Sean Rad
Tinder founder’s latest play is a ring for quantifying mental health
I’m not a branding expert. I can recognize, however, that one sets certain expectations by naming a product “Happy Ring.” Mental health is a delicate space, and not something to be taken lightly
Match settles lawsuit with Tinder co-founders for $441 million
Dating app giant Match has settled its lawsuit with a group of Tinder founders and executives for $441 million. The suit, filed in 2018, had alleged that IAC and its then-subsidiary Match Group had m
Tinder adds a new home for interactive, social features with launch of Tinder Explore
Tinder is redesigning its app to put a larger emphasis on its social, interactive features with the launch of “Explore,” a new section that will feature events, like the return of the popu
BreachQuest emerges from stealth with $4.4M to modernize incident response
BreachQuest, an early-stage startup with a founding team of cybersecurity experts building a modern incident response platform, has emerged from stealth with $4.4 million in seed funding. The investme
This Week in Apps: In-app events hit the App Store, TikTok tries Stories, Apple reveals new child safety plan
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with
YELA secures $2M to reproduce Cameo’s celebrity success with an app for the Middle East
The Cameo app, where celebrities send video messages to paying fans, has taken off globally. But now the concept is set to come to the Middle East and South Asia. Tech startup YELA has secured $2 mill
Tinder founder funds sex tips app Lover
Want to spice up the bedroom without paying for pills or awkward visits to a sex therapist? A new app called Lover lets you take a sexual personality quiz, explore carnal knowledge tutorials and discr
With Sean Rad signed on as board member, Good Today launches new tool for company-wide donations
Good Today offers a simple way for people to support a variety of charity organizations: By donating as little as 25 cents a day, supporters get a daily email allowing them to vote for one of two char
Lawyers for former Tinder execs file to dismiss ‘retaliatory’ defamation lawsuit
Last week, former Tinder CEO Greg Blatt filed a defamation lawsuit against Sean Rad and Rosette Pambakian, who are part of a group of Tinder founders and former executives who accused Blatt (pictured
Little Spoon gets $7M for its organic baby food delivery service
The startup, backed by Vaultier7 and Kairos, has delivered 1 million meals across the U.S. in the last year.
Tinder founders sue parent companies Match and IAC for at least $2B
A group of Tinder founders and executives has filed a lawsuit against parent company Match Group and its controlling shareholder IAC. The plaintiffs in the suit include Tinder co-founders Sean Rad, Ju
Little Spoon is a baby food delivery service hoping to fly where others flopped
Food delivery startups have proven to be a hard business – focus is often on growth more than profits, with high burn rates, low returns and they can be logistics nightmares. But nevermind all t
Sean Rad steps away from CEO role (again) to run Tinder’s new Swipe Ventures
Today, Tinder is launching a new M&A branch of the company called Swipe Ventures, which will be led by Sean Rad. As part of the launch, Rad will step down as Tinder CEO and become chairman of both
Tinder Boost lets you pay your way to the front of the line
Tinder is introducing a new premium feature called Tinder Boost. The feature will let users pay to have their profiles displayed first to other users on the app in the same locale for 30 minutes. Acco
Tinder invests in Vina as it inches toward friend-finding
Tinder, the dating app to rule them all, has today announced that it participated as an investor in Vina’s latest funding round. Vina, a social network where girls can meet and nurture new frien
Homee raises $5M from Founders Fund and Tinder CEO to help you furnish your place
Let’s face it, you’re never going to win the HGTV Dream Home. My family has entered the maximum number of times for the last decade and has nothing to show for it. At some point every mil
Sean Rad says Tinder will be more trans-friendly
Tinder is set to unveil a new experience for transgender users within the next couple of months.
Thus far, the app has never accounted for the non-gender-conforming demographic, instead exclusively
Did Match Violate IPO “Quiet Period” Rules with Tinder Interview?
Match.com, which is expected to price its IPO tonight, has just filed an updated document with the SEC, saying that it did not condone Tinder CEO’s Sean Rad interview with the London Evening Standar
Sean Rad Of Tinder, Ladies And Gentleman
Today, the world woke up to a profile of sorts from the London Evening Standard. The profile was about Tinder CEO Sean Rad. And it was, well, special. Where to start? First, let's get the serious stuf
Tinder’s Super Like Rolls Out Globally
Tinder, the digital equivalent of making flirty eyes at someone across a bar, is today globally launching the Super Like, the digital equivalent of walking up to someone in a bar and saying “Um,