Ohlala operates an app that lets users request and accept instant, paid dates, with requests expiring after 21 minutes and in-app negotiation for price and time. The company launched in Germany in August and has facilitated over 25,000 paid connections. It has expanded its German presence (Berlin, Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg and adding Stuttgart, Cologne and Dusseldorf) and is launching in New York City as its first U.S. market. Average pricing reported in Germany runs roughly €100–€200 per hour. CEO and co-founder Pia Poppenreiter positions the product as a dating app with a payment mechanism rather than an escort service, and the team previously worked on a related app called Peppr. The company faces different legal environments between Germany and New York, which the article flags as a regulatory consideration.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Feb 2016