▁£ 2 . 5 ▁million ▁fund ing ▁and ▁the ▁organisation ▁later ▁received ▁£ 6 m ▁in ▁series ▁B ▁finan cing . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁MA DE . COM ▁launched ▁in ▁France ▁led ▁by ▁digital ▁entrepr ene ur ▁David ▁Van ek . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁MA DE . COM ▁launched ▁in ▁Italy . ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁month ▁Philippe ▁Ch ain ieux , ▁formally ▁CE O ▁of ▁Me etic / ▁Match . com ▁Europe ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁man aging ▁director ▁and ▁MA DE . COM ▁a ired ▁its ▁first ▁TV ▁ad ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁Great ▁Design ▁Direct ▁From ▁The ▁Mak ers . ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁MA DE . COM ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁ 2 5 ▁new ▁UK ▁business es ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁government ' s ▁Future ▁Fif ty ▁programme ▁of ▁high - g row th ▁technology ▁companies ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁wanted ▁to ▁help ▁to ▁expand ▁and ▁float . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁MA DE . COM ▁Co - Found er ▁and ▁former ▁CE O , ▁N ing ▁Li , ▁accompanied ▁the ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁David ▁Camer on , ▁and ▁other ▁UK ▁business ▁deleg ates ▁on ▁a ▁major ▁trade ▁trip ▁to ▁China . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁MA DE . COM ▁launched ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁and ▁ 6 ▁months ▁later , ▁in ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁MA DE ▁launched ▁the ▁site ▁in ▁Germany ▁led ▁by ▁Gl