When Bumble founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd launched the dating app in 2014, she wanted to solve a real-world 21st century relationship problem: …
Bumble's Whitney Wolfe Herd Makes Market History with IPO
Bumble made its public market debut this week, raising more than $2 billion in capital. But the more notable thing about the online dating app is its chief executive, Whitney Wolfe Herd. She's one of only 22 women who have founded and led a company — and a profitable one — to an IPO and is now the world's youngest female billionaire. Her achievements are to be celebrated but also highlights the inequalities women face in business and also with access to venture capital.

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[Update 7 pm ET: Whitney Wolfe Herd ended the day Thursday with a net worth of $1.5 billion based on Bumble stock closing at $70.55.] Shares of dating app Bumble soared in its IPO on Thursday, turning...
Bumble (BMBL) is all the buzz on Wall Street, as the dating app, now valued at more than $8 billion, made it official with the public markets on …
Bumble Inc., the dating app where only women can make the first move, climbed 64% in its trading debut after its initial public offering was expanded …
Dating app Bumble is known for letting women make the first move. That power play will extend into the boardroom later this month when the women-dominated company is expected to make its debut as a publicly...
Like many other recent IPO darlings, Bumble priced its shares too low.
(CNN Business) — Bumble, the company best known for its female-centered dating app, is getting ready for its big date with Wall Street. The company filed paperwork on Friday for an initial public offering,...
When 31-year-old Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd takes her company public this week, she will be noted not only for her youth but also as one of the …