# Soo Kang

> Soo Kang is the Co-Founder and Creative Director of Coffee Meets Bagel, the women-focused dating app she built alongside her sisters Arum and Dawoon. A Korean-American designer by training, Soo immigrated to the US at age 12, studied at Parsons School of Design, and brought creative direction and brand identity to one of the most distinctive dating apps on the market. The company famously turned down a $30 million buyout offer from Mark Cuban on Shark Tank - the largest offer in the show's history at the time - and went on to raise $23.2 million in total funding with $36 million in annual revenue.

- **Role:** Co-Founder at Coffee Meets Bagel
- **Organizations:** Coffee Meets Bagel
- **From:** South Korea
- **Nationality:** Korean-American
- **Education:** Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Communication Design, Parsons School of Design
- **Known for:** Co-founded Coffee Meets Bagel, one of the most recognized women-focused dating apps in the world, Turned down a $30 million acquisition offer from Mark Cuban on Shark Tank - the largest offer in the show's history at that time, Built Coffee Meets Bagel's visual brand and creative identity from scratch

## Career timeline

- **~2000s** — Immigrated to the United States from South Korea at age 12 with sisters Arum and Dawoon
- **~2008-2011** — Worked as a graphic designer at Coty, designing for brands including Marc Jacobs and Sally Hansen
- **2012** — Co-founded Coffee Meets Bagel alongside sisters Arum and Dawoon; app launched April 17, 2012 in NYC
- **2012** — Coffee Meets Bagel raised $600,000 seed round led by Lightbank
- **2015** — Appeared on Shark Tank Season 6; turned down Mark Cuban's $30 million buyout - the largest offer in Shark Tank history at the time
- **2018** — Coffee Meets Bagel raised $12 million Series B (total funding $23.2M)

## Achievements

- Co-founded Coffee Meets Bagel, one of the most recognized women-focused dating apps in the world
- Turned down a $30 million acquisition offer from Mark Cuban on Shark Tank - the largest offer in the show's history at that time
- Built Coffee Meets Bagel's visual brand and creative identity from scratch
- Helped grow Coffee Meets Bagel to $36M annual revenue and 110 employees
- Raised $23.2M total in venture funding including a $12M Series B
- Led the app to become the #2 most-used dating app in Singapore as of 2024

## Latest updates

- **2024-02** — Coffee Meets Bagel ranked #2 most-used dating app in Singapore with 46% of dating app users
- **2018-05** — Coffee Meets Bagel closed $12M Series B funding round

## Links

- Website: https://coffeemeetsbagel.com
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/soo-kang-76b24a339
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/coffeembagel
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coffeemeetsbagel/

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Last updated: 2026-05-22