Badoo is the largest Social Network for Meeting New People locally in the world. 121 million members are already connected and more than 100,000 new members join every day. Badoo is not only the largest, but also the fastest growing Social Network for Meeting New People globally. Badoo has just begun!
Badoo was launched in 2006, by a small international group of young, forward thinking programmers and tech entrepreneurs. Their vision was to use the most advanced technologies available to create an elegantly modern, fast and easy way for people to meet new people in their area – and have fun doing it. The scope would be global, but adapted to local needs. It worked.
Summit House
12 Red Lion Square
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Financials
| Date | Type | Amount | Investors | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01/08 | Series A | 30M | Unknown |
People
Eugene Ciurana (Vice President of Technology)
Jennifer Nucifora (Head of Commercial Finance)
Jean-Laurent Wotton (Director of Performance Marketing)
Matt Woolf (Vice President of Mobile)
Gerry Haag (Vice President of Operations)
Competitors
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Friendster:
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Facebook:
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News
‘It’s not just about sex’ — Badoo’s founder on the next steps for his billion-dollar meetup service
September 6, 2012 2:54 pm
At the DLD conference in Munich in 2010, a young German internet entrepreneur found himself sitting next to a… Continue reading ⟩
Funding Daily: Big numbers, basic needs
August 27, 2012 11:59 pm
While it may seem like human needs are becoming less primal in our tech-heavy society, a few massive investments today… Continue reading ⟩
Chinese meetup app Momo says hello to $40M
August 27, 2012 9:05 pm
In China, a good casual encounter is hard to find. To help solve this problem, Momo Tech has raised… Continue reading ⟩