# Coffee Meets Bagel

> Coffee Meets Bagel is a relationship-focused dating app founded by Korean-American sisters Arum, Dawoon, and Soo Kang. Built on the idea that quality beats quantity, it serves curated daily matches rather than infinite swipes - aimed at people who want commitment, not entertainment.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Arum Kang (Co-founder & CEO), Dawoon Kang (Co-founder & Chief Dating Officer), Soo Kang (Co-founder & Head of Design)
- **Team size:** ~110 employees
- **Products:** Coffee Meets Bagel app, Beans (in-app currency), CMB Premium / Subscription, Discover / Ice-breakers
- **Notable:** Turned down Mark Cuban's $30M offer on Shark Tank (2015) - largest offer in show history at the time., Raised $23.2M+ in total venture funding across Seed, Series A, and Series B., Surpassed 10M+ app sign-ups.

## Products & services

- **Coffee Meets Bagel app** — Mobile dating app delivering a small batch of curated daily matches ('Bagels') instead of an infinite swipe feed.
- **Beans (in-app currency)** — Earned or purchased currency used to take additional actions, unlock features, or extend matches.
- **CMB Premium / Subscription** — Paid tier with read receipts, activity reports, and additional discovery filters.
- **Discover / Ice-breakers** — Feature surfacing extra profiles outside daily matches and conversation prompts to start chats.

## Achievements

- Turned down Mark Cuban's $30M offer on Shark Tank (2015) - largest offer in show history at the time.
- Raised $23.2M+ in total venture funding across Seed, Series A, and Series B.
- Surpassed 10M+ app sign-ups.
- Named to multiple App Store editorial features for relationship-focused dating apps.

## Latest updates

- **2023-08** — Outage caused by external malicious actor who deleted company data; service restored and law enforcement notified.
- **2024-01** — Rolled out new regional apps for US/Canada daters with a redesigned green app icon, separate from the worldwide purple version.
- **2025-02** — Continued rollout of curated-match and women-first product features as core differentiation.

## Links

- Website: https://coffeemeetsbagel.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coffee-meets-bagel
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/coffeembagel
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coffeemeetsbagel
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coffeemeetsbagel/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coffeemeetsbagel/
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@coffeemeetsbagel

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Last updated: 2026-05-29