Grindr CEO is betting on AI to solve online dating's biggest problem

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In this episode of StrictlyVc Download, Connie and Alex sit down with Grindr CEO George Arison to talk about how he’s transformed the company since taking over in 2022 and where he wants to take it next. Arison discusses Grindr’s rapid growth, why roughly 80% of its code is now written by AI, and how the company is using AI to rethink matchmaking and build new premium products. He also opens up about the so-called “Grindr discount” on Wall Street, the investor bias he says the company still encounters, and Grindr’s ambitions to expand beyond dating into healthcare, travel, and local discovery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices