--- title: Eight, the Portuguese dating app,is raising a €3M seed round description: Eight is a Portuguese video-first dating app raising a €3M seed round, with €256,600 closed so far. Unlike conventional dating apps, Eight replaces photo... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/eight-the-portuguese-dating-app-is-raising-a-3m-seed-round-jlui6ysoa twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Eight, the Portuguese dating app,is raising a €3M seed round | daily.dev og:description: Eight is a Portuguese video-first dating app raising a €3M seed round, with €256,600 closed so far. Unlike conventional dating apps, Eight replaces photo... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/eight-the-portuguese-dating-app-is-raising-a-3m-seed-round-jlui6ysoa og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/jlUI6YsoA.png og:image:alt: Eight, the Portuguese dating app,is raising a €3M seed round og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Eight, the Portuguese dating app,is raising a €3M seed round **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Eight is a Portuguese video-first dating app raising a €3M seed round, with €256,600 closed so far. Unlike conventional dating apps, Eight replaces photo profiles and text exchanges with 30-second video introductions and 8-minute live video calls. The app operates only between 8–9pm nightly, with all verified users online simultaneously, creating scarcity and shared context. There is no infinite scroll, no notification loops, and chat is only unlocked after both users agree to a call. Currently live in Portugal and the UK, the founders plan to expand to Eastern Europe and the US with the seed funding. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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