Amanda Bradford is a solo technical founder, product builder, and investor building AI-native consumer marketplaces at Hatch Labs. Her current work combines LLMs with verified financial data for dating, investing, and talent matching. She founded The League in 2014, designing and coding its original matching algorithm and first iOS app. Built for ambitious singles seeking equal partnerships, the business expanded to 155 cities and 300,000 monthly active users on $2.3 million in funding. Match Group acquired The League in 2022; Bradford continued leading the company before leaving in 2025. Bradford is an investment partner at XFactor Ventures and a former Sequoia Scout. Earlier roles spanned Salesforce, Google, Sequoia Capital, and Evernote. She advises founders on product development, consumer marketplace growth, monetization, fundraising, and exits, with a particular interest in women-led businesses. She earned an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2014 and a bachelor's degree in information systems from Carnegie Mellon University in 2006.
Amanda Bradford is a solo technical founder, product builder, and investor building AI-native consumer marketplaces at Hatch Labs. Her current work combines LLMs with verified financial data for dating, investing, and talent matching. She founded The League in 2014, designing and coding its original matching algorithm and first iOS app. Built for ambitious singles seeking equal partnerships, the business expanded to 155 cities and 300,000 monthly active users on $2.3 million in funding. Match Group acquired The League in 2022; Bradford continued leading the company before leaving in 2025. Bradford is an investment partner at XFactor Ventures and a former Sequoia Scout. Earlier roles spanned Salesforce, Google, Sequoia Capital, and Evernote. She advises founders on product development, consumer marketplace growth, monetization, fundraising, and exits, with a particular interest in women-led businesses. She earned an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 2014 and a bachelor's degree in information systems from Carnegie Mellon University in 2006.
Career
Amanda Bradford holds an MBA, Class of 2014 from Stanford Graduate School of Business and a BS, Information Systems, Class of 2006 from Carnegie Mellon University.
Investment Partner at XFactor Ventures until Present
Product Manager (MBA Internship) at Evernote from 2013 to 2014
Investor (MBA Internship) at Sequoia Capital from 2013 to 2013
Student Investment Partner (Class of 2013) at Dorm Room Fund from 2013 to 2013
Sales Engineer; Account Executive at Salesforce from 2007 to 2010