Report
Bumble: Female-founded dating app tops $13bn in market debut
The listing of Bumble, which also owns Badoo, makes a billionaire of 31-year-old founder Whitney Wolfe Herd.
bbc.co.uk
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.
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.
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
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