Updated at 4:20 p.m. Pacific to acknowledge Tinder’s official statement on the deal.

Tinder, the dating app that lets users swipe their fingers on profiles to show interest — or lack thereof — in others, has picked up a new board member in Benchmark Capital general partner Matt Cohler.

Tinder today confirmed two reports on the deal by issuing a statement, which mentioned that the startup “is controlled by The Match Group, a subsidiary of IAC.”

Tinder declined to respond to VentureBeat’s request for further comment.

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