Faye Iosotaluno bids farewell to dating App Tinder in July’ 2025

Faye Iosotaluno, the CEO of Dating App Tinder since January 2024, will step down from her post, given the dating platform's increased focus on personalisation through deeper integration of AI into its recommendation system. Faye released this statement on Thursday as the dating app aims to attract more users with friend-focused features, AI generated recommendations, and exploring of native AI-driven consumer experiences.

Her announcement decision on LinkedIn stated, "After nearly eight memorable years at Match Group and Tinder, I have made the difficult decision to step down as Tinder’s CEO in July. As CEO, I’ve been proud to build and work with an exceptional team, including leaders who continually raised the bar, built with purpose, and created new value for our users. Together, we redefined the Tinder brand through award-winning marketing, introduced product innovations with friend-focused features, enhanced personalisation by integrating AI into recommendations, explored native AI-driven consumer experiences, and laid the groundwork for the company’s next chapter."

Iosotaluno concluded the post by adding, "Tinder is in great hands with Spencer and the leadership team."

Spencer Rascoff, Tinder’s parent, Match Group's CEO, said via a LinkedIn post that he would step in for Faye’s place to lead the Tinder team. Rascoff was first appointed as Match CEO in February to tackle the slowdown in Tinder’s user engagement.

Earlier this month, Match Group reported a 5% fall in paying users during the first quarter of 2025. The company also announced plans to cut 13% of its workforce as part of Rascoff's turnaround strategy.

Tinder, the online dating app, is facing major challenges over the past few years. With the ongoing inflation in the dating industry, shortage of modern-day feature apps, and market stagnation are a few reasons why users are moving away from once-popular dating apps such as Tinder and Bumble.

More about Faye Iosotaluno

·   Iosotaluno rejoined Tinder as COO in February 2022 and became CEO in January 2024, marking her second stint at the company.

·   She has over two decades of work experience as a consumer tech executive, covering strategy, operations, product, marketing, and partnership at both startups and big global tech brands.

·   During her career, she has worked with industry giants such as Match Group, SoundCloud, Viacom Media Networks, Warner Bros. Entertainment Group of Companies, Yahoo!, Time Warner Inc., Credit Suisse, and Merrill Lynch.

·   She holds a B.S. in Economics from the Wharton School and a B.A. in English from the School of Arts & Sciences of the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

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