Way back in the mists of the mid-2000s David Vermeulen was just another ambitious young business school graduate trying to make his mark on London’s tech sector. His business was doing OK, plugging away at a travel app from his flat in Bayswater. “I was looking for a serious, grown-up relationship.” There was no Tinder back then, so he couldn’t swipe right for true love. He tried a couple of dating sites, but he wasn’t impressed with the calibre of prospective mates. So, I thought, ‘Why not make a platform with better quality people on it?’ ”…

Source: The Times December 16, 2017 00:04 UTC