Alexa Child

In short: Alexa Child is co-founder and co-CEO of Dateability, a dating app for disabled people and people with chronic illnesses. She founded it with her sister Jacqueline Child, and it launched in 2022. Dating Industry Insights reports the platform has grown to 65,000 users, a figure supplied by the company.

Key facts

RoleCo-founder and co-CEO
OrganisationDateability
FounderDateability was founded by sisters Jacqueline and Alexa Child and launched in 2022 [Dating Industry Insights, 2022]
RoleAlexa Child is co-founder and co-CEO of Dateability, a dating app for people with chronic illnesses and disabilities [DatingAdvice.com, 19 April 2024]
UsersDateability reports 65,000 users, nearly double the 33,000 reported in January (company figures, not independently verified) [Dating Industry Insights, 20 August 2026]
UsersAlexa Child reported nearly 20,000 Dateability users [DatingAdvice.com, April 2024]

Biography

Alexa Child is co-founder and co-CEO of Dateability, a dating app for people with chronic illnesses and disabilities. She founded it with her sister Jacqueline Child during the pandemic, and it launched in 2022. The app is also open to non-disabled users, and profiles include an optional section for disability information.

In April 2024 she said the app had nearly 20,000 users. Dating Industry Insights reported in 2026 that Dateability had grown to 65,000 users, up from around 33,000 in January of that year. It noted that the figures come from the company and have not been independently verified. The platform has also launched a browser version.

Dating Industry Insights treats Dateability as an example of the dating market splintering along identity and preference lines that the larger platforms do not serve.

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Questions about Alexa Child

What is Alexa Child known for?

She is co-founder and co-CEO of Dateability, a dating app for disabled people and people with chronic illnesses.

Who founded Dateability?

Dateability was founded by sisters Jacqueline and Alexa Child and launched in 2022.

Who is Alexa Child?

Alexa Child is co-founder and co-CEO of Dateability, a dating app for disabled people and people with chronic illnesses. She founded it with her sister Jacqueline Child, and it launched in 2022. Dating Industry Insights reports the platform has grown to 65,000 users, a figure supplied by the company.

What is Alexa Child's current role?

Alexa Child is Co-founder and co-CEO at Dateability.

Sources

  1. Dating Industry Insights: Dateability's Growth: A Market Failure Mainstream Apps Ignore
  2. DatingAdvice.com: Sisters create Dateability, the first dating app for people with chronic illnesses and disabilities

Last checked 20 October 2026. Something wrong or out of date? Suggest a correction.