VENUE PARTNERSHIP

Send the right guests to your tables.

Lava is a dating app built for meeting, not messaging.Two people match in the app, then walk straight into a partner venue.Your brand gets a booked table for two, at an agreed time, with both guests ready to order.

Matches made
25,000
Cumulative since launch, counted through September 2026.
Dates created
280
Dates that both sides confirmed and scheduled, counted through September 2026.
Partner venues
12
Greater Taipei first, with more venues joining.

WHY LAVA

Why venue owners sign with Lava

01

NEW GUESTS

New guests, and no cut of the bill

A booking system charges you by the table or by the cover, and some take a percentage on top, but everyone it handles is a guest you already had. Lava works the other way round. Two people match, agree a time, and arrive at your venue, and neither of them was in your book before the partnership started. Guests settle at your counter, Lava takes nothing from what they spend, and no platform fee on top of it.

  • Weekday and weekend slots both run, and the open window keeps widening
  • Whatever guests spend in your venue stays with you, Lava takes no cut
  • 10 couples guaranteed in quarter one, or a full refund of that quarter
02

EXPOSURE

Exposure at no extra cost

While you partner with us, your venue gets its own page in the app, scheduled placement on the Lava Instagram and newsletter, and one collaboration event or venue feature every quarter. All of it sits inside the quarterly subscription.

  • A venue page and photo set inside the app
  • Scheduled placement on Lava Instagram and the newsletter
  • One collaboration event or venue feature each quarter
03

AUDIENCE

Guests who already pay to meet

Lava users sit mostly between 25 and 34: 30% are 25 to 29, 22% are 30 to 34, 17% are 18 to 24, 16% are 35 to 39, and 15% are 40 or over. The 30 to 34 band pays the highest average matching service fee on Lava, and the 30 to 39 band books a second date more often than any other group, at around 30%. That fee goes to Lava and covers none of what a guest spends with you, so read it as one thing only: these people have already paid once for the chance to sit down with someone.

  • 52% are aged 25 to 34, mostly urban professionals
  • The 30 to 34 band pays Lava the highest average matching service fee, and the 30 to 39 band rebooks most often at around 30%
  • The 25 to 29 group matches at the highest rate on Lava, 45%

THE MATH

We guarantee guests, or the money comes back.

A booking system will not promise you guests. We guarantee 10 couples a quarter, and if we miss it the subscription comes back in full.

You pay

What you pay Lava

NT$19,000

An NT$18,000 subscription plus a one-time NT$1,000 setup fee. Every quarter after that is NT$18,000.

You get

What guests spend at your venue

NT$48,000

Estimated from up to 40 couples at about NT$1,200 each. 40 is not an average and not a guarantee.

Value gained

About NT$2.5 back for every NT$1 in

2.5×

The multiple uses the first quarter cost, the highest you will pay. Lava takes no cut of the bill.

HOW IT WORKS

From first enquiry to first couple, four steps.

  1. STEP 01

    Send us your details

    Fill in the form below. Tell us about your venue, the slots you want to open, and what you need to know.

  2. STEP 02

    Talk to a partnership manager

    Within three business days we get in touch to set up a visit or a call, whichever suits you.

  3. STEP 03

    Agree the terms and sign

    We settle the open slots, the minimum spend per couple, the quarterly fee, and the billing cycle.

  4. STEP 04

    Go live on Lava

    Your venue page goes up, and the next round of matches starts walking toward your tables.

PROOF

What our current partners say.

“Lava filled the Wednesday and Thursday evenings we could never fill. These guests come purely to meet someone, and the room feels different because of it.”
Joanne Wen
Partner bar · East District, Taipei
“The hard part of a dating app was never the technology. It is whether two people actually meet. Lava lowers the bar to meeting, and hands the room to the people who do rooms best. If you believe a good conversation needs a good space to hold it, come talk to us.”
Jesse Liu
Co-founder, Lava

FAQ

Questions venue owners ask

The five things venue owners ask before signing. Anything not covered here, put it in the notes field below and we will answer it with your enquiry.

What does it cost to become a partner venue?

A one-time setup fee of NT$1,000, charged once, and a quarterly subscription of NT$18,000, billed by the quarter. For the first quarter we guarantee at least 10 couples through your door, and if we miss it we refund that quarter's subscription in full. Guests settle their own bill at your venue, and Lava takes no cut of it.

How do guests end up choosing my venue?

Lava looks at where both users are, the kind of venue they want (bar, café, restaurant) and when they are free, then recommends suitable time slots from the ones you opened. Users confirm the slot, and Lava assigns the venue.

Can I choose which slots I open to Lava?

Yes. Open slots, seat counts and the minimum spend per couple are all yours to set, weekdays and weekends alike, and you can adjust them week by week. If you have a private hire or a break coming up, close those weeks in advance.

Is there a minimum term, and how do I leave?

Partnerships run by the quarter, which gives users, your team and ours enough time to settle the service in. To come off the platform, give us 30 days' notice during the term so we never seat a couple at a venue that has already left.

Do I receive guests' personal data?

No. A partner venue receives only what the booking needs: the booking name, the party size and the time slot, plus a contact phone number where that is necessary. Profiles, chat content and payment data are never passed to venues and are never used for marketing. The full rules are in our Privacy Policy.

APPLY

Become a partner venue

Submitting opens your email app with everything filled in. Once it is sent, a partnership manager replies within three business days.

Sending opens your email app addressed to service@lava.tw, with jesse@lava.tw copied in. Check it over, hit send, and you are done.