How Zoom University grows

A double-dating app where two friends meet another pair over video, Zoom University built its audience before the app existed by taking its name from a COVID-era meme and posting jokes on meme pages and in every college Facebook group. The founder reported a waitlist of about 40,000 and a top 10 spot in the App Store social category.

• Zoom University leaned into its meme name with funny posts on meme pages and in college Facebook groups; Hunter reported a waitlist of about 40,000, later a couple hundred thousand downloads and a top 10 rank in Social.Zoom University
• Women could bring their best friend to video dates, and both people on each side had to agree before a match; the waitlist ran 7 women to every man, which Hunter credited to women feeling comfortable with a friend there.Zoom University (1)Zoom University (2)
• The first version ran by hand over Zoom, with the team sending meeting codes to matched pairs, before the real app was built; no separate result was given for this step.Zoom University

Summary written 2026-09-26 from the tactics below. Figures are as founders stated them.