The Basics Company: Coffee Meets Bagel Owner: Arum, Dawoon, and Soo Kang Product: Online dating site for women Asking Price: $500,000 for 5% equity Final Deal: None – Rejected largest offer in Shark Tank history ($30 million from Mark Cuban) Season/Episode: Season 6, Episode 13 Coffee Meets Bagel Before Shark Tank Coffee Meets Bagel is an impressive concept that uses mutual friend matching to take the fear and uncertainty out of online dating. The user-friendly app culls data from Facebook friends and mutual connections to find a high-quality romantic match. If both users approve of the proposed match, the app offers them a coupon or discount to use on dates. First launched in April 2012 in New York City, Coffee Meets Bagel quickly expanded…
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