dates as well as receiving funding from Menlo Ventures to the tune of $8 million. Since launching in October 2007, SpeedDate hosts an average of 120,000 online dates per day, a new date begins on the site every second of the day.
One of the highlights of the first year came on Valentine’s Day, when SpeedDate.com user Francesca Salcido dated over 300 people in a single 24-hour marathon session. The event attracted worldwide press coverage including ABC’s Good Morning America. The site’s themed dating nights around events such as Super Tuesday and the summer Olympics also drew large dating numbers.
SpeedDate.com’s patented system allows singles to meet each other through 3-minute online speed dates using webcams, audio, and instant messaging. SpeedDate is available by visiting www.speeddate.com and as a popular application on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, and meebo.
SpeedDate.com was founded by Stanford Business School Graduates Simon Tisminezky and Dan Abelon.
Technically Speaking, while I have never seen the point of speed dating or speed anything (tons of copy cats that employ the same technique), it’s obvious that this speed date had a successful first year. Congrats.
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