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{{Short description|Location-based dating application}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2015}}
{{Infobox software
|name               = Wyldfire
|screenshot         =
|title              = Wyldfire
|developer          = Andrew White, Brian Freeman
|released           = {{Start date|2014}}
|operating system   = [[IOS|Apple iOS]]
|genre              = [[Social networking]]
|website            = {{URL|http://www.wyldfireapp.com/}}
}}
'''Wyldfire''' is a location-based dating application available on [[iOS]]. It was founded by [[San Diego]]–based Andrew White and Brian Freeman in 2014, and was inspired by [[Tinder (app)|Tinder]].<ref name="Bercovici Forbes">{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffbercovici/2014/07/22/what-do-women-want-from-a-dating-app-these-two-tech-dudes-think-they-know/ |title=What Do Women Want From A Dating App? These Two Tech Dudes Think They Know |last=Bercovici |first=Jeff |work=Forbes.com |date=22 July 2014 |access-date=19 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.askmen.com/news/dating/wyldfire.html |title=Can a New Exclusive, Invite-Only Dating App Weed Out The Creeps? |last=Stastny |first=Neal |date=30 April 2014 |website=Askmen.com |access-date=19 April 2015}}</ref>
The app was designed to create a better environment for women online by giving them control over which men join the network. All men who join are approved by a female member, and chat between members is limited to 20 messages.<ref name="Bercovici Forbes"/> Five of the company's 11-member launch team are women and the site was backed by $150,000 in [[Angel investor|angel funding]].<ref name="Bercovici Forbes"/>
The company's first marketing message centered on a "ditch the creeps," movement supported by a humorous [[YouTube]] video.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/06/12/wyldfire-invite-only-dating-app_n_5479036.html |title=Invite-Only Dating App 'Wyldfire' Hopes To De-Creep Your Matches |last=Duberman |first=Amanda |publisher=Huffington Post |date=12 June 2014 |website=HuffingtonPost.com |access-date=19 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/new-dating-app-lets-women-invite-men-2014-6 |title=A New Dating App Won't Let Men Join Unless Women Approve Them First |last=Borison |first=Rebecca |publisher=Business Insider |date=11 June 2014 |website=BusinessInsider.com |access-date=19 April 2015}}</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.wyldfireapp.com/ Wyldfire Homepage]
*[https://www.luvedup.com/ Online Dating]
[[Category:Online dating services of the United States]]
[[Category:Geosocial networking]]
[[Category:Mobile social software]]
[[Category:Internet properties established in 2014]]
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