Bill Alena
Founder & CEO, High Intent Media
Twenty-five years in online dating, on both sides of the table. Operator, investor, and now publisher.
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Bill Alena is the founder and CEO of High Intent Media. He has spent twenty-five years building and investing in dating companies, on both sides of the table.
He built myYearbook's revenue from $0 to $100M+ as Chief Revenue Officer. He ran all monetization at The Meet Group (NASDAQ: MEET) and helped grow it through four acquisitions. As Chief Investment & Growth Officer at Social Discovery Group, he grew revenue from $200M to $350M and led the company's M&A practice and a dating-only venture fund.
He founded High Intent to give operators in the dating industry the honest news, the platform, the services, and the capital they have never had access to from one place. He writes The Editorial weekly, on the business of dating, from an operator's chair.
Editorials by Bill Alena
All editorials →- July 1, 2026The Funding Conversation No One in Dating Will Have With You
Every few weeks, someone asks me to help them raise money for their dating app. After twenty-five years on both sides of the table, here is the honest version of that conversation, and why it is more hopeful than the headlines.