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American online dating companies have quietly put their India operations on the back burner, with cuts in team sizes and growth spends. What gives?

A lot has changed in the business of dating in India recently. It seems American dating apps Bumble, Tinder and Hinge are no longer besotted with the country or its users. Their parent companies—Bumble Inc and Match Group, which runs both Tinder and Hinge—have scaled back from India and cut down on spends, according to four people directly aware of the developments, who spoke on condition of anonymity as they did not want to comment on specific companies.
In the 18 or so months gone by, Match Group has reduced its team size in India from seven to eight people …
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