Tinder creator Sean Rad backs sex tips startup Lover
Sean Rad, the founder of popular online dating app Tinder which is currently worth almost 10 billion USD, has publicly backed a new app built by a certified sexual health professional Dr. Britney Blair, called Lover, which aims to help users discover their sexual preferences and matches similar ones to their partners. Lover has currently raised 5 million USD in seed funding from Rad.
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