Zoosk, an online dating social network, raises $6 million
ADOTAS — The social dating community company has secured a third round of funding.
Existing investor Canaan Partners led the round, and the company says that the funding will be used to further accelerate growth worldwide, grow its team, and for continued product innovation. The additional funding, according to a company press release, follows Zoosk’s rapid growth during the past six months, from 16.5 million users in January to more than 30 million in June 2009.
While it doesn’t release its numbers, Zoosk reports that its revenues have grown tremendously and now surpass those reported by multiple publicly traded online dating companies in the U.S. The company makes money from premium services, the sale of “Zoosk coins” that can be used to purchase virtual gifts, and advertising.
Zoosk is the top-ranked lifestyle application on Facebook. Users can join Zoosk by adding the Zoosk application through Facebook, Bebo, Hi5, Friendster, and MySpace, or by signing up at Zoosk.com.
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