SpeedDate.com, which is the first speed dating service on the internet in the world, has celebrated their first anniversary and has released a list of accomplishments for its first year. Since the website’s launch in October of last year, the online dating service has raised more than $8 million of venture capital funding, as well as hosted 18 million dates on the internet. Because SpeedDate.com hosts 120,000 online dates a day on average, there is a new date beginning on the website every second.

Simon Tisminezky, the co-founder for SpeedDate.com, said that thinking that online speed dating wasn’t even in existence only a year ago, as well as the fact that they have helped millions of people worldwide in finding that someone special, is wonderful. Chances are, at SpeedDate.com you will connect with somebody you have chemistry with in only minutes, he added.

One of the website’s first year highlights came during Valentine’s, when Francesca Salcido, one of its users, dated more than 300 people during one marathon session lasting 24 hours. This event attracted press coverage all across the globe, including Good Morning America of ABC. The themed dating nights of SpeedDate.com for events, like the summer Olympics and Super Tuesday, have also drawn a large number of dates.

The patented system of the site allows singles the chance to meet with each other during an online speed date that lasts for 3 minutes using audio, instant message, and web cameras. The website was established by Dan Abelon and Simon Tisminezky, Stanford Business School graduates, and has the backing of more than $8 million in funds from Menlo Ventures, and Silicon Valley company.

Learn more about the online dating service at: www.speeddate.com