Ryan is a serial entrepreneur and angel investor, who has over a decade of experience building app-based businesses with three exits under his belt. He previously co-founded the Muslim dating app Muzz where he attended Y Combinator in 2017. He is currently building OurCal, the privacy-first shared calendar app for families, couples, and friends.
Don't describe YC-backed Muzmatch's dating app as a 'Tinder for Muslims'. Co-founders Shahzad Younas and Ryan Brodie are very clear about what sets their target audience apart from the casual dating/hook-up crowd: a genuine intent to find a partner in order to get married.
Across my career, there’s been one theme - building technology that brings people together. From apps that helped promote events to ones that found you a date, the calendar has always been central but disconnected