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Social and Dating Apps Landscape of India

1,552 Social and Dating Apps companies in India, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based and which skills employers want. Updated August 2026.

1,552companies tracked
$201.2Mdisclosed funding
22hiring right now
37events · 24 months

Who leads Social and Dating Apps in India

Shows the top companies in hiring, funding and overall activity, with 1,552 firms tracked and 22 currently hiring.

open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
  1. 01Vlncy4last posted Aug 2026
  2. 02Chartered Club4last posted Jun 2026
  3. 03Praja App4last posted Jul 2026
  4. 04TrueFan AI3last posted Jun 2026
  5. 05Mingle Mate3last posted Feb 2026
  6. 06Fluttr3last posted Jun 2026
  7. 07HerKey3last posted Jul 2026
  8. 08Zealthy2last posted Oct 2025
22 companies hiring · 1 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
  1. 01GARI$87.2MICO · Jan 2022
  2. 02Matrimony.com$20.4MSeries B · Feb 2008
  3. 03Healofy$16.9MSeries B · Aug 2021
  4. 04TrueFan AI$11.1MSeries A · Jun 2022
  5. 05TrulyMadly$9.3MSeed · Apr 2022
  6. 06HerKey$7.8MSeries A · Nov 2025
  7. 07IndiGG$7.2MICO · Mar 2022
  8. 08Sheroes$6.1MSeries A · Dec 2021
43 companies with disclosed rounds · $201.2M total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
  1. 01Matrimony.com$65.9MFY2021 filing
  2. 02HerKey$2.7MFY2024 filing
  3. 03TrueFan AI$2.1MFY2023 filing
  4. 04Ladies Who Lead$378kFY2024 filing
  5. 05SanchiConnect$230kFY2025 filing
  6. 06Reviens Tech$91kFY2023 filing
  7. 07Gappu$55kFY2025 filing
  8. 08Fluttr$50kFY2023 filing
13 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
  1. 01Matrimony.com11,148tracked employees
  2. 02HerKey129tracked employees
  3. 03Ladies Who Lead21tracked employees
  4. 04Praja App21tracked employees
  5. 05Fluttr20tracked employees
  6. 06Qoohoo18tracked employees
  7. 07Wylo10tracked employees
  8. 08Zealthy10tracked employees
9 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
  1. 01Matrimony.com57.7%41 tracked events
  2. 02Goswami11.3%8 tracked events
  3. 03SanchiConnect11.3%8 tracked events
  4. 04Fluttr8.5%6 tracked events
  5. 05Jeevansathi5.6%4 tracked events
  6. 06Woo2.8%2 tracked events
  7. 07Ladies Who Lead2.8%2 tracked events
71 tracked events across 7 companies
web reach
Most-used apps
the sites in this sector the web visits most
  1. 01Y99top 10ky99.in
  2. 02QuackQuacktop 50kquackquack.in
  3. 03Jeevansathitop 50kjeevansathi.com
  4. 04Maheshwaritop 50kmaheshwari.org
  5. 05Shaaditop 100kshaadi.com
  6. 06Vivaahtop 100kvivaah.com
  7. 07Anand Marathatop 100kanandmaratha.com
  8. 08MubarakRishtetop 100kmubarakrishte.com
444 companies here run a site with a measured audience · 91 of them sit inside the web’s top million
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How the Social and Dating Apps ecosystem in India grew, 2016–2025

Displays the yearly count of new companies, peaking at 153 founded in 2021 and falling to 14 in 2025.

Companies founded / year
new Social and Dating Apps companies in India
2016: 632017: 622018: 992019: 1132020: 1322021: 1532022: 1192023: 1012024: 682025: 14
20162025
peak 153 in 2021
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 18 in 2021
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
2016: 7,419,0702017: 6,436,5912018: 1,043,6002019: 8,723,6762020: 7,953,3822021: 20,240,9032022: 107,491,6522023: 5,605,1252024: 2,156,6112025: 4,698,287
20162025
peak $107.5M in 2022

Where Social and Dating Apps companies in India are based

Chennai skyline — Social and Dating Apps hub in India
Hub 01
Chennai
163 Social and Dating Apps companies
22% of the Social and Dating Apps companies across these hubs
163companies
$20.7Mdisclosed funding
2hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Chennai · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bengaluru skyline — Social and Dating Apps hub in India
Hub 02
Bengaluru
125 Social and Dating Apps companies
17% of the Social and Dating Apps companies across these hubs
125companies
$128Mdisclosed funding
6hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Bangalore · CC BY-SA 4.0
Mumbai skyline — Social and Dating Apps hub in India
Hub 03
Mumbai
123 Social and Dating Apps companies
16% of the Social and Dating Apps companies across these hubs
123companies
$3.9Mdisclosed funding
2hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Mumbai · CC BY-SA 4.0
Delhi skyline — Social and Dating Apps hub in India
Hub 04
Delhi
102 Social and Dating Apps companies
14% of the Social and Dating Apps companies across these hubs
102companies
$17.1Mdisclosed funding
1hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Delhi · CC BY-SA 4.0
Eluru skyline — Social and Dating Apps hub in India
Hub 05
Eluru
76 Social and Dating Apps companies
10% of the Social and Dating Apps companies across these hubs
76companies
Photo Wikipedia · Eluru · CC BY-SA 4.0
Hyderabad skyline — Social and Dating Apps hub in India
Hub 06
Hyderabad
65 Social and Dating Apps companies
9% of the Social and Dating Apps companies across these hubs
65companies
$1.1Mdisclosed funding
1hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Hyderabad · CC BY-SA 4.0
Pune skyline — Social and Dating Apps hub in India
Hub 07
Pune
57 Social and Dating Apps companies
8% of the Social and Dating Apps companies across these hubs
57companies
$2.8Mdisclosed funding
Photo Wikipedia · Pune · CC BY-SA 4.0
Ahmedabad skyline — Social and Dating Apps hub in India
Hub 08
Ahmedabad
44 Social and Dating Apps companies
6% of the Social and Dating Apps companies across these hubs
44companies
$39kdisclosed funding
Photo Wikipedia · Ahmedabad · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Social and Dating Apps market map of India: what these companies actually do

Breaks down product types and revenue models, highlighting consumer digital (1,483) and subscription revenue (1,233) as the most common.

The biggest kinds of Social and Dating Apps company, by how many we track.

Consumer Digital — a Social and Dating Apps sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 01
Consumer Digital
1,483 companies
1,483companies
$167.4Mraised
17hiring
B2C E-Commerce — a Social and Dating Apps sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 02
B2C E-Commerce
1,155 companies
1,155companies
$16.6Mraised
4hiring
Loneliness Economy — a Social and Dating Apps sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 03
Loneliness Economy
227 companies
227companies
$42.9Mraised
8hiring
Enterprise Tech — a Social and Dating Apps sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 04
Enterprise Tech
77 companies
77companies
$25.2Mraised
9hiring
SaaS — a Social and Dating Apps sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 05
SaaS
33 companies
33companies
$4.7Mraised
4hiring
Gtm Software — a Social and Dating Apps sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 06
Gtm Software
29 companies
29companies
$11.4Mraised
5hiring
Enterprise Software — a Social and Dating Apps sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 07
Enterprise Software
27 companies
27companies
$12.6Mraised
4hiring
Fintech — a Social and Dating Apps sub-vertical
Sub-vertical 08
Fintech
24 companies
24companies
$94.7Mraised
2hiring
  • Consumer Digital1,483 companies · $167.4M raised · 17 hiring
  • B2C E-Commerce1,155 companies · $16.6M raised · 4 hiring
  • Loneliness Economy227 companies · $42.9M raised · 8 hiring
  • Enterprise Tech77 companies · $25.2M raised · 9 hiring
  • SaaS33 companies · $4.7M raised · 4 hiring
  • Gtm Software29 companies · $11.4M raised · 5 hiring
  • Enterprise Software27 companies · $12.6M raised · 4 hiring
  • Fintech24 companies · $94.7M raised · 2 hiring
  • Blockchain22 companies · $97.7M raised
  • Investment Tech20 companies · $256k raised · 2 hiring
  • Marketplaces17 companies · $9.2M raised
  • Socialfi17 companies · $94.4M raised

Monetization

How Social and Dating Apps companies make money

How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.

Subscription1,233
Commission on Transaction868
Advertising718
E-Commerce - Service492
Fee-For-Service85
Freemium58
E-Commerce - Product26
Sponsorship10

Funding, M&A and the deals moving Social and Dating Apps in India

Summarizes 37 corporate events in the past two years, most of which are earnings reports (18) and funding rounds (9).

Earnings 18Funding 9Buyback 4Leadership 2IPO 1Announcement 1M&A 1Contracts 1
  • FundingThe Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group has launched a Rs 27000 crore fundraise to refinance the entire debt of Goswami Infratech, which stood at about Rs 14,300 crore as of June 2023.2026-03-04
  • M&A5 months ago Jeevansathi Internet Services (Jeevansathi), a wholly owned subsidiary of Info Edge (India) has in its meeting of the Board of Directors held today i.e. on 14 November 2025, considered and approved acquisition of 1,279 equity shares of Aisle Network (Aisle), aggregating to 3.65% of its paid up share capital as well as resolution and termination of all existing arrangements with the seller, for an aggregate consideration of Rs. 5.50 crore, by way of secondary acquisition.2025-11-15
  • FundingSanchiConnect , a deeptech accelerator, in partnership with YourNest Venture Capital, on Thursday, announced an investment of Rs 48 crore for its DeepTech accelerator programme- Velocity Accelerator Program.2025-01-05
  • FundingLadies Who Lead (LWL), a members-only platform focused on advancing women in leadership, has successfully raised $1 million in a pre-Series A funding round led by Rainmatter.2024-11-30
  • FundingFlutrr has reportedly raised $1.2 Mn and is backed by media houses The Times of India, Zee Media, and Bollywood actor Huma Qureshi.2024-11-06
  • LeadershipWOO announces the appointment of Léa Bernardi as Director of Operations (COO).2026-02-10
  • buybackChennai-based online matrimony company Matrimony.com has informed the exchanges that its board has approved the buyback of upto 8.93 lakh equity shares at ₹655 per share, amounting to a total of ₹58.4 crore in cash.2025-12-15

Mergers and acquisitions

Deals from the last 24 months where a Social and Dating Apps company in India was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.

AcquirerTargetDeal valueStatusDate
JeevansathiAisle Network (Aisle)undisclosedCompleted2025-11-14
PankhuriPalashundisclosedAnnounced2023-08-30
babychakraTinystepundisclosed2022-03-30
Good Glamm GroupTinystepundisclosedAnnounced2022-03-23
Matrimony.comBoatmanundisclosedPending2021-07-31
MIT Investment Management CompanyMatrimony.comundisclosed2020-08-28

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Provides details on specific events such as leadership moves and product launches.

Leadership moves
3 tracked people moves · last 12 months
  • SanchiConnectVijay Bawra · Appointment → Vice President – New Initiatives & GrowthApr 2026
  • WooLéa Bernardi · Appointment → Director of Operations (COO)Feb 2026
  • WooLeslie Besson · Promotion → Executive DirectorFeb 2026
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
3 companies reporting15 company-quarters tracked

Half of these companies grew revenue faster than -0.8%, half slower.

Who is building Social and Dating Apps in India

Profiles 384 founders and CEOs across 318 firms, noting frequent alma maters like BITS Pilani (8) and prior employers such as Cisco (3).

Founders and chief executives12 of 384, from the best-funded companies on this page
Aditya Kothari
Co-Founder
Aditya Kothari

Ex-Co-Founder Plixr Technologies, Bounce, heyleela, Spare Tickets. Presidency College BBM 2009

Murugavel Janakiraman
Founder & CEO
Murugavel Janakiraman
repeat founder

Founder-MeraLuv, Matrimony · Qwen, University of Madras MCA 1993

Aradhana Singh
Co-Founder
Aradhana Singh

Healofy, ex-Hashedin By Deloitte, ex-Apac Sourcing Solutions Limited Gurgaon

Nimish Goel
Co-Founder & CEO
Nimish Goel

Ex-Warburg Pincus, EY-Parthenon. Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

Snehil Khanor
Co-Founder & CEO
Snehil Khanor

Co-Founder UnShaadi, ex-Spice Digital, Co-Founder FindYahan, Hungry Foolish Startup Consultants. Apeejay College of Engineering BTech 2012

Neha Bagaria
Founder & CEO
Neha Bagaria

Ex- Founder Paragon, Kemwell Biopharma. The Wharton School 2003

Gabby Dizon
Co-Founder
Gabby Dizon
repeat founder

Co-Founder Yield Guild Games, Narra Gallery, Oasys, Blockchain Game Alliance, Altitude Games, Infinity Ventures Crypto, Ex-Co-Founder Alto.io…

Sairee Chahal
Co-Founder & CEO
Sairee Chahal
repeat founder

Designated Partner-Septters Founders Ventures · Founder & CEO SHEROES, Paytm Payments Bank · ex-Indian Institute of Foreign Trade…

Pranay Shrivastava
Co-Founder & CEO
Pranay Shrivastava
repeat founder

Ex-Founder & CEO GOBike, Wheelstreet. L.N.C.T, Bhopal BE 2014

Jasveer Singh
Co-Founder & CEO
Jasveer Singh

Ex-Founder Rhyno, Sparehousing.com, Securx Systems. Dr. B. R. Ambedkar University Agra BS 2009…

Tapan Sangal
Founder
Tapan Sangal

Ex-Griffin Global Group, PwC.

Suhrid Devsharma
Co-Founder
Suhrid Devsharma

Flutrr, ex-Smartsolve Business Consultance, ex-Vinculum, St. Xavier's College, Calcutta, 1970

Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 54 of 384 founders
BITS Pilani8
IIM Calcutta6
IIT Bombay4
IIT Kharagpur4
University of Pennsylvania4
IIT Kanpur3
IIM Bangalore3
IIT Delhi3
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 11 of 384 founders
Cisco3
Flipkart2
Amazon2
Microsoft1
Zoho1
Myntra1
Facebook1
eBay1
Founders flagged as repeat founders
of 337 founders with a profile on this page
8
carry a repeat-founder flag
  • flagged as repeat founders8
  • no repeat-founder flag329
Women and men among the founders
first names matched for 298 of 384 founders
17%
of matched founders are women
  • women50
  • men248
Inferred from first names, using 119 million people who state their own gender: a first name counts only where at least 20 of them share it and at least 90% of those share the same gender. The other 86 founders go in neither column.
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Who funds Social and Dating Apps in India

Lists 97 funding rounds since 2016 from 614 investors, with an average round size of $307 k.

Investor · most active investors since 2016RoundsLedLatest
Wellfound85Dec 2022
QED Innovation Labs7Jun 2022
Kunal Naresh Shah42Nov 2021
Whiteboard Capital42Jan 2025
The Quint41Dec 2017
Anand Chandrasekaran41Mar 2020
Gaurav Munjal41Nov 2021
Flipkart33Jan 2017
Y Combinator33Jan 2023
Omidyar Network India32Jul 2019
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel76
Series A–B14
Series C+ / PE0
Grants, debt & other7

The typical round is $307k — half were bigger, half smaller.

The biggest Social and Dating Apps funding rounds in India

Highlights the largest disclosed round—Matrimony.com’s $11.8 M Series B—and ten other sizable rounds.

CompanyRoundSizeWhenBackers
Matrimony.comSeries B$11.8MFeb 2008Yahoo, Mayfield, Canaan
Matrimony.comSeries A$8.7MAug 2006Yahoo, Canaan
HealofySeries A$8MJan 2019Babytree, Omidyar Network India, BAce Capital
TrueFan AISeries A$6.7MJun 2022Z3Partners, Mayfield, Secocha Ventures +12 more
HealofySeries B$6.5MAug 2021Celesta Capital, Inflection Point Ventures, Venture Catalysts +22 more
IndiGGSeed$6MJan 2022Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Jump Capital +12 more
TrulyMadlySeed$5.9MMar 2015Helion Venture Partners, Kae Capital
TrueFan AISeed$4.3MMar 2020Mayfield, Vishal Kashyap Mahadevia, Simone Meher +14 more
HerKeySeed$4MMar 2023Kalaari Capital, 360 One, Zia Mody +17 more
HerKeySeries A$3.8MNov 2025Singularity AMC, Kalaari Capital, 3one4 Capital +8 more
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M12
$1–10M3
$10–50M0
$50–250M0
>$250M0

15 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.

Fresh cheques · last 6 months
  • GappuConventional Debt$22kFeb 2026
  • GappuAngel$11kFeb 2026

Social and Dating Apps jobs in India: who is hiring and what they ask for

Reports 102 job postings from 26 employers in the last year, with top required skills including Python, SQL and communication.

102postings · last 12 months
112postings tracked overall
26employers advertising

Demand

The Skills Employers Ask For

What Social and Dating Apps employers in India put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.

  • python11
  • communication skills8
  • sql7
  • interpersonal skills7
  • excel6
  • pytorch6
  • negotiation5
  • figma5
  • crm tools5
  • negotiation skills5
What level are these roles?
Entry2
Intern1
Senior14
Lead14
Manager20
Most advertised titles
  • Lead Taxation2
  • Lead Community Marketing2
  • L1 Support2
  • Business Analyst2
  • Product Manager2
  • Ai Video Editor2
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About this data: built from Fliar's company, founder, funding, hiring and jobs trackers, covering India. Counts are of companies we track, not of every company that exists. Updated August 2026.
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