You don't "name names" because as the OP already stated: there's lots of back channeling going on. Investors don't want someone who is going to "tattle" and sha

You don't "name names" because as the OP already stated: there's lots of back channeling going on. Investors don't want someone who is going to "tattle" and share experiences (good or bad). Besides: two wrongs don't make a right. Someone in the situation needs to display some professionalism. In regards to the other issues presented: I have to agree that the dating scene / app market is overly saturated. I'm positive that the fact the CEO and CTO were attractive white females did not assist their situation when they had to be overly outgoing to try and snag a few minutes of time with investors. It doesn't matter if you're a man or a woman when it comes to pitching: you NEED to be social and aggressive. As a result, men they were pitching to probably thought that they WERE being flirtatious. There's no way to know if the OP was completely professional the whole time or not (we're getting one side of the story); however it's likely that when talking about dating apps, being social, and pitching investors that there could be some confusion about where the line is for flirting compared to trying to get attention for your business.