Match Group
Internet dating technology company
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| February 4 2025 | Match Group Board of Directors announced Spencer Rascoff as new CEO, replacing Bernard Kim, effective immediately. |
| June 30 2023 | Match Group completed its full exit from the Russian market, citing a commitment to human rights protection in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| May 2023 | By early May 2023, Match Group was actively implementing measures to limit access to its services in Russia, as part of its market exit strategy. |
| July 2022 | Match Group acquired The League, a members-only dating app, for an undisclosed sum. |
| April 2022 | Shar Dubey stepped down as CEO, with Bernard Kim becoming CEO effective May 31, 2022. |
| February 2022 | Match Group responded to the Russian invasion of Ukraine by initiating plans to exit the Russian market, demonstrating a stance against the conflict. |
| February 2021 | Match Group announced acquisition of Korean social network company Hyperconnect for $1.73 billion, their largest acquisition to date. |
| February 2021 | Match Group took legal action against dating app Muzmatch, calling it a 'Tinder Clone', and won the legal battle in London courts in April 2022. |
| September 2020 | Match Group co-founded the Coalition for App Fairness with Spotify and Epic Games, contesting Apple and Google's App Store policies. |
| August 2020 | Match Group reported growing profit and revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic, surpassing 10 million subscribers across its portfolio. |
| July 2020 | Match Group was spun off from IAC as a separate, public company, marking a significant corporate restructuring and independence for the online dating services portfolio. |
| March 2020 | Match Group became the first tech company to support the Earn It Act of 2020, a bipartisan bill aimed at combating online child sexual exploitation. |
| January 2020 | Mandy Ginsberg stepped down as CEO for personal reasons, with Shar Dubey becoming CEO effective March 1, 2020. |
| January 2020 | Match Group announced an investment and partnership with safety platform Noonlight, incorporating new safety tools including emergency assistance, location tracking, and photo verification. |
| October 2019 | Greg Blatt filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against Sean Rad and Tinder founding member Rosette Pambakian. |
| August 2019 | Match Group acquired Harmonica, an Egyptian online dating service. |
| February 2019 | Match Group fully bought out Hinge after previously acquiring 51% ownership. |
| January 2019 | Match Group partnered with media brand Betches to launch Ship, a dating app that allows users to help their friends pick potential dates. |
| August 2018 | Tinder co-founder Sean Rad filed a $2 billion lawsuit against Match Group, alleging purposeful undervaluation of Tinder and accusing former Tinder CEO Greg Blatt of sexual harassment. |
| July 2018 | Match Group launched a Safety Advisory Council to prevent sexual assault across its products, including #MeToo movement founder Tarana Burke. |
| June 2018 | Match Group acquired 51% ownership in dating app Hinge to diversify its portfolio. |
| January 2018 | Mandy Ginsberg replaced Greg Blatt as the global CEO of Match Group. |
| 2017 | Match Group offered to acquire Bumble for $450 million. |
| 2017 | Match Group launched Tinder Gold, establishing Tinder as the highest grossing non-gaming app globally. |
| November 19 2015 | Tinder became a public company via an initial public offering. |
| 2012 | Online dating application Tinder was founded within Hatch Labs, a startup incubator run by parent company IAC. |
| February 2011 | Match Group acquired OkCupid for $50 million, adding the first free, advertising-based product to its portfolio. |
| February 2010 | Match.com acquired dating site Singlesnet. |
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