The rise of Sean Rad, who served as Tinder CEO twice and is now taking on Match Group and IAC in a $2 billion lawsuit

When Tinder launched in 2012, it was an overnight success. But the company has also had its ups and downs, and the founders are now suing parent companies IAC and Match Group. Here's how founder and former CEO Sean Rad got his start and helped grow Tinder into a $3 billion company.

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The rise of Sean Rad, who served as Tinder CEO twice and is now taking on Match Group and IAC in a $2 billion lawsuit When Tinder launched in 2012, it was an overnight success. But the company has also had its ups and downs, and the founders are now suing parent companies IAC and Match Group. Here's how founder and former CEO Sean Rad got his start and helped grow Tinder into a $3 billion company. Read More »

Tinder's founders are suing Match Group and IAC saying they've been ripped off — and they're seeking at least $2 billion in damages A group of early Tinder employees, including cofounders Sean Rad and Jonathan Badeen, announced on Tuesday that they filed a lawsuit against InterActiveCorp and Match Group, the owners of Tinder, a popular dating app. Read More »

MoviePass' parent company increased its share count by an incredible 9,000% in less than two weeks — and just after reverse splitting its stock to combat dilution BI PRIME: The parent company of MoviePass has been so desperate for cash that it issued massive numbers of shares right after reverse splitting its stock to boost its share price. Read More »

House Democrats are demanding answers from FCC Chairman Ajit Pai about his now-debunked cyberattack claim Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai claimed last year that the agency was hit with a cyberattack while soliciting comments about his proposal to repeal its net neutrality rules. That allegation has since been debunked and Democrats want to know why Pai didn't tell them sooner. Read More »

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Tinder founders say former CEO 'groped and sexually harassed' an executive at a company party in bombshell $2 billion lawsuit The lawsuit against Match Group and IAC claims that Tinder's former CEO Greg Blatt "groped and sexually harassed" Tinder's vice president of marketing, Rosette Pambakian, at a company party in 2016. Read More »

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