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July 14, 2015
- On July 14, 2015, Plenty of Fish was sold for $575 million to Match Group (owner of Match.com, OkCupid, Tinder and Hinge, based in Dallas, Texas).
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Jul 14, 2015 · PlentyOfFish was a one-person set-up until 2008, when Frind finally decided he needed help. Then, he had 15 million users, $10 million in revenue and he doubled his workforce, to two. Even today,...
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In 2004, Plenty of Fish became a full-time money making business for Markus. [8] He ran the site independently until 2008, when he began hiring other employees at his new Vancouver headquarters. In 2009, Plenty of Fish also launched a contest with Lady Gaga allowing single members to go together and meet the singer during The Fame Ball Tour .
Jul 14, 2015 · Frind, who was a developer before he founded Plenty of Fish, built the site without any venture-capital funding. He has retained complete ownership of the company, which has 75 employees.
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Jul 16, 2015 · Plenty of Fish sold to Match Group for $575 million in cash. Markus Frind, 36, is the founder and CEO of the Vancouver-based Plenty of Fish. Frind told Business Insider he started Plenty of Fish...
Bootstrapped dating site PlentyOfFish has fewer than 100 employees and Match just bought it for $575 million in cash. Match Group, an IAC/InterActive subsidiary that recently announced plans for ...
Jul 14, 2015 · Vancouver-based Plenty of Fish, the online dating site that was started by Markus Frind in 2003, has been acquired by the Match Group, which owns many digital sites that include Match.com, Tinder, OkCupid and Meetic.
Jul 14, 2015 · A subsidiary of IAC/InterActiveCorp (NASDAQ: IACI), The Match Group, announced Tuesday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase PlentyOfFish. The total transaction is valued at...
