13 dic Inside Dating App Hater’s Shark Tank Deal With Mark Cuban
Last Valentine's Day, Goldman Sachs alum Brendan Alper, 30, launched his new dating app, Hater, which matches people based on what they hate rather than what they love. Users can swipe on thousands of topics, from Kim Jong-un to ketchup on hot dogs. The app's algorithms recommend the most compatible matches. On a segment of ABC's hit business pitch show Shark Tank that aired November 26, Alper struck a deal with Mark Cuban. The billionaire Dallas Mavericks owner pledged to invest $200,000 in exchange for a 10% stake in the company, valuing Hater at $2 million. Just before the show taped, Alper had raised $500,000 from a venture firm called Sweet Capital, which bought a 12.5% stake, valuing the company at twice as much.