Top Dating Companies and Startups in the UK

4 years ago

This article showcases some of the most popular players in the Dating space. Our analysts selected these companies for a variety of reasons. This list may include both state and private ventures providing the most value within the Dating industry.

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SEMRush.

Top Dating Companies


Badoo

Badoo is a dating-focused social network, allowing users to chat, make friends and share interests.

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Free Dating

Free Dating is an online dating site.

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Christian Connection

Christian Connection is an online christian dating community.

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Single Muslim

Single Muslim is the leading multi-platform digital matchmaking service tailored for Muslims with over 2.5 million members worldwide

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Muddy Matches

Muddy Matches is an online dating and social networking community company.

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Tastebuds

Tastebuds is the best place to meet new people who share your taste in music.

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DatingDirect

DatingDirect.com is the company behind the UK’s best known dating and relationship sites – DatingDirect.com and DatingDirectAffinity.com.

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Scamalytics

Scamalytics maintain the largest shared anti-fraud database dedicated to the online dating industry.

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Her

Her is a dating application for lesbians, bisexual and bi-curious women, allowing users to connect with each other and their community.

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Slow Dating

The UK’s Favourite Speed Dating Company

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Muzmatch

Muzmatch is the worlds biggest dating app for Muslims looking for their life partner. Backed by Y Combinator S17.

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iwillfindyou.love

iwillfindyou.love is an online dating site.

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Lumen

Lumen is an app-only dating platform for over 50s.

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Aura Transformation

Empowering people with simple ways to approach, talk to, date, and find happiness and fulfilment in meaningful long-term relationships.

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Lovestruck.com

Lovestruck.com is the world’s best dating service for single professionals.

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Chappy

Chappy is an online dating app dedicated for gay men.

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Bristlr

Bristlr is a dating app.

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BARE Dating

On BARE you can reveal as much or as little as you like.

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Huggle App

Huggle App is a popular dating and friendship app which matches users based on the places they have in common.

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myLovelyParent

Encouraging anyone with a single mums or dad to get them online and meet new people. Simples. Unless they don’t want to of course.

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Singles247

Singles247 is an online dating site for making friends and serious relationships.

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Dateline

Dateline provides offline dating service when people didn’t have the Internet.

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DatePlay

DatePlay is the future of dating for social gamers

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Jigsaw

Jigsaw develops a dating app that covers the user’s face in a jigsaw puzzle.

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Reveal

Reveal is a location-based social and dating application that facilitates communication between interested users.

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Flokkr

Privacy respecting social network for gay/bi/trans/queer adults.

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MatchMeHappy.co.uk

MatchMeHappy is a UK based online dating website service.

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Miss Date Doctor

Miss Date Doctor is a new modern dating website using modern technology and AI features to offer a modernised platform

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Paired

Paired provides the steps needed by couples to improve their relationship each day.

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Honeypot

Honeypot is a location based dating app.

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HappyGo

HappyGo is a dating app that pairs the user on blind dates with people they share mutual friends with on Facebook.

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The One

The One is a mobile app for online dating that systematically matches two strangers.

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Loveflutter

Loveflutter is the only dating app to connect people through Twitter and Facebook and suggest date ideas nearby via Foursquare.

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Yoke

Yoke is a Facebook dating app that matches users with single friends of friends.

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SKWSH

SKWSH helps you match, find the perfect date spot, and meet in person! Available on Android; coming soon to iOS.

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BuckleUp

Date Nearby & Now! BuckleUp With Every Gender & Sexuality! BuckleUp still Works When & Where other Apps don’t!

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Global Personals

Launched in 2003, Global Personals Ltd is one of the largest privately owned online dating companies worldwide.

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OTP London Ltd

Startup tech company and software publishers of OTP.AR WORLD App.

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Vacationship

The only travel meeting app that connects locals and tourists for exciting vacation experiences.

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Panda Club

Panda Club offers links for Android and iOS users to download its app.

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Meetual

Connect your friends with each other!

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Datemakers

Datemakers is an online booking platform that aims to make dates less boring.

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Zappel

Zappel is a mobile app that spontaneously connects the humans via hyperlocal informal events (known as Zappels).

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MeetCute

Enriching conversations and relationships using AI

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Pear.Me

Pear.Me is a dating application that uses machine learning and a Nobel-Prize winning algorithm to match people.

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Bleenka

Bleenka is a dating app.

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HAPPII

Immersive, engaging and entertaining new dating app for the post-Tinder generation. Discover more about your matches, enjoy better dates.

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Instnt Group Dating

Instnt is a real-time dating app that aimed to connect groups of people.

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HOLiD8

HOLiD8 is a revolutionary new dating app that allows a user to match with people BEFORE the holiday arrives.

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Kwaan

Kwaan is a site that provides a list of thoughtfully and intelligently curated places to eat and drink in London.

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Luvango

The dating app where users can doodle and upload video intro’s

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HiZup

HiZup is a small but powerful IT company based in the UK specializing in SEO, development of CMS and Web Social/Dating Services.

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Tryst’d Dating

Tryst Dating, Daygame in London, how to get more matches on dating apps such as Tinder

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Did I See U

Did I See U is a free dating app offering users a real time dating platform. Opportunity to connect with new people.

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Pay For A Date

Pay For A Date is an online dating platform

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Toyboy Warehouse

Toyboy Warehouse is an online dating community.

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Johnny Cassell

Johnny Cassell provides dating Advice and Tips from the UK’s top Dating Coach.

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Luvdoo

Social Dating

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The Global Dating Agency

The Global Dating Agency is a start-up company building several niche dating brands that collectively serve a unique purpose for customers

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The Co-operative Food Primary Logistics Services

The Co-operative Food Primary Logistics Services is a co-operative (co-op) is a different kind of business.

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American International Group Life

AIG Life is the life insurance arm of AIG in the UK, Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Gibraltar.

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CoverForYou

CoverForYou is an online travel insurance specialist.

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Collingwood Insurance Services

Collingwood Insurance Services is a niche motor insurance company.

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By Miles

By Miles is reinventing car insurance – pay an annual cost to cover your car while it’s parked, then pay by the miles you drive each month.

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Viewber

Viewber offers UK wide on-demand ‘property access’ services via thousands of ‘Viewbers’ to agents, managers and owners, 7 days a week.

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Quote Goat

A fast-growing comparison site for individuals and businesses looking to find great value quotes for insurance and energy.

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Kennedys Law

Kennedys Law is a insurance and construction company located in London.

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Neos

Neos is an insurance company that provides smart home technology and home insurance.

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Hyperion Insurance Group

Hyperion is an international insurance intermediary group with insurance broking and underwriting agency arms.

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Glass’s

Glass’s Information Services provides pricing and specification intelligence for automotive decision-makers.

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Right Choice Insurance Brokers

A UK-based motor insurance broker .

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Halo Car Hire Insurance

To take the hassle out of car hire insurance.

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British Insurance Brokers’ Association

UK’s leading general insurance intermediary organisation representing the interests of insurance brokers, intermediaries and customers.

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Direct Gap

Direct Gap is a specialist insurer and one of the largest online providers of Gap Insurance products, direct to the public.

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Complete Cover Group

Complete Cover Group is an insurance broker specialising in non-standard motor risks.

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BGL Group

BGL Group digitally distributes insurance and financial products.

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PayingTooMuch

PayingTooMuch is an insurance price comparison website.

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Paymentshield

Paymentshield provides customers with insurance products to protect their homes and lifestyles, through financial intermediaries.

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Gadget Cover

Gadget Cover is an Award Winning Mobile Phone & Gadget Insurance specialists company located in Sevenoaks.

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Nexus Mutual

Nexus Mutual uses the power of blockchain technology and Ethereum to allow people from all over the world.

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Adam & Co Company

Adam & Company is a financial services company located in Edinburgh.

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John Charcol

John Charcol provides mortgage advisory and brokerage services in the United Kingdom.

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Larsen Howie

Contractor Insurance Broker & IR35 Expert

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Eddisons

Eddisons provides specialist services to banks, insolvency practitioners, owners, and occupiers of commercial property.

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RELX Group plc

RELX Group plcis is a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries.

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Tradewise Insurance Services

Tradewise Insurance Services is a vertically integrated motor vehicle insurer.

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