Icebreaker gets funding, launches cell-phone dating service

Date: 2007-01-17

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Icebreaker Inc. said it's received an undisclosed amount of angel investment and venture capital funding and has launched a new interactive dating platform for cell-phone users.

The Bellevue company said its new "Crush or Flush" dating service allows users to post their photos and profiles. Interested users can initiate contact, or "crush" them, while uninterested users can do nothing, or "flush" them.

The company was co-founded by Michael Robinson and Eric Hennings, who said in a statement that they met at Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT).

"Crush or Flush brings back the spontaneity and romance of flirting," Robinson said in a statement.

Lightspeed Venture Partners of Menlo Park, Calif., provided some of the venture capital, Icebreaker said in the statement.

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