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We’ve ranked the top 35 Dating companies in San Francisco, California. The companies, startups and institutions listed in this article are all exceptional companies, well worth a follow. We have included links to their websites, socials and CrunchBase (if you’re interested in their financials).
We selected the organisations listed in this article based on:
- Track record
- Executive leadership
- Market share
- Innovation
- ESG rating
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Top Dating Companies & Startups (San Francisco, California)
The League
The league is a dating applications that matches users based on similarities.
Founder(s): Amanda Bradford
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Dating, Social Media
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Spectrum Labs
Spectrum Labs helps consumer brands recognize and respond to toxic behaviors happening within their online communities.
Founder(s): Jackson Moses, Josh Newman, Justin Davis
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Dating, Enterprise Software, Gaming, Internet, Social Media, Software
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Coffee Meets Bagel
Coffee Meets Bagel is an online dating site that connects individuals with a ‘friend-of-a-friend’ match every day.
Founder(s): Arum Kang, Dawoon Kang, Soo Kang
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Dating, Mobile
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KiKi
KiKi is a social marketplace that connects like-minded real people to enjoy nearby experiences. Backed by 500 Startups B25 & DU Ventures
Founder(s): Manel Hernandez Tomas, Ruben Juan Juan
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Consumer, Dating, E-Commerce, Marketplace, Mobile, Social, Social Network, Software
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NearGroup
NearGroup is a chatbot that allows to connect with like-minded people based on proximity, personality, and their creative content.
Founder(s): Prashant Pitti
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Artificial Intelligence, Dating, Internet, Social Media
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DOWN
DOWN is the developer of the DOWN Dating (casual) and Sweet Dating (romantic) apps, boasting millions of users worldwide.
Founder(s): Colin Hodge
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Dating, Facebook, iOS, Mobile Apps, Social Media, Social Network
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Birdy
Birdy is a dating app connecting people through their personality compatibility before pictures.
Founder(s): Juliette Swann
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Dating, Mobile Apps, Social Network
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Happy Couple
Happy Couple helps couples build happy, healthy relationships using gamified interactions and proprietary AI.
Founder(s): Arnaud Le Mérour, Erin Johnson, Julien Robert, Lonnie Barbach
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: B2C, Consumer Research, Dating, Lifestyle, Mobile
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InterMatch
InterMatch specializes in creating private online communities.
Founder(s): Eran Hazout, Guy Malachi
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Dating, Internet, Lifestyle, Product Design, Web Apps, Web Development
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Zoosk
Zoosk is the #1 dating App, offering a truly personalized dating experience through its Behavioral Matchmaking(TM) technology.
Founder(s): Alex Mehr, Shayan Zadeh
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Dating, Internet, Social Media
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Meetville
Meetville is the first class dating. Find your matches with similar life values and interests.
Founder(s): Alexander Sergeev, Mark Fedin
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Dating, Social Media, Social Network
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Spontime
The easiest meetup app. Match and Meet TODAY.
Founder(s): Karolina Demianczuk
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Big Data, Dating, Events, Leisure, Lifestyle, Mobile, Social Network
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Color Dating
Color Dating is a tinder for people of different races.
Founder(s): Vu Tran
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Dating, Mobile Apps
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HOT or NOT
Hot or Not is a dating platform and an app allowing users to select people by viewing and rating their photos.
Founder(s): James Hong, Jim Young, Jim Young
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Communities, Dating, Mobile, Social Media
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Tonight (Dating App)
Tonight is an app that eliminates endless messaging and sends users on real-life dates instead. Created by Goodmeets Inc., a.k.a. Whim.
Founder(s): Eve Peters
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Consumer, Dating, Mobile, Private Social Networking
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Relationship Hero
Relationship Hero connects people with a relationship expert in a private chatroom or over the phone.
Founder(s): Lior Gotesman, Liron Shapira
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Communities, Dating, Social Network
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Tutton
Tutton is a mobile application that enables its users to connect with their friends when they travel.
Founder(s): Oscar Rodríguez
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Dating, Mobile
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WooMe
WooMe is an online dating app that connects people who have common ground.
Founder(s): George Berkowski
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Dating, E-Commerce, Internet
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Chirpme
ChirpMe is a startup developing a dating site based on activities and daily deals.
Founder(s): Joshua Viner, Karan Sakhuja
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Dating, Social Network, Web Browsers
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Glancee
Glance is a mobile app that enables users to discover and connect with people around them.
Founder(s): Alberto Tretti, Andrea Vaccari, Gabriel Grise
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Android, Dating, iOS, Location Based Services, Mobile, Public Relations, Search Engine
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AdoptAGuy
AdoptAGuy is a online dating site where women make the first move
Founder(s): Sébastien Sikorski
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Dating
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Delightful
Welcome to Delightful.com, a community specially designed to cater to the needs of today’s singles.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Dating, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage
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Vibes
Vibes is a dating app that aims to create a safe space to meet new people, where respect and authenticity are the norm.
Founder(s): Jenais Zarlin
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Dating, Internet
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Butterflies Dating & Socials
Made with love, for love. Feel the Butterflies. Find someone unique enough to be lovable yet different enough to be explored
Founder(s): Anupama Bhat, Anupama Bhat
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Augmented Reality, Dating, Internet, Social
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Teadate
Teadate is a transgender dating app.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Dating
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FlatMateMe.com
Help students and new workers find who to live with matching data from social networks
Founder(s): Francesco Magagnino
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Dating, Digital Media, Education, Social Media
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Nambii
Dating Mobile Application
Founder(s): James Boyle, Jody Grigs
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Dating, Venture Capital
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sndbx
New event based dating app that leads users to actual meetups. People want dates NOT penpals!
Founder(s): Terence Huang, Whitney McClary
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Communities, Dating, iOS, Location Based Services, Mobile Apps, Social Media, Social Network
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Weglu
Weglu is a dating app for meeting new people and making new connections.
Founder(s): Steven Lee
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Dating, Internet, Mobile, Mobile Apps, Social, Social Media
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Piña Colada SF
Piña Colada SF connects groups of six like-minded singles over great food in SF’s best restaurants.
Founder(s): Kati Schmidt
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Dating, Restaurants
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BeCouply
BeCouply is a mobile app that enables couples to discover cool new date spots, make plans, and share special moments on the go.
Founder(s): Becky Cruze, Pius Uzamere
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Dating, Mobile, Social Network
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SwoonXO
Live Online Dating
Founder(s): Barry Cassidy, Tom Tsatsos
Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Dating, Lifestyle
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Alpha Matchmaking
Alpha Matchmaking offers a 24-hour concierge service that will plan the date, book the date, and send a car.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Apps, Dating
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WittyThumbs
WittyThumbs helps improve online-dating conversations by giving feedback about how a user did.
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Advice, Dating, Online Forums, Social Assistance
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ThisCouldBeHUGE!
This Could Be Huge is a new free dating site to compete with sites like pof and mingle. This Could Be Huge is founded in Arizona and has
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Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Industries: Dating, Social Network, Web Browsers
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