Is Tinder’s owner buying Sniffies? What Match Group’s investment means for the gay cruising platform

The move comes as dating app giant Match Group has been trying to court LGBTQ users. Some fans of the platform are skeptical.

Match invests $100 million in Grindr rival Sniffies with option to buy

Match Group Inc., whose dating-app portfolio includes brands like Hinge, Tinder and Match.com, is investing $100 million in ...

Seattle’s Sniffies lands $100M investment from Match Group in major bet on sex-positive tech

Match Group takes a $100M stake in Seattle-based Sniffies, a sex-positive platform for queer men. The deal includes an option ...

Match just made a $100-million bet that Sniffies can challenge Grindr

Match Group Inc., whose dating-app portfolio includes brands like Hinge, Tinder and Match.com, is investing $100 million in ...

Blake Gallagher

Sniffies, a Seattle-based meetup platform for gay, bisexual and sexually curious men, has landed a $100 million investment from Match… Read More Subscribe to GeekWire's free newsletters to catch every ...

Match Group invests $100 million in Grindr rival Sniffies with buyout option

April 27 (Reuters) - Match Group is investing $100 million in Sniffies, a dating platform targeted at non-heterosexual men, ...