As part of our Trust & Safety Month 2023, we are delighted to be joined on The GDI Podcast by David Wolfe, Chief Executive Officer, and Neil Davis, Chief Business Officer at RealMe.

They join GDI's Senior Reporter Sean Nolan to discuss how improving safety measures will extend the longevity of online dating businesses. 

They also explain how a combination of different safety solutions can create a 'safety blanket' that will provide comprehensive and accessible protection to users.

RealMe - Creating Online Dating's Safety Blanket

UrbanMatch was founded with a bold vision: to redefine how the South Asian diaspora connects and forges meaningful romantic relationships. In this episiode, Aryavrat shares the company's story and how it has grown into a thriving community and become a matchmaking platform tailored to South Asians living abroad.

Aryavrat Goenka, Co-Founder of UrbanMatch

In this episode, Christof introduces us to Hornet, the fun, go-to app for fun, engaging chat with gay men. We hear about the background behind setting up the platform, which has more than 100 million users across the globe, and what key market trends Christof is seeing in the market.

Christof Wittig, CEO of Hornet

Alexandra Beaumont, CEO of Once, Social Discovery Group

Hari Gopal - Founder, Hearts Dating

Brownie Marie, Founder of Fox Hunters Club

Global Dating Insights (GDI) is the leading source of news, information and analysis for the online dating industry. The site serves a highly engaged trade audience of over 30,000 unique monthly visitors, and is read in over 100 countries. Since launching in 2013, we have published over 5,000 stories.

Our articles and interviews provide executives and professionals worldwide with up-to-the-minute, authoritative dating sector coverage. We pride ourselves on being the go-to publication when a story breaks.

Our reports and analyses give readers a detailed look into one aspect of the dating industry. The GDI Power Book, released on Valentine’s Day, lists the influencers, start-ups and movers  that have impacted the market over the course of the year.

Our conferences and events bring together some of the biggest names in dating for conversations, presentations and networking opportunities. Speakers from Grindr, OkCupid, Spark Networks, and more have featured in recent years.

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Global Dating Insights is an independent publication run by a small team of professional journalists.

RealMe - Creating Online Dating's Safety Blanket

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