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The Meet Group (NASDAQ: MEET) is a fast-growing portfolio of mobile apps designed to meet the universal need for human connection. Using innovative products and sophisticated data science, The Meet Group keeps its approximately 2.8 million mobile daily active users engaged and originates untold numbers of casual chats, friendships, dates, and marriages. The Meet Group offers advertisers the opportunity to reach customers on a global scale with hundreds of millions of daily mobile ad impressions. The Meet Group utilizes high user density, economies of scale, and leading monetization strategies with the goal of maximizing adjusted EBITDA. Our apps – currently MeetMe®, Skout®, Tagged®, and Hi5® – let users in more than 100 countries chat, share photos, stream live video, and discuss topics of interest, and are available on iPhone, iPad, and Android in multiple languages. For more information, please visit http://www.themeetgroup.com.
Overview
Location
United States, Pennsylvania, New Hope
Employees
201-500
Total raised
$8M
Founded date
2005
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 7
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| Jan 7, 2021 | Five Experts Share 2020 Lessons About App Marketing And Engagement (And Why There's No Turning Back) | Marketing in these challenging times means taking the lessons we learned in a year like no other to ... [+] develop a new playbook.getty |
| Mar 5, 2020 | Dating app company The Meet Group purchased in $500M deal | New Hope-based dating app company The Meet Group announced Thursday morning that it had entered an agreement to be acquired by German media group ProSiebenSat.1 and private equity firm General Atlantic’s joint company NuCom Group. The all-c... |
| Jan 13, 2020 | Microsoft, The Meet Group partner on ‘grooming detection technique’ for messaging apps | Tech giant Microsoft last week announced a new initiative called Project Artemis, a grooming detection technique it developed along with a handful of companies — including New Hope-based The Meet Group, known for gaming and dating apps such... |
| Jan 11, 2019 | This Week in Jobs: Startups makin’ moolah and jobs for days | Editor’s note: Every week we ship an email newsletter featuring the region’s most exciting career opportunities. We’ve lovingly called it This Week in Jobs (aka TWIJ — “twidge” — here at Technical.ly HQ). Below is this week’s edition. Here’... |
| Sep 20, 2017 | German dating app Lovoo is acquired for $70M by The Meet Group | You’ve probably never heard of Lovoo but in German-speaking countries (Germany, Switzerland, and Austria) it’s the number one dating app in terms of app store downloads. It’s also in the top 3 in Southern Europe (such as Italy, Spain, Franc... |
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FAQ about The Meet Group
When was The Meet Group founded?
The Meet Group was founded in 2005.
How much funding has The Meet Group raised?
The Meet Group has raised $8M in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about The Meet Group?
Parsers VC has collected 7 articles mentioning The Meet Group, among them “Five Experts Share 2020 Lessons About App Marketing And Engagement (And Why There's No Turning Back)” (Jan 7, 2021) and “Dating app company The Meet Group purchased in $500M deal” (Mar 5, 2020).
Is The Meet Group still active?
Yes, The Meet Group is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from May 12, 2023.