Maple Match

Maple Match was a proposed online dating service with the stated goal of matching Americans with Canadian citizens for romantic partnerships that would also allow these Americans to immigrate to Canada.[1] The company was founded by Joe Goldman in Austin, Texas.[2]

Maple Match
Type of site
Online dating service
Available inEnglish
FoundedMay 2016
OwnerJoe Goldman
URLwww.maplematch.com
Launched2016 (2016)

The site first launched in May 2016 after Donald Trump became the presumptive nominee of the Republican Party and in its first week approximately 13,000 people had requested to join, a quarter of whom were Canadian - even though the app was still unreleased.[1] The company reported that its user base "almost doubled" when Trump's victory was announced on the night of the 2016 United States presidential election.[3] Goldman has responded to claims that the site is satirical by maintaining that it is a completely serious dating service.[4]

As of September 2020, the application has not been launched and the website has expired.

References
  1. Siemaszko, Corky (11 May 2016). "'Maple Match' Dating Site Hooks Up Trump-Hating Americans With Canadians". NBC News. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  2. Marsh, Calum (10 May 2016). "Maple Match: service helps Trump-fleeing Americans find love in Canada". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. Wang, Jules (2016-11-09). "American-Canadian dating app, Maple Match, nigh doubled in user base last night". Pocket Now. Archived from the original on 2016-11-10. Retrieved 2016-11-09.
  4. Solsman, Joan (11 May 2016). "Dating Site Maple Match Wants to Help You Flee 'Horror of a Trump Presidency'". The Wrap. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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