University of Florida alumni Sebastian Galindo and Jake Nolan have launched a new dating app, Jungle , for college students. Users match when they choose the same location for an ideal date in the area.
He said that having common interests, especially when choosing a date location, is a great conversation starter. Thus, Jungle was launched on Jan. The user engagement is crazy, and people are going to the app at least twice a day.
Bo Diddley Explosion! Celebrate music and legacy of legendary blues artist. Escapology Gainesville: An immersive and fun escape room experience. Chris Nolan, a UF student and active Jungle brand ambassador, is now dating someone he matched with on Jungle. UF student and Jungle brand ambassador Juliana Tarcson said that she can see the app becoming a staple in college towns. UF students said they feel the app has less stigma because it encourages live dates over one-time meetups.
Since the launch, the team has been adding new features to improve user experience. Although there are always bugs in the natural jungle, Galindo and his team have been working diligently to exterminate them from the app. Bugs created software-related issues like lagging and glitching, causing the app to crash. The founders said they expected this issue as soon as Jungle launched.
He said the biggest problem was the cap at 15 likes for the day. Based on his testing at UF, Galindo said the next step is to continue updating the app and expanding its reach. The team has been traveling to different Florida universities in Tampa, Jacksonville and Orlando to target college students in those areas and get user feedback.
