Joel Simkhai

Joel Simkhai (/sɪmˈkaɪ/ ⓘ; Hebrew: יואל שמחאי; born c. 1976[1][2]) is an Israeli-American tech entrepreneur.[4] His original goal in starting Grindr was for people with similar interests to find new friends nearby.[7] While in high school, he says he dated women; he remarked that he was not being dishonest about his sexuality, but that his "coming out of the closet was a process".[7] He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations & Economics from Tufts University in May 1998.[7] While he started with little money or expertise,[10] and never expected Grindr to become international,[7] he became a multimillionaire CEO of an app with millions of users worldwide.
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