Tastebuds.fm, the app that matches people based on their musical tastes, has found a match of its own. The London-based startup is acquiring U.S. competitor moosify, a mobile-first “social dating” app that also connects people around music. Terms of the deal remain undisclosed.
Tastebuds co-founder Alex Parish tells me the acquisition will consist of moosify’s brand, technology and userbase, with the plan being to transition moosify users across to the Tastebuds platform “in the coming days”. Meanwhile, my understanding is that moosify’s founders are moving on to pastures new.
“We’ve been in contact with the guys at moosify for a while as we’ve always been a fan of what they’ve been building and their mobile-first approach,” says Parish. “We were looking for opportunities to do something together and we felt like the time was right to join forces and create the largest music dating network, so we can match more people more effectively.”Read More