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Thursday
Dating app for Thursdays only
- 1-20 employees
- B2C
- Dating
- Mobile
- Lambeth, London, UK
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Company mission
To make Thursday the most exciting day to be single, every week.
36% female employees
Our take
Thursday differs from the well-known existing dating apps on the market because, unlike traditional swipe-right-anytime apps, Thursday operates only one day a week. This intends to fix some of the problematic issues of overuse that can plague dating apps - leading to dating indecision and swipe fatigue.
They have built an app where everything you want from online dating happens in one day, making Thursday the one day of the week when singles can match, chat, and meet. The app removes the “paradox of choice” (daily matches are capped at 10) and forces users to move quickly, upping the spontaneity factor.
The company will be using its recent funding to expand its team and invest in marketing, as it focuses on continuing to set itself apart from competitors. Thursday could potentially expand to other cities later down the line, however, they are currently only available in London and New York.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Funding (2 rounds)
Jun 2021
$3.2m
SEED
Oct 2018
$0.2m
SEED
Total funding: $3.4m
This company has top investors
Leadership
George Rawlings
(CEO)Co-founder of video communications company, Agent VOX. Former Head of Partnerships at Brix Points.
Matthew McNeill
(COO)Former Captain in the British Army.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Thursday
Philippa Wisniewski (Full Stack Developer)
- Our customers are diverse, our team should reflect that
- To help people who are otherwise discriminated
- Diverse teams are more creative and will push us in directions which we should be considering but may not have noticed if the team was all the same
- So as not to create an echo chamber (tunnel vision)
- We are setting hiring goals
- Actively promote D&I in all aspects of Thursday
- Allow clear, open and honest channels of communication at all levels of the company
- Regular review of our D&I strategy and performance
- Openly celebrate diversity
- We will look to implement a company policy on our values and conduct etc. But as we are in a pivotal phase of our growth/scalability and taking into account the team size, this is not considered a priority right now
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Working for Thursday has allowed me to further develop my SQL skills and learn new coding languages. It has also been very exciting to be a part of a growing start-up and see first hand how this kind of business operates.
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Opportunities to learn
Dec 2021
Every member of the team is not only very good at their job but they are also extremely hard working and knowledgeable in their roles. Working for a start-up provides new challenges every week all of the employees having a good work ethic makes overcoming these challenges far easier.
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Hard working team
Dec 2021
We have weekly catch up meetings in which new ideas can be discussed. Working in a small team also allows for lots of discussion where everyone has a chance to contribute their ideas and solutions to problems.
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My opinions are valued
Dec 2021