Inner Circle is a global dating app, launched in 2012 in the Netherlands.Garside, Jen. "The best dating apps for virtual romance". Glamour UK. Retrieved 8 July 2020. The mobile app is a place to connect and date people, but also to, "be a place to feel part of a community that moves in the same circles." Built on the belief that "opposites don’t attract," a thorough application and screening process curates a community of people who connect over shared lifestyles and interests."Dating App Inner Circle Selects The Romans as PR Partner in Amsterdam." LBB Online. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
History The founders looked for a space where they could meet like-minded people that moved in the same circles as they did. Instead, they found online dating services with faceless profiles and made a choice: they created the space themselves and called it Inner Circle."Getting To Know You: David Vermeulen, founder & CEO, The Inner Circle." Business Matters. 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2024. Built organically without funding, the Inner Circle community is now made up of over 7.2 million people around the world.Prosser, David (2016). "Small Business Person of The Week: Singles on our site are able to meet like-minded people". The Independent. Retrieved 11 July 2024. The dating app and community has also gained popularity in Brazil and the rest of Latin America.Joseph, M. (2022). "David Vermeulen, founder & CEO Inner Circle: 'I believe that nothing works immediately, the start was a bumpy road.' " Masters Expo. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
Format The app uses categories such as like-mindedness and lifestyle to match candidates and claims that their thorough application process insures all profiles are genuine. For example, users need to pass a face verification.Pleines, C. (2022). "The Inner Circle Review July 2024 – Scam or real dates?". DatingScout. Retrieved 11 July 2024. After the face verification is completed, people select six lifestyles and describe one of them in more detail. The Membership and Community Team check applications for compatibility and eligibility. After profiles are approved by the committee, users can connect to people who share the same lifestyle and invite each other to events where they can meet in person. The Membership and Community Team regularly reviews profiles at random to verify user profiles."Inner Circle Dating App Wants You to Have Better Manners." Mashable. Retrieved 11 July 2024.Whitlock, D. (2019). "Interview: The Inner Circle CEO talks protecting users with a screening process". Global Dating Insights. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
Access Not everyone will be accepted to join the Inner Circle community. Each application is reviewed by their membership team, to make a hive mind of like-minded people, as well as making sure quality is at the centre of dating."Working Professionals’ Exclusive Dating App Inner Circle." Boston Magazine. Retrieved 11 July 2024. Once approved, people can earn access to the community and certain features such as liking profiles and online chatting by inviting friends. Alternatively, people can pay to become an Inner Circle member through a paid subscription. As a member users can use the app to connect with the community, as well as get invited to offline events."Inner Circle Review." Singles Reports. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
Events Inner Circle has offered events for the community to meet and connect in real life with people who move in similar circles. Inner Circle claims that their events are "not events you’d come across every day. And definitely not the cheesy speed-dating events you’d expect from other dating apps."Lindsay, J. (2022). "Tired of swiping? This app hosts parties and events to date offline". Metro. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
Previous events: Paloma Night – Karavaan, Amsterdam Haus of Love – Branco Espaço, São Paulo Encuentro – Wallace Whisky Bar, Mexico City Soulmate Thursday – Afrika Rooftop, Bogotá Flirte Hour – Recife, Brazil
Partnerships Inner Circle is partnered with brands who, "have the same values as they have." They claim to be "always looking to collaborate with brands from other industries to reflect a lifestyle that is bigger than dating."
Examples include: Mubi Rocycle
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