Embedded operators for the messy middle

Embedded operators for the messy middle

Growth is messy.
We help you build through it.

Growth is messy.
We help you build through it.

Ember is an embedded operator team for consumer, dating, social, subscription, and marketplace businesses. We work across product, growth, partnerships, and commercial strategy to help teams diagnose what matters, build what works, and move faster.

Ember is an embedded operator team for consumer, dating, social, subscription, and marketplace businesses. We work across product, growth, partnerships, and commercial strategy to help teams diagnose what matters, build what works, and move faster.

Built inside Hinge, Tinder, HER, VICE, and Match Group.

Hinge

HER

VICE

Match Group

The messy middle

Most advisors give you a deck.
We give you traction.

Most advisors give you a deck.
We give you traction.

The messy middle between traction and scale is where teams stall. Product priorities fragment. Growth channels get expensive. Partnerships become random. Subscription retention weakens. Ember helps leadership teams see across product, growth, commercial, and enterprise value at once.

The messy middle between traction and scale is where teams stall. Product priorities fragment. Growth channels get expensive. Partnerships become random. Subscription retention weakens. Ember helps leadership teams see across product, growth, commercial, and enterprise value at once.

01

Fragmented strategy

Product, marketing, and revenue move in separate lanes.

02

Slow execution

Teams know there is opportunity, but cannot turn it into shipped work.

03

Missed value

The company under-monetizes the trust, audience, and product behavior it already has.

What we do

One operating system.
Five connected functions.

One operating system.
Five connected functions.

Most businesses treat product, growth, partnerships, and commercial strategy as separate functions. We run them as one motion.

Most businesses treat product, growth, partnerships, and commercial strategy as separate functions. We run them as one motion.

Product & Retention

Features, experiences, activation, engagement, churn reduction.

Growth Engines

Acquisition, lifecycle, referrals, campaigns, paid strategy.

Partnerships & Revenue

Brand, platform, creator, and strategic partnerships that create user value.

Commercial Strategy

Pricing, subscription models, GTM, revenue acceleration.

Enterprise Value

Narrative, metrics, operating rigor, investor and acquisition readiness.

How we work

We do not write reports and leave.

We do not write reports and leave.

01

Discover

Product diagnostics, user insight, retention mapping, revenue mapping, competitive review.

02

Design

Feature concepts, growth strategy, partnership strategy, revenue model design, GTM planning.

03

Deliver

Pilots, launches, partnership introductions, operating systems, team support, investor readiness.

Work with us

Five ways to work with us.

Five ways to work with us.

4 to 6 weeks

Diagnostic Sprint

A focused audit across product, growth, commercial, subscription, and retention. Best when the team needs a clear diagnosis and roadmap.

8 to 12 weeks

Growth Sprint

Targeted execution against the highest-value lever. Best when the team knows the problem and needs senior operators to help move it.

3 to 6 months

Fractional EIR

Embedded product and commercial leadership across strategy, execution, operating cadence, and team decision-making.

Ongoing

Board Advisor

Senior product and commercial perspective for founders, investors, and leadership teams.

6 to 12 weeks

Investor & Acquisition Readiness

Narrative, metrics, operating rigor, and stakeholder positioning for a fundraise, acquisition, or strategic partnership.

Not sure which model fits? Start with a diagnostic sprint.

Not sure which model fits? Start with a diagnostic sprint.

Who we help

Dating is our deepest expertise.
Not our only one.

Dating is our deepest expertise.
Not our only one.

Dating Platforms

Consumer connection, trust, monetization, subscriptions, identity, safety, and churn.

Social & Community Platforms

Engagement, retention, creator dynamics, identity, and network behavior.

Subscription Businesses

Pricing, packaging, lifecycle, value perception, and churn reduction.

Marketplaces

Supply-demand dynamics, trust, liquidity, activation, and monetization.

Consumer AI Products

Personalization, trust, utility, onboarding, and habit formation.

Acquisition Targets

Companies preparing for investment, strategic partnership, or exit.

Built from the inside.

Built from the inside.

Angie Gola-Ebue

Commercial leadership across VICE, Tinder, and HER. Brand partnerships, revenue strategy, marketing, and commercial growth.

Darshy Narine

Product leadership across Hinge and HER. Core product, engagement, retention, subscription growth, and acquisition-stage leadership.

Together, we hold product, growth, and commercial strategy together instead of handing them off between separate teams.

Together, we hold product, growth, and commercial strategy together instead of handing them off between separate teams.

Meet the operators behind Ember.

Meet the operators behind Ember.

Founder photo

Darshy Narine

Co-Founder & Chief Product Officer

Product leader and founder with deep experience in dating, marketplaces, subscriptions, and consumer growth. Former Head of Core Experience at Hinge and CPO at HER through acquisition by Match Group.

Founder photo

Angie Gola-Ebue

Co-Founder & Chief Commercial Officer

Commercial operator and founder with experience across VICE, Tinder, and HER. Focused on partnerships, marketing, revenue strategy, and commercial growth engines.

Contact

Building something worth discovering?

Building something worth discovering?

We partner with founders and leadership teams when the next stage of growth requires more than advice. If you need senior operators across product, growth, partnerships, and commercial strategy, let’s talk.

We partner with founders and leadership teams when the next stage of growth requires more than advice. If you need senior operators across product, growth, partnerships, and commercial strategy, let’s talk.

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