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Bumble: Female-founded dating app tops $13bn in market debut

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-56031281
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    Its Wall Street success made 31-year-old boss Whitney Wolfe Herd a rare self-made female billionaire.

    Bumble, which also owns Badoo, is one of less than two dozen US firms to list publicly while led by a female founder.

    Shares in the firm debuted at $43 apiece, valuing it at over $8bn.

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    She has a great episode on the How I Built This podcast for anyone who's interested in her story:
    https://open.spotify.com/episode/0ui0DdNFUtvhBrXO8y2wE9?si=n4Bz4gOIQhi_OC1OJJXQIA&nd=1