Number of Portfolio Companies 3
Number of Exits 
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  • Primary Job Title Founder & CEO
  • Primary Organization 
    Bumble
  • Investor Type  Investment Partner, Individual/Angel
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Whitney Wolfe Herd is the CEO + Founder of Bumble, a global group that builds and operates leading dating and social networking apps including Badoo, the first free dating site with over 500 million users worldwide, and Bumble, the women-first social networking platform with over 100 million users globally.

In 2014, Wolfe Herd launched Bumble as

the only connection platform where women make the first move and control the interaction. As the company has grown, Wolfe Herd has executed upon her vision of making Bumble the first social network where women make the first move to create empowered connections across all areas of life. The company launched Bumble BFF in 2016 as a friend-finding feature and launched Bumble Bizz for professional networking in 2017. In five years, her vision has led to Bumble’s growth of over 100 million users worldwide in 150 countries. In January 2020, Wolfe Herd welcomed Blackstone as Bumble’s new majority owner with a shared vision of growth for Badoo and Bumble. Prior to Bumble, Whitney Wolfe Herd co-founded Tinder, where she served as the Vice President of Marketing.

In 2018, Wolfe Herd was named to TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People, Forbes “30 Under 30” list, the Bloomberg 50 and InStyle’s 50 Women Who Are Changing the World. Wolfe Herd was also recently on the cover of Fast Company, Forbes and WIRED magazines.

Number of Investments 3
Whitney Wolfe Herd has made 3 investments. Their latest investment was Angel Round - Supergoop on May 26, 2022, when
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
May 26, 2022
Supergoop
Angel Round - Supergoop
Mar 18, 2021
Asteya
Series A - Asteya
$10M
Jan 1, 2021
Sunroom
Pre Seed Round - Sunroom
Number of Partner Investments 1
Announced Date  
Organization Name  
Investor Name  
Lead Investor  
Funding Round  
Money Raised  
Oct 1, 2020
Nude Barre
Bumble Fund
Seed Round - Nude Barre
$1.4M
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Whitney Wolfe Herd has exit - Supergoop.
  • Supergoop Supergoop is a skincare brand completely dedicated to sun protection.
Number of Current Jobs 2
Number of Past Jobs 1
Whitney Wolfe Herd has 2 current jobs as Founder and CEO at Bumble Fund and Founder & CEO at Bumble. Additionally, Whitney Wolfe Herd has had 1 past job as the VP Marketing & Co-Founder at Tinder.
Organization Name  
Title At Company  
Start Date  
End Date  
Tinder
VP Marketing & Co-FounderMay 2012May 2014
Number of Current Board & Advisor Roles 1
Whitney Wolfe Herd is the Board of Directors - Non Voting Member at Imagine Entertainment.