However, he says you might fancy one of the pair but then realise they're not the right personality match for you when you meet them. Gary is the only single one out of the trio.

Loren says Gary goes on double dates "all the time" but there's "no love for him yet". He says double dating makes a bad date easier to handle. The filming for Dragons' Den took place in May and since then they've found another investor, Bebo founder Michael Birch. The app isn't making any money at the moment. Loren says they plan to monetise the app next year but wouldn't reveal details of how they would aim to do so. In this year's final of The Apprentice, runner-up Vana Koutsomitis pitched a dating app called DatePlay to Lord Sugar.

But he showed concerns over how much money it'd need. DatePlay claimed to have 5, members within 48 hours. So what's to stop an existing app like Tinder from replicating Double's key feature? For more stories like this one you can now download the BBC Newsbeat app straight to your device. For iPhone go here.

For Android go here. Image source, Double. Double works by matching pairs of friends with other pairs of friends. Loren thinks that problem is solved with positioning. Videos you may like:. Maybe Double still has a few creases to iron out yet….

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The creators of the new Double dating app insist there's "definitely enough space for us to exist". Users pair up with another single friend and then look to match with other pairs for a double date. The app got a £75, investment from Moonpig founder Nick Jenkins on Dragons' Den on Sunday. Watch our documentary Addicted to Dating Apps. Tinder is the biggest dating app on the market. It doesn't release user numbers but says 26 million matches are made every day.

The year-old from Alaska set up Double with Glaswegians Gary MacDonough, 28, and Ben Greenock, He says that it helps people with those awkward first dates. Scott Williams agrees it would take away awkwardness. Am I going to run out of stuff to say? You don't have to worry so much about providing all the conversation 'cause you'll have the support of your friend. The idea for Double came to Gary when a friend said she felt too awkward to meet her Tinder matches - but said she would go if she could take a friend.

Loren says the app currently has about 7, monthly active users and has been downloaded 30, times since it launched in February although these stats are from before Dragons' Den was broadcast on Sunday.

One of the criticisms from the Dragons was that it could get confused as an app for swingers. Jonny Will Chambers tweeted he can't cope with one date, let alone a double date. But what if you go on a double date and your friend steals your date? However, he says you might fancy one of the pair but then realise they're not the right personality match for you when you meet them. Gary is the only single one out of the trio.

Loren says Gary goes on double dates "all the time" but there's "no love for him yet". He says double dating makes a bad date easier to handle. The filming for Dragons' Den took place in May and since then they've found another investor, Bebo founder Michael Birch. The app isn't making any money at the moment.

Loren says they plan to monetise the app next year but wouldn't reveal details of how they would aim to do so. In this year's final of The Apprentice, runner-up Vana Koutsomitis pitched a dating app called DatePlay to Lord Sugar. But he showed concerns over how much money it'd need. DatePlay claimed to have 5, members within 48 hours. So what's to stop an existing app like Tinder from replicating Double's key feature? For more stories like this one you can now download the BBC Newsbeat app straight to your device.

For iPhone go here. For Android go here. Image source, Double. Double works by matching pairs of friends with other pairs of friends. Loren thinks that problem is solved with positioning. Once two pairs match, they can start a group chat between the four people.

Once two pairs match, they can start a group chat between the four people. Find out all about Tinder. So what's to stop an existing app like Tinder from replicating Double's key feature? Loren says Gary goes on double dates "all the time" but there's "no love for him yet". This is the sweet story behind the photo of Queen Elizabeth II giggling at Prince Philip. Videos you may like:.

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