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    Joel Simkhai (Hebrew: יואל שמחאי; born c. 1976) is an Israeli-American tech entrepreneur. He is the founder and former CEO of geosocial networking and dating apps Grindr and Blendr. His original goal in starting Grindr was for people with similar interests to find new friends nearby.

  2. Nov 16, 2022 · Simkhai, a gay man and tech entrepreneur, helped launch the groundbreaking gay hookup and dating app in 2009. Grindr, which piloted geolocation software to show users’ distance...

  3. Jun 30, 2023 · After a few years out of the limelight, the godfather of gay hookup apps has returned with a new service, Motto, and a desire to do it even better this time. Grindr and Motto founder Joel Simkhai. Photo-collage by Clark Miller; photo of Simkhai by Gregory Scaffidi/Courtesy Motto.

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  4. Jul 23, 2013 · Grindr is one of the most popular geolocational dating apps in the world. Founder Joel Simkhai talks hooking up and creating an empire.

  5. Mar 25, 2019 · The app was created by Israeli entrepreneur Joel Simkhai as a way for gay men to make friends. Gay hook-up websites such as Gaydar were already used by millions. But Grindr...

  6. Jul 9, 2014 · His name is Joel Simkhai, he is the founder and CEO of Grindr, the world's most popular dating app for gay men, and he is sitting opposite me in the lobby of a smart central London...

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  8. Feb 11, 2015 · Founder and CEO of the social phenomenon, Joel Simkhai, never expected Grindr to be such a success. Born in Israel, raised in New York and now living in Los Angeles, Simkhai first got...

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