Sean Rad.

Sean Rad is the Co-Founder of Tinder, the dating app that fundamentally transformed online dating through its pioneering swipe-based matching mechanic.

Rad co-founded Tinder in 2012 at IAC's Hatch Labs in Los Angeles, launching the app to USC students before it exploded into one of the most downloaded consumer apps of all time. Tinder's swipe right / swipe left interaction became a cultural phenomenon-entering the dictionary, inspiring countless imitators, and permanently changing how hundreds of millions of people meet and date. The app introduced an entire generation to online dating, with Match Group (Tinder's parent) now worth over $10 billion largely due to Tinder's success. Rad served as CEO of Tinder for several periods, departing in 2017. His legal battle with Match Group over Tinder's valuation resulted in a reported $441 million settlement for Rad and other early employees. Since leaving Tinder, Rad has remained active as an angel investor and advisor. His creation of one of the most culturally impactful consumer apps of the 2010s-an app that literally changed how humans form relationships-places him among the most consequential consumer technology founders of his generation.