Hinge, Inc.
Dating app with Nobel Prize-winning matching algorithm
- Sector
- Software
- Headquarters
- NEW YORK, NY
- Founded
- 2011
- Latest Form D
- $17.5M, Dec 2014
- Total capital
- $18.7M
- Federal grants
- None on recordNo awards found in SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF or DoD records.
- Private capital raised
- $18.7M
- 2 Form D · last Dec 2014
- 142 months since last filing
- Federal contracts
- None on recordNo federal contract awards found.
- Granted patents
- 1
- 3 pending · first 2025
- Rank in peer group#417 of 2705
Capital timeline
Latest events
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 2nd filing$17.5M
- Private capital raisedForm D · SEC · 1st filing$1.2M
Node area is scaled to amount. Form D reports securities sold, which can differ from an announced round; filings are numbered in the order they were made.
Standing among 2705 peers
Line = medianSoftware · Platform
- Granted patents#417 · top 15%
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Founders and team
From SEC Form D filings- Andrew DunnDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Justin McLeodExecutive Officer, Director, PromoterNamed in SEC Form D filings
- Tod FrancisDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
- William LomickaDirectorNamed in SEC Form D filings
What it has protected
USPTO · 1 granted of 4- PendingSystem and Method for Providing Enhanced Recommendations Based on Ratings of Offline ExperiencesUSPTOApplication 19393006
- GrantedSystem and Method for Providing Enhanced Recommendations Based on Ratings of Offline ExperiencesUSPTOUS 12,511,296
- PendingSystem and Method for Providing Enhanced Recommendations Based on Ratings of Offline ExperiencesUSPTOApplication 19291778
Show all 4 patent records
- System and Method for Providing Enhanced Recommendations Based on Ratings of Offline ExperiencesMar 12, 2026 · Application 19393006Pending
- System and Method for Providing Enhanced Recommendations Based on Ratings of Offline ExperiencesDec 30, 2025 · US 12,511,296Granted
- System and Method for Providing Enhanced Recommendations Based on Ratings of Offline ExperiencesNov 20, 2025 · Application 19291778Pending
- System And Method For Providing Enhanced Recommendations Based On Ratings Of Offline ExperiencesApplication PCTUS2020054672Pending
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Sources
Federal grants from SBIR/STTR, NIH, NSF and DoD records. Federal contracts from USAspending.gov. Private capital from SEC Form D. Patents from USPTO. Publications from OpenAlex. Regulatory activity from the Federal Register. Press matched on company name.
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Data freshness
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