Bumble

Bumble will drop the swipe and overhaul its app later this year after paying-user declines, with AI features like Bee; Q1 paid users fell 21% to 3.2M from 4M.

Sonder uses a deliberately friction-filled signup and unstructured profiles to foster authentic connections, has about 6,500 London users with no paid marketing, and its founders are seeking funding while keeping London operations and light AI use.

Hinge CEO Justin McLeod steps down to build Overtone, backed by Match Group, with Overtone incubated inside Hinge and led by a new Hinge CEO, while AI features and revenue trajectories shape the outlook for Match’s dating portfolio.