Coral
In short: Coral is a couples and sexual wellness app from Athais Inc., a venture-backed startup in the Los Angeles area, founded by Isharna Walsh. It offers daily prompts, guided exercises and expert content for partners. DII counts it among the relationship maintenance startups that look to keep couples engaged after matching, a market where Bumble closed its Official app.
Key facts
| Type | Dating app |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, United States |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Status | Active: app store listings were still being updated in 2026 |
| Website | getcoral.app |
| Developer / legal entity | Athais Inc. publishes the app 'Coral: Couples & Relationship' on the App Store [Coral, 2026] |
| Age rating and category | App Store category Health & Fitness, age rating 18+, free with in-app purchases [Coral, 2026] |
| Founder and CEO | Isharna Walsh is founder and CEO; previously worked at Boston Consulting Group and a Los Angeles VC firm [Isharna Walsh at General Assembly] |
| Funding | $3 million seed round announced at launch, led by Dave Samuel and Tom Williams [Coral is born! Horizontal happiness all around, 2019] |
| Founded | 2018, based in Los Angeles, seed stage [Coral - Tracxn company profile] |
| Platforms | Available on iOS, Android and the web [The Coral App Destigmatizes Sex and Intimacy] |
| Company-claimed reach | Coral describes itself as trusted by over 1 million people (company claim) [Coral - APK Download for Android (Aptoide), 2026] |
| Product features | Daily prompts, guided exercises, quizzes and expert tips for couples [Coral] |
| DII coverage | DII lists Coral with Paired and Lasting as relationship maintenance startups [Dating Industry Insights, 24 March 2025] |
About Coral
Coral is a couples and intimacy app published by Athais Inc. Its App Store listing is titled "Coral: Couples & Relationship" and carries an 18+ age rating. The app is aimed at partners rather than singles looking for matches. It offers daily conversation prompts, guided exercises, quizzes and expert tips, and partners can invite each other to answer questions and see each other's responses. Press coverage describes it as available on iOS, Android and the web, with much of the content behind a paid subscription.
Coral was founded in 2018 and launched in November 2019 with a seed round of $3 million, according to the founder's own announcement. Isharna Walsh is founder and chief executive. Before starting Coral she worked in management consulting and at the Los Angeles venture firm Embark Ventures. Third-party company databases list Los Angeles as the base, and a 2019 regulatory filing report placed the company in Venice, California. Investors named in public databases include Freestyle Capital, Plug and Play and Alpha Edison. Coral describes itself as trusted by more than 1 million people, which is a company claim that DII has not verified.
DII has named Coral twice, in both cases as one of several relationship maintenance startups alongside Paired and Lasting. In coverage of Bumble closing Official and of Arya buying Flamme, DII used these companies to ask whether couples will pay for tools that help them stay together after a match. Coral has not been the subject of its own DII story. The business has not publicly disclosed revenue or subscriber numbers.
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Questions about Coral
Who owns Coral?
The app is published by Athais Inc., a US startup founded by Isharna Walsh, who is CEO.
Is Coral a dating app?
No. It is a couples and sexual wellness app for people who are already in a relationship, although singles can also use some content.
How much funding has Coral raised?
The founder announced a $3 million seed round in 2019. Public databases list no later rounds.
What is Coral?
Coral is a couples and sexual wellness app from Athais Inc., a venture-backed startup in the Los Angeles area, founded by Isharna Walsh. It offers daily prompts, guided exercises and expert content for partners.
Where is Coral based?
Coral is based in Los Angeles, United States.
When was Coral founded?
Coral was founded in 2018.
Also known as: Athais Inc., Coral: Couples & Relationship, getcoral.app.
Sources
- Coral: Couples & Relationship - App Store
- Isharna Walsh at General Assembly
- Coral is born! Horizontal happiness all around
- Coral - Tracxn company profile
- The Coral App Destigmatizes Sex and Intimacy
- Coral - APK Download for Android (Aptoide)
- Bumble's App Closures Signal the End of Portfolio Diversification