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The company was named as Scotland's fastest growing technology firm by [[Deloitte]] in its October 2011 Fast 500 listing,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-15341387 |title=BBC News - Cupid named Scotland's fastest-growing technology firm |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2011-10-17 |accessdate=2012-07-06}}</ref> and in May 2012, went on to be awarded the UK Stock Market Awards 2012 award for Best Travel & Leisure PLC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stockmarketawards.com/winners/ |title=Winners | Stock Market Awards 2012 |publisher=Stockmarketawards.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-06}}</ref> |
The company was named as Scotland's fastest growing technology firm by [[Deloitte]] in its October 2011 Fast 500 listing,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-15341387 |title=BBC News - Cupid named Scotland's fastest-growing technology firm |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2011-10-17 |accessdate=2012-07-06}}</ref> and in May 2012, went on to be awarded the UK Stock Market Awards 2012 award for Best Travel & Leisure PLC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stockmarketawards.com/winners/ |title=Winners | Stock Market Awards 2012 |publisher=Stockmarketawards.com |date= |accessdate=2012-07-06}}</ref> |
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On 24th July 2012, Cupid Plc announced that it had acquired the French dating site Assistance Genie Logiciel (AGL) for the sum of €3.7million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18969004 |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2012-07-24}}</ref>. The deal to buy the 1986-founded company includes French dating sites amour.com, serencontrer.com and ulla.com. |
On 24th July 2012, Cupid Plc announced that it had acquired the French dating site Assistance Genie Logiciel (AGL) for the sum of €3.7million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-18969004 |title=Cupid finds amour with French acquisition |publisher=BBC |date= |accessdate=2012-07-24}}</ref>. The deal to buy the 1986-founded company includes French dating sites amour.com, serencontrer.com and ulla.com. |
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Revision as of 12:38, 24 July 2012
| Cupid Plc | |
| Company type | plc |
|---|---|
| Industry | Online dating |
| Headquarters | Edinburgh, Scotland |
Key people | Bill Dobbie, co-founder & CEO Max Polyakov, co-founder Mark Doughty, CFO Sean Wood, Communications Director |
| Revenue | £53.6M (2011)[1] |
Number of employees | 420 (2011)[1] |
| Website | http://www.cupidplc.com |
Cupid plc is an operator of multiple high volume Online Dating sites which is listed on the London Stock Exchange AIM market. Its mix of niche and mainstream sites claim a total of 54 million dater profiles across 58 countries.
History
The company was created in its current form in 2006, when Bill Dobbie and Max Polyakov acquired the EasyDate business and brand, to compliment a range of online dating sites they already operated from an off-shore base. From 2006 to present, the company has experienced aggressive growth in revenues and membership base both through organic growth and acquisitions.
The company was named as Scotland's fastest growing technology firm by Deloitte in its October 2011 Fast 500 listing,[2] and in May 2012, went on to be awarded the UK Stock Market Awards 2012 award for Best Travel & Leisure PLC.[3]
On 24th July 2012, Cupid Plc announced that it had acquired the French dating site Assistance Genie Logiciel (AGL) for the sum of €3.7million[4]. The deal to buy the 1986-founded company includes French dating sites amour.com, serencontrer.com and ulla.com.
Name change
The company initially listed under the name of EasyDate Plc, the name which it had traded as since foundation. However, in December 2010, as a result of pressure from easyGroup, the company changed its name to the current Cupid plc.[5]
Notable sites operated
- www.cupid.com - mainstream dating
- www.benaughty.com - casual dating
- www.gilsdateforfree.com - mainstream dating, targeted at improving the ratio of women:men registered
- www.maturedatinguk.com - mainstream dating, targeted at those aged 40+
See also
References
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- ^ a b http://www.cupidplc.com/investors/investor-relations-and-downloads?download=76%3Aannual-report-for-year-ended-31-dec-2011
- ^ "BBC News - Cupid named Scotland's fastest-growing technology firm". Bbc.co.uk. 2011-10-17. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ^ "Winners | Stock Market Awards 2012". Stockmarketawards.com. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
- ^ "Cupid finds amour with French acquisition". BBC. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- ^ Clark, Nick (2010-12-14). "Sir Stelios's arrows turn EasyDate into Cupid - Business News - Business". The Independent. Retrieved 2012-07-06.