We know that dating applications have strong usage on Facebook, yet I’m embarrassed to admit that I impulsively bought a premium subscription to Zoosk before I’d gotten a chance to suss out the selection on there.
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Zoosk, the online dating community that launched in 2007 as a Facebook application, has raised an additional $6 million in funding. This is the third round of funding for Zoosk, and was led by existing investor Canaan Partners. The funding will go towards pushing Zoosk’s market share on a global scale, as well as adding to its team and roll out new products.
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Last week AllFacebook has the opportunity to speak with Shayan Zadeh, the co-Founder and co-CEO of Zoosk, one of the leading Facebook dating applications. The company has recently surged to the number one position in terms of daily and monthly active users for any dating application. Many have attributed this growth to an aggressive user acquisition model. Whatever the reason for the growth, dating is clearly a hot item on Facebook, ranking it among social games in terms of user engagement.

If you are in the online dating industry then social platforms are most definitely on your radar. Many offer a completely free platform but Zoosk differs from most in that they use a freemium model, limiting things like “flirts” and messages, charging users for increased activity. Check out our interview with Shayan Zadeh below.
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