Ignighter in the Press

    • April 14, 2009
    • CenterNetworks
    • NYC Startup and Event Updates
    • Ignighter has relaunched their group dating website today. The company is calling the updates "version 2" which includes an update to functionality and site design. It also looks like they have redesigned their logo...
    • February 16, 2009
    • Huffington Post
    • Group dating, the next singles phenomenon
    • The phenomenon of group dating, where one posse of single friends collectively goes on a date with another group of eligible singles, is gaining in popularity as daters realize the value of strength in numbers...
    • February 12, 2009
    • Huffington Post
    • An Open Letter To The Ladies On Valentine's Day...From Some Dudes
    • Ladies, we want you to know that Valentine's Day is the most confusing and frightening day of the year for men. We love you and our only intention is making this day special for you, or at the very least, not disappointing you. The problem is that the harder we try to make this day perfect...
    • December 23, 2008
    • College Mogul
    • Ignighter: Changing the Economics of Online Dating
    • Instead of creating a personal profile, you post a group profile with your friends in hopes to attract or find another group to mingle with. The goal is to facilitate safer, less awkward, and more fun dates by involving friends...
    • December 10, 2008
    • Two River Times
    • The GenY Spin on Start-Ups
    • Ignighter is a Gen-Y spin on Match.com... the site allows young singles to register in groups and arrange group dates with other groups. Did you get that the key word here is 'group'? "We had friends who were beginning to explore the online dating world and they‚Äôd come back to us with horror stories," says Sachs...
    • December 2, 2008
    • Two River Times
    • Safety-in-numbers dating
    • As the first round arrives, so do the ladies. A quick introduction reveals that a potential pair share the same profession, and the group of seven settles into a cushioned red booth. This is no impromptu meeting. They're participating in the recently reinvented social experiment known as organized group dating, billed as a low-key way to meet friends and lovers through informal gatherings...
    • November 18, 2008
    • Two River Times
    • Digital Dating: Desperation or Necessity?
    • Everything we do from finding a job to finding a friend seems to have an online component, so no need to be ashamed for wanting to broaden your circle, for friendship or dating, by taking advantage of the myriad of possibilities brought to you by the world wide web - just don't rely on it completely...
    • November 13, 2008
    • Two River Times
    • Twenty Something Yak - Interviews Adam Sachs
    • In the day of a "www" for everything, even the age-old ritual of courtship is moving to the internet. But what are the do's and don'ts of online dating?...
    • October 21, 2008
    • Bounder County Business Report
    • TechStars company raises $1.2 million
    • BOULDER - Ignighter Inc., a 2008 TechStars company, recently closed a $1.2 million round of funding that will be used to add staff and increase its exposure...
    • October 20, 2008
    • Daily Camera
    • TechStars' Ignighter raises $1.2M
    • Ignighter, one of the recent participants in the TechStars summer program in Boulder, recently landed $1.2 million in funding to help bolster the development of its group dating-focused Web site...
    • October 16, 2008
    • VentureBeat
    • Group dating site Ignighter snaps up $1.2 million
    • Remember group dates in junior high and high school? Sure, there was awkward tension with that special someone, but you had your buds right there. That‚Äôs the idea behind new group dating website Ignighter...
    • October 16, 2008
    • Feministing
    • Dating with the Crew
    • I got wind of this new entrepreneurial venture, Ignighter, awhile ago from my friend Hannah and thought I would share it all with you. Two recent college grads (both guys) have started an online dating site that allows groups of friends to mingle and jangle, rather than depending on that one little love connection...
    • September 12, 2008
    • Wall Street Journal
    • All Together Now
    • To the untrained eye and ear, the scene of young professionals sipping cocktails with a steady stream of popular music playing in the background seemed like a typical Thursday night at Forum...
    • August 21, 2008
    • Daily Camera
    • TechStars graduates make their pitch
    • Instead of matching singles with singles, Ignighter.com matches groups of friends with other groups of friends, aiming to make dates more comfortable and fun...
    • August 20, 2008
    • washingtonpost.com
    • Ten Startups Debut At TechStars Demo Day
    • Wish dating could be as fun and easy as going out with your friends? Ignighter is group to group dating. Meet people the way you do in real life, like you did in college...
    • August 20, 2008
    • TechCrunch
    • Ten Startups Debut At TechStars Demo Day
    • Ignighter is about hooking you and your friends up with someone else and their friends. They believe group socializing is safer and less intimidating than one to one blind dating...
    • March 2, 2008
    • Killer Startups
    • Ignighter.com - Real World Online Dating
    • Ignighter was started by recent college graduates who wanted to meet cute girls but were not comfortable with the antisocial and awkward nature of online dating sites...
    • February 28, 2008
    • Great Dating Services
    • Group dating - the new approach to dating
    • This social networks thing really sparks a lot of new ideas doesn't it. The latest social networking inspired online dating project is Ignighter.com...
    • August 19, 2007
    • Garysguide
    • Ignighter
    • Like most great ideas, the concept behind Ignighter was rooted in a need we felt in our actual personal lives. Having recently graduated from college (go 'cats!), moved to NYC...
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