YouTube was meant to be a dating site when launched in 2005. It failed. During late 2005, Sequoia Capital invested 3.5 million dollars into Youtubes Series A. Sequoia partner Roelof Botha had worked at Paypal with the cofounders and learned about the platform after using it to upload honeymoon and wedding videos.

Is YouTube a dating site?

YouTube began as a dating site. The founders were unsure which direction they wanted to go but since they registered the domain name on Valentines Day, they gave the website the tagline of “Tune In Hook Up.” It was a platform where singles could upload videos of themselves and hook up with other users.