JCupid Hits the Bullseye; JCupid Launches its Internationally Acclaimed Jewish Singles Site in the United States.

Business Editors

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 22, 2001

Jcupid, a subsidiary of PointMatch USA, and the leading global Jewish singles site officially kicked off its U.S. operations with an event held last week in New York City.

Catering to the large Jewish singles community in the U.S, JCupid provides a sophisticated yet easy to use system that effectively brings Jewish singles together. JCupid innovatively combines unique technology, a multitude of creative search capabilities and chat features, which greatly enhance the user experience and increase the productivity of the site.

Jcupid follows in the success of its Israeli counterpart, Cupidon (www.cupid.co.il), which with more than 250,000 registered members is one of the largest online dating sites per capita in the world. Jcupid has enjoyed a similar success rate in the U.S. even before its official introduction. Indeed, Recent studies examining the Jewish population in the U.S. show that about 961,000 (22.5 percent) adult American Jews have never been married. Another 326,000 (7.5 percent) are divorced, and about 300,000 (7 percent) are widowed. The overwhelming response to PointMatch's singles community sites both in Israel and in the United States reflects the universal search for companionship that continues to pervade Jewish life in 21st Century.

"I don't want to sound corny," said Nimrod Lev, CEO of Jcupid, with a smile. "But I really love my job. There is nothing more exciting then getting all these success stories and thank you notes from people who actually found love through our site. Why is our site so successful? Well, we think of Jcupid as much more than a mere online service. By adding so many interactive features we have built a real online community. A place that people love to come back to, and a site that really connects between people."

JCupid offers its online singles communities in Israel and in the U.S and is planning to add more international communities and aggressively increase membership in its existing sites. "As a single mom with 3 young sons, I was resigned to the fact that the perfect match, true love, just wasn't out there, and I stopped looking," said Jill, a Jcupid user. "I accidentally came across an ad for JCupid. Something compelled me to view the site, and try it. I put in my limitations, and a single name came up - as a 100% match. I contacted Nehemya, he wrote back, we spoke on the phone the next day... the night after, we had our first date. The rest, as they say, is history. We are truly soul mates, a perfect blend of both our lives."

ABOUT Jcupid.com

Jcupid is a subsidiary of PointMatch, USA, Inc. located in Manhattan, New-York. PointMatch is a privately owned company, set up in 1999, to develop an international online dating service. PointMatch was set up with the cooperation of investors, based on the successful activities of Israel's leading online dating site, Cupid (www.cupid.co.il).

Cupid, developed by Z-tech Computers in cooperation with Walla, Israel's leading portal, went online in early 1997. Cupid is based on a totally unique smart search engine, which enables precise personal matching between partners, according to the characteristics defined by the users. In January 2001 PointMatch expanded its activities to the international market, by establishing a new subsidiary company, PointMatch USA Inc, based in the United States.