Originally a Stanford University business class project, Speeddate.com combines online dating and round robin-style speed dating, where singles spend five minutes or less connecting live with potential matches.
[2] The domain was acquired in 2007 and since its launch in late 2007, SpeedDate.com has hosted over 60 million online speed dates.
[3] Within an hour, users meet up to 15 people using live video and instant messaging.
SpeedDate secured U.S. Patent Number 7,203,674 covering key aspects of online speed dating.
Online dating site SpeedDate has raised $6 million in a Series B funding round led by Menlo Ventures.