When was Zoosk founded?

Zoosk was founded in 2007 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Zoosk located?

Zoosk is headquartered in San Francisco, United States. It is registered at San Francisco, California.

How many employees does Zoosk have?

As of Dec 31, 2022, Zoosk has 101 employees, reflecting a 4% year-over-year decline in headcount.

Is Zoosk a funded company?

Zoosk is a funded company, having raised a total of $43.5M across 6 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Mar 2007.

How much is Zoosk worth?

The last known valuation of Zoosk was $***** as of Mar 21, 2019.

When was the latest funding round of Zoosk?

Zoosk's latest funding was a $***** Series E round on Jan 27, 2012, with participation from 1 investor. Its primary sector is Matchmaking. In United States, the Matchmaking sector has seen $100M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Zoosk rank among its competitors?

Zoosk ranks 11th amongst 1905 active competitors, of which 61 are funded. It stands 2nd in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Fluttr, which secured $275K in Aug, 2024.

Who are the top competitors of Zoosk?

Zoosk's top competitors include Hinge, Bumble and Match. Among them, Fluttr secured the most recent funding round in August, 2024.

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Q: Is Zoosk an acquired company?

Zoosk got acquired by Spark Networks on Mar 21, 2019.

Company Details

Zoosk is an online dating service available in 25 languages and 80 countries. Zoosk has an iOS and Android app and a desktop chat client. Uses big data and algorithmic recommendations technology to help users find partners. Its “proprietary Behavioral Matchmaking engine” learns from users’ clicks, messaging, and other actions to help produce more accurate matches. In August 2014, Zoosk added its Photo Verification service. Until November 2014, Zoosk charged no fee to start using the app and to send one message to another person. Since November 2014, contact and interaction beyond the first message per person requires a premium (i.e., paid) subscription. Has 50 million registered users as of June 2011.

Website: www.zoosk.com/
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Registered Address: San Francisco, California

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2007

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$43.5M in 6 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series E, Jan 27, 2012, $*****

Last Known Valuation

$***** as on Mar 21, 2019

Investors

Canaan & 9 more

Ranked

11^th among 1905 active competitors

Employee Count

101 as on Dec 31, 2022

Investment & Acquisitions

WooMe

Similar Companies

Hinge & 201 more

Exit Details

Acquired by Spark Networks (Mar 21, 2019)

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Zoosk is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
Zoosk, Inc. CIN: 392053601 , United States, Active	Dec 26, 999	-	30 (As on Dec 31, 2019)	-

Zoosk got acquired by Spark Networks on Mar 21, 2019 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Zoosk has raised a total funding of $43.5M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Mar 2007. Its latest funding round was a Series E round on Jan 27, 2012 for $*****. 1 investor participated in its latest round. Zoosk has 10 institutional investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Zoosk:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Jan 27, 2012	4734393	Series E	2101192	6046369	3476030	9175309
Dec 03, 2009	6609042	Series D	6735558	2626467	2338310	Canaan & 1 more
Jun 10, 2009	4029648	Series C	8675899	5736193	Canaan	8566539

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The founders of Zoosk are Alex Mehr, Shayan Zadeh and Brad Henrickson.

Here are the details of Zoosk's key team members:

Alex Mehr: Former Founder& President of Zoosk and founder of 1 other company.
Shayan Zadeh: Former Founder & ex-CEO of Zoosk.
Brad Henrickson: Co-Founder/Director of Platform of Zoosk.
Kelly Steckelberg: CEO of Zoosk.

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Zoosk's employee count trend

Zoosk has 101 employees as of Dec 22. The total employee count is 5.0% lower than what it was in Dec 21. Here is Zoosk's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Zoosk include Hinge, Bumble and Match. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Zoosk, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Hinge 2012, New York City (United States), Acquired	App-based platform offering personality-based dating and matchmaking services	$26.8M	Founders Fund, Great Oaks Venture Capital ... & 18 others	81/100
2nd	Bumble 2014, Austin (United States), Public	Developer of mobile applications for social networking and relationship building	-	Greycroft, Accel & 9 others	76/100
3rd	Match 1995, Dallas (United States), Acquired	Online listing platform for matchmaking	-	Hg, Recapex & 1 others	71/100
4th	Aisle 2014, Bengaluru (India), Acquired	Operator of a digital platform facilitating connections for romantic relationships	$1.15M	Konglo Ventures, Shreevakpati Shares and Securities ... & 94 others	68/100
5th	Fluttr 2021, Kolkata (India), Seed	Provider of an online content sharing and dating platform focused on fostering genuine and serious relationships	$2.16M	KRG Ventures, Aqua Marine & 68 others	63/100
6th	The Inner Circle 2013, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Unfunded	App-based platform offering dating and matchmaking services	-	-	61/100
7th	The League 2003, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Exclusive dating app for ambitious singles seeking meaningful relationships	$2.2M	Ridge Ventures, ACME & 5 others	59/100
8th	QuackQuack 2010, Hyderabad (India), Unfunded	Operator of an online platform for connecting individuals for dating	-	-	59/100
9th	Jigsaw 2010, Manchester (United Kingdom), Seed	Online personality-based dating and matchmaking platform	$4.74M	Apadmi, TheRelationshipCorp & 14 others	59/100
10th	Tantan 2014, Beijing (China), Acquired	Mobile dating application	$120M	DST Global, Genesis Capital & 17 others	58/100
11th	Zoosk 2007, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Web/mobile dating portal	$43.5M	Crossroads Liquidating Trust, Crosslink Capital ... & 8 others	58/100