Est. 2003 · London · Sydney Platform v. 8.4

The platform
behind your
favourite dating
brands.

Dating Lab is the engine behind white-label dating sites for some of the world's leading media companies — building, operating and growing them under their brands, on our infrastructure.

22 years
In operation
40+
Live brands
12M
Members served
Lab / 01 Platform capabilities

A full-service dating platform, … under your brand.

We supply the platform, infrastructure and all the people. You supply the audience and your brand. Everything from registration to retention runs on our stack — so your team focuses on what they do best.

01 · Product

White-label web & native apps, themed end-to-end.

Configurable registration flows, matching algorithms, messaging, search and discovery — wrapped in your visual identity, tone of voice and editorial sensibility.

React iOS Android WCAG 2.2
02 · Payments

Subscriptions & billing, handled.

PCI-DSS compliant payments, multi-currency, dunning, refunds and chargeback management — appearing on your members' statements exactly how you want.

PCI-DSS L1 Multi-currency SCA / 3DS2
03 · Trust & Safety

24/7 human moderation, quietly.

Photo verification, profile vetting, anti-fraud screening and live chat moderation — staffed by trained specialists who've been doing this since long before "trust & safety" was a buzzword.

24/7 ops ML + human GDPR
04 · Growth

Acquisition, retention, lifetime value — measured weekly.

Funnel analytics, A/B testing, lifecycle email and CRM, push and re-engagement — all instrumented so you can see exactly which editorial campaigns are converting, and which aren't.

Looker Braze A/B testing Cohort analysis
Lab / 02 Partnership process

From handshake to live, in ninety days.

Our partnerships team has launched dating brands for national newspapers, lifestyle magazines, broadcasters and membership organisations. The process is well-trodden, but never copy-pasted.

  1. Week 1 – 2

    Discover

    We model the size and demographics of your dating opportunity, alongside the commercial frame.

  2. Week 3 – 6

    Configure

    Brand identity, tone, registration questions, matching logic and pricing — assembled into a working site.

  3. Week 7 – 11

    Launch

    Soft launch to your audience, with editorial promotion plans and live performance dashboards.

  4. Ongoing

    Grow

    Weekly reviews, monthly experiments and a dedicated account team — for as long as we work together.

Lab / 03 Selected brands

Forty + dating brands, quietly in production.

A sample of the publishers we work with around the world. Logos and full case studies available under NDA — get in touch for a tour.

Flagship · since 2008
Encounters
The Times · The Sunday Times UK
Since 2011
Telegraph
Dating
The TelegraphUK
Since 2014
SMH Dating
Sydney Morning HeraldAU
Since 2016
Mirror Match
Reach PlcUK
Since 2017
The Age Connect
Nine PublishingAU
Since 2019
Express Yourself
Reach PlcUK
Since 2022
Independent
Dating
The IndependentUK

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