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Steven Bartlett backs hati, a dating app with £48 revenue

Published: February 26, 2026 at 9:28 pm

Author: Jonathan Symcox

A dating app with a difference was pitched on Dragons’ Den tonight – and bagged an investor in Steven Bartlett despite being pre-revenue.

hati is a dating app launched in 2025 by Zaahirah Adam, who told the Dragons she founded the startup after a bad experience with being ghosted.

Bartlett – who knows the founders of the world’s highest-profile dating apps – said there was a market for hati.

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