Who owns LOVOO?
LOVOO is owned by ParshipMeet (Germany).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: ParshipMeet Group: our 8 brands. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- ParshipMeet Holding GmbH reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Hamburg
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Founded
- 2011
- Category
- Internet & digital › Digital services › Dating apps
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About LOVOO
LOVOO is a dating app that ParshipMeet says has helped users meet people nearby since 2011; its core feature is a Date Map showing local people and dating locations. The Meet Group bought it on 19 October 2017, and the subsidiary list in that company's 10-K shows it as Lovoo GmbH, incorporated in Germany. It now sits in the ParshipMeet portfolio.
Ownership timeline of LOVOO
- Current owner ParshipMeet [1] reported
Where LOVOO sits in ParshipMeet
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by ParshipMeet
ParshipMeet controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
Other brands in dating apps, and who owns them
ParshipMeet has more brands in dating apps on Brandtree than any other owner: 8 of 20.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Hinge | Match Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Badoo | Bumble | 🇺🇸 United States |
| happn | Hello Group | 🇨🇳 China |
| Grindr | Grindr Inc. | 🇺🇸 United States |
| VK Dating | VK | 🇷🇺 Russia |
| Match.com | Match Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Meetic | Match Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
| OkCupid | Match Group | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: ParshipMeet
ParshipMeet is a privately held company headquartered in Hamburg, Germany. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control.
ParshipMeet Holding GmbH is the Hamburg-based dating company formed in 2020 when the parent of eharmony and Parship acquired The Meet Group, owner of MeetMe, LOVOO, Skout, Tagged and GROWLr. Its own website says it is part of ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE; General Atlantic held a minority stake until ProSiebenSat.1 agreed in March 2025 to buy it out. It lists eight brands and describes itself as one of the five leading international dating and video companies.
🇩🇪 LOVOO and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 243 brands that began in Germany. 90 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; LOVOO is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of LOVOO?
The parent company of LOVOO is ParshipMeet, a privately held company headquartered in Germany.
Is LOVOO German?
Yes. LOVOO originated in Germany in 2011 and its owner, ParshipMeet, is also headquartered in Germany.
Is LOVOO still owned by ParshipMeet?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, LOVOO is still owned by ParshipMeet. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] ParshipMeet Group: our 8 brands — ParshipMeet Group, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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