Sean Rad
Overview
An American entrepreneur and angel investor, best known for founding Tinder. Rad co-founded Tinder in 2012, serving as its CEO until 2016 and as Chairman until 2017. Under his leadership, Tinder became the largest social dating platform globally, with annual revenue estimated at $1.4 billion. In addition to his work with Tinder, Rad has been actively involved in angel investing through his firm, Rad Fund. His investment portfolio includes companies such as Yela, Scener, dot.LA, Little Spoon, Owner.com, Wellory, BreachQuest Inc, Glosslab, Hike, and Mosh. He has also invested in Homee, an interior design app, participating in a $5 million Series A round in 2016. Rad holds an honorary diploma from the University of Southern California, where he delivered the 2016 USC Marshall School of Business undergraduate commencement speech. He serves on the Board of Trustees at the Milken Community School, his alma mater, and is a founding board member of Good Today, a non-profit organization promoting daily charitable giving.
Investment Focus
- Innovative consumer internet products
- Scalable business models
- Strong founding teams
Portfolio Companies
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What sectors does Sean Rad invest in?
Sean Rad invests in Technology, Media, Consumer Products, E-commerce and Mobile Applications, and is based in California, United States. Sean Rad is listed as a angel investor in the ConnectSafely investor database.
What stage does Sean Rad invest at?
Sean Rad backs companies at Seed, writing cheques of 500K - 25M.
Which regions does Sean Rad invest in?
Sean Rad invests across United States.
What companies has Sean Rad invested in?
Sean Rad's portfolio includes YELA, Hike, Little Spoon, dot.LA, Mosh, Scener, Owner.com and Wellory.
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