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Vipc’S Virginia Venture Partners Invests In Carpedm, Elevating The Dating Experience For Professional Black Women

PRIVATEDec 23, 2021

Round Type

Funding Round

RichmondOtherFinancial ServicesSoftwareMobileCommunity And LifestyleApps

Description

Virginia Venture Partners (formerly CIT GAP Funds), the equity investment program of Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC), today announced an investment in CarpeDM. Virginia-based CarpeDM is a membership only dating platform and matchmaking service dedicated to connecting professional Black women with other singles seeking meaningful relationships. This funding, through the Virginia Founders fund, will be used to fuel the company’s customer acquisition strategy.

Quick answer

CarpeDM raised an undisclosed amount in a Funding Round round, dated December 23, 2021. CarpeDM is based in Richmond, Kentucky, United States.

How much did CarpeDM raise?
CarpeDM raised an undisclosed amount in a Funding Round round on December 23, 2021.
What does CarpeDM do?
The company announced its groundbreaking partnership with background check company KarmaCheck in November.
Where is CarpeDM based and how big is it?
CarpeDM is based in Richmond, Kentucky, United States.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

Who else raised in Financial Services and Mobile around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as CarpeDM that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • Digibee raised $25M (Series A) on February 3, 2022.
  • Get Paid raised $1.1M (Seed) on January 14, 2022.
  • Parler raised $20M (Funding Round) on January 7, 2022.
  • Parler raised $20M on January 6, 2022.
  • Anchorage Digital raised $350M (Series D) on December 15, 2021.
  • Anchorage Digital raised $350M (Funding Round) on December 15, 2021.

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Company Information

Company

CarpeDM

Location

Richmond, Kentucky, United States

About

The company announced its groundbreaking partnership with background check company KarmaCheck in November. "We look forward to following their growth and seeing the positive impact CarpeDM will have by creating a service specifically for professional Black women.” Virginia-based CarpeDM is a membership only dating platform and matchmaking service dedicated to connecting professional Black women with other singles seeking meaningful relationships. “CarpeDM is a community solely for professional Black women to find the meaningful relationships we deserve! CarpeDM is also one of the only dating apps on the market that conducts 100% background checks for all of its members. CarpeDM, recently named Technical.ly DC’s 2021 Startup of the Year, is an exclusive, member-only dating community created for singles seeking meaningful relationships with professional Black women.

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