Sean Rad
Sean Rad (born May 22, 1986) is an American entrepreneur and co-founder of the dating app Tinder. Rad launched Tinder in 2012 and by 2014 the company was recording one billion "swipes" a day.
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| Born | May 22, 1986 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Southern California (dropped out) |
| Known for | Co-founder of Tinder |
| Board member of | Good Today, AllVoices |
| Spouse | Lizzie Grover (m. 2018) |
Rad holds 15 patents for his work, including the patent for Tinder's "double opt-in" system, in which users must match before they can exchange messages.
In 2017, Rad left Tinder over a valuation dispute with Tinder's parent company, IAC/Match Group. In 2018, Rad and Tinder's founding team filed a $2 billion dollar lawsuit against IAC. In 2022, the lawsuit was settled for $441 million dollars.
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