App (Mobile Phone)

Bumble Dating Corporate Office

Co-founder of Tinder, Whitney Wolfe Herd decided to start dating app Bumble soon after leaving Tinder. Founder of Badoo, Andrey Andreev partnered with Herd and gave $10 million in seed money to start the company.

Bumble is different from other dating apps in that women make the first move. Men are not allowed to contact women first. A swipe on the phone to the right will “like” a profile, a swipe to the left to reject a potential match.

While Tinder is currently the top dating app for those 18-35, Bumble is closing in fast. With an estimated value of $1.1 billion, Herd stated in September 2018 that the company was considering going public.

The company reported 22 million subscribers in November 2017. Company headquarters are located in Austin, Texas.

Bumble

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The company reported 22 million subscribers in November 2017. Company headquarters are located in Austin, Texas.

Poshmark Corporate Office

Poshmark was founded by Manish Chandra, Tracy Sun, Gautam Golwala, & Chetan Pungaliya in 2011. The company operates a mobile phone app which allows users to sell their gently used items and ship them to customers anywhere in the US.

Poshmark takes a 20% commission from items sold. Sellers can have their accounts suspended or completely removed from the site if they take sales offline or to a competitor. While some people have claimed to make several thousand dollars in a single month, (with one seller hitting $1 million in sales) others say that a lack of ratings or feedback from buyers leaves clients open to fraud.

Poshmark stated in August 2018 that sellers had made a combined income of $1 billion since the app was introduced.

Currently, the app is only for US users, but that might change in the future. Company headquarters are located in Redwood City, California.

Poshmark

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Poshmark stated in August 2018 that sellers had made a combined income of $1 billion since the app was introduced.

Currently, the app is only for US users, but that might change in the future. Company headquarters are located in Redwood City, California.

Donald Daters Corporate Office

Seeking to “Make America Date Again”, Emily Moreno, a former aide to Senator Marco Rubio, created a website and, later mobile phone apps, that allow fans of Donald Trump to connect to one another.

Moreno says that it’s difficult for many conservatives to find dates, especially those in larger, more liberal cities. On the day the app was launched, more than 1600 people signed up. The app allows for 25 free connections. Users can also see what other’s in their area are doing with the local activity feed.

Unlike other apps, such as Righters, Moreno doesn’t declare war on liberals or non-fans of Trump who might use the app, as long as no hate speech is used. Users can block anyone they find offensive or undesirable.

On the first day the app was available, a glitch allowed the app to leak all of the user’s real names, personal messages, and photo’s. The site was immediately closed and Moreno made a public statement saying that the technical problem would soon be corrected and the app restored.

The site was also criticized for its original welcome photo showing a Trump rally that featured North Carolina conservative activist William Barrett Riddleberger, who had been convicted in 1995 of felony indecent liberties with a child. The photo of Barrett Riddleberger and his wife was later removed.

Headquarters for Donald Daters is located in North Olmstead, Ohio.

Donald Daters

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Headquarters for Donald Daters is located in North Olmstead, Ohio.

Wag Corporate Office

Wag was founded by Josh Viner in 2014 after he realized that he would love to own a dog, but had no time in his schedule to walk his pet.

Wag is a mobile phone app that matches dog walkers with people who want someone to look after their dog. The service also includes pet sitting services. Some have dubbed Wag as an “Uber” for dogs.

Numerous celebrities are known to use Wag, including Kendall Jenner, Mariah Carey, and Chloe Grace Moretz. The app currently works in 43 states and more than 100 cities, with new cities being added regularly. Clients receive a lockbox and dog walkers receive the code to the box when they sign up to walk the dog.

The company donates part of their profits to shelter’s across the US, providing food and has a partnership with Greater Good to foster dogs around the globe.

The company has come under intense scrutiny and has received scathing criticism for sloppy and potential dangerous leaks. Due to a technical glitch, Wag recently leaked clients names, addresses, and lockbox codes for anyone who viewed the site. Dogs have been “lost”, and one dog walker was seen on a client’s camera, making himself at home by watching TV, drinking beer, and slouching on the sofa.

Wag has hired a new CEO, Hilary Schneider, former LifeLock CEO, to handle the company’s booming business and increasing problems. Headquarters for the company are located in West Hollywood, California.

Wag

Wag was founded by Josh Viner in 2014 after he realized that he would love to own a dog, but had no time in his schedule to walk his pet.

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The company donates part of their profits to shelter’s across the US, providing food and has a partnership with Greater Good to foster dogs around the globe.

LevelUp Corporate Office

LevelUp was founded by 20-year-old Seth Priebatsch, who states he spent 3 years developing the app. LevelUp is a payment platform designed to bypass checkout lines and other hassles, such as passwords.

The platform works when a client downloads the app and links it to a debit or credit card. When paying at participating locations, the user simply opens the app and scans the QR code, completing the transaction.

Currently, the app is used mainly for restaurants, but the company says it has as many as 50,000 businesses that use the app and more than 1 million registered users as of May of 2017. The app is popular on the East coast but hasn’t caught on yet on the West coast or mid-West regions.

The platform also offers a reward or loyalty program. This program allows users to order food or other items and simply scan their QR code, bypassing most cashiers or waiting to sign on to other platforms, such as PayPal.

As of June 2016, LevelUp is available for businesses in the Boston, Chicago, Washington DC, Northern Virginia, Philadelphia, St. Louis, New York City, Atlanta, San Francisco, Dallas, San Diego, Minneapolis, Montgomery, Kansas City, Seattle and Wilmington, North Carolina areas.

In July of 2018, the company announced that they had been acquired by GrubHub for $390 million. Headquarters for the parent company, GrubHub, are located in Chicago, Illinois.

LevelUp

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In July of 2018, the company announced that they had been acquired by GrubHub for $390 million. Headquarters for the parent company, GrubHub, are located in Chicago, Illinois.