<article><a href="https://www.dealstreetasia.com/?s=East%20Meet East">East Meet East</a>, a dating service for Asians in the US, is expanding into Asia after raising $4 million in a Series A from <a href="https://www.dealstreetasia.com/?s=500%20Startups">500 Startups</a> and a number of other investors.</article>

<a href="https://www.dealstreetasia.com/?s=East%20Meet East">East Meet East</a>, a dating service for Asians in the US, is expanding into Asia after raising $4 million in a Series A from <a href="https://www.dealstreetasia.com/?s=500%20Startups">500 Startups</a> and a number of other investors.
Aside from 500 Startups, investors joining the Series A round in the dating website include Asahi Medialab Ventures, DG Lab Fund, Mobile Internet Capital, and Septeni Holdings Co.
Launched in 2014, East Meet East claims to have matched over 20,000 partners through its matching algorithms and features that cater to the needs of the English-speaking Asian community.
&#8220;East Meet East provides dating services to one of the fastest growing demographics in the world,&#8221; according to Mariko Tokioka, the startup&#8217;s CEO.
With over 4.5 billion people in the Asia Pacific, accounting for nearly 60 per cent of the global population, Tokioka said online dating in the region has boomed in recent years.
The site, he added, is now focused on enhancing its matching capabilities, expanding its features and expanding into Asia to “continue growth in this fast-growing demographic segment”. It has also recently launched West East Dating (WED), an inclusive dating site for Asians and Westerners alike in Southeast Asia.
East Meet East is also collaborating with DG Lab Fund to launch a new AI matching system it has dubbed Love.AI, a system that uses algorithms to take factors such as past matches and communications into account to constantly refine how users are matched.
&#8220;Matching and AI are undoubtedly a natural fit. Users are contacting acting and interacting on the matching platform, which provides an abundance of data for Love.AI to refine its learning,&#8221; said Masahito Okuma, Partner of DG Lab Fund.
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Other investors joining the Series A round in the dating website include Asahi Medialab Ventures, DG Lab Fund, Mobile Internet Capital, and Septeni Holdings.

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