On this episode of The GDI Podcast, we're delighted to be joined by Sunil Hiranandani, Founder of Sirf Coffee.

Sunil discusses how he helps bring together Indian singles around the world, and the changing trends among daters looking for meaningful relationships.

He also tells GDI's Senior Reporter Sean Nolan how online dating platforms can help the industry to succeed in the long term.

On today's episode of The Social Discovery Podcast, we're delighted to be joined by Ulrika Lilja & Claudia Gård, Co-Founders of gofrendly. They share how the friendship app connects women with similar interests, creating meaningful companionship.

Ulrika & Claudia tell Senior Reporter Sean Nolan how their own story of becoming friends helped inspire them to create gofrendly, and how the platform is helping to address loneliness in an increasingly individualistic world.

They also discuss the platform's recent expansion to the UK, and what they see as exciting innovations in the future of friend finding.

On this episode of The GDI Podcast, Ana Kirova, the CEO of Feeld, tells us about the platform's major rebranding and her perspective on future dating trends.

Speaking with GDI's Senior Reporter, Sean Nolan, the Feeld CEO explains how the platform's philosophy and culture enable users to undergo a personal journey on the app.

She also highlights what online dating industry leaders should keep in mind moving forward, identifying the changing nature of dating apps and the key ingredients to create a successful brand.

On this episode of The GDI Podcast, we're delighted to be joined by Jamil Mamdani and Ziandry Peralta, Co-Founders of Grownups.

Grownups is a new dating app for the 30+ demographic, moving away from the hookup & swiping culture, and towards committed and meaningful relationships.

Jamil and Ziandry share how Grownups supports singles as they begin to date with more serious intentions, with the platform providing educational relationship resources.

On today's episode of The GDI Podcast, we're delighted to be joined by Nicole Drew, Founder & CEO of Rater.

She explains how her experience as a romance scam victim led her to create a dating app where authenticity is crucial.

Nicole tells Senior Reporter Sean Nolan how the platform's user authenticity ratings and verification process helps to eliminate unpleasent surprises on the app.

On this episode of The GDI Podcast, we're delighted to be joined by Natalia Sergovantseva, Co-Founder of SoulMatcher. She shares how the dating platform uses deep psychology to accurately match singles on a deeper level.

She explains how SoulMatcher enables singles to learn more about themselves, and how the platform has B2B applications that are being explored.

On this episode of The GDI Podcast, we're delighted to be joined by Noah & Hiob Feller, Co-Founders of PING. They share how PING enables users to find offline connections in their local area.

The brothers also share their perspective as first-time founders, outlining the challenges they've faced and their priorities moving forward.

On this podcast, we're delighted to be joined by Mary Richardson and Brandon Teller, Co-Founders of Bindr.

They tell Senior Reporter Sean Nolan about the startup journey they've embarked on, and what inspired them to create a dating app that is label-free.

Mary and Brandon also discuss the new features they're exploring, and what the future of Bindr looks like.

In this episode of The GDI Podcast, we're delighted to be joined by Laura Matter, CEO and Co-Founder of noii. She explains how the Swiss platform organises video speed dates for singles.

She also shares with GDI's Senior Reporter Sean Nolan, how and why the company acquired Matter, a US-based dating app.

Laura discusses consumer behaviour in Switzerland, noii's strategy with TikTok and marketing, as well as its next steps for continued expansion.

In this episode of The GDI Podcast, we're delighted to be joined by Rikki Dymond, Flirtini's Dating Expert and Coach, as well as Sarah Segal, Spokesperson for Flirtini.

After adopting AI features, Flirtini's users saw a 15% increase in first-message replies overall.

Sarah and Rikki tell Senior Reporter Sean Nolan about how the dating app implemented these tools to assist singles and spark more meaningful connections.

The Flirtini team also share how the platform is looking to adopt a blind dating feature, and what value this will bring to the dating journey.