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Chief · Founder, Bumble
Whitney Wolfe Herd
Roles
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Founder | Tinder | SmartCompany, Women's Agenda |
| Vice President of Marketing (former) · Founder | Tinder | The Age Business, Women's Agenda |
| Chief · Founder | Bumble | The Age Business, SmartCompany, Women's Agenda |
Coverage
Stories naming Whitney Wolfe Herd. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
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Micro-influencer startup Tribe raises $5.5 million in pre-IPO capital, amid tech frenzy on the ASX
Australian micro-influencer marketplace Tribe has secured $5.5 million in pre-IPO funding from Saville Capital, Cyan Capital and SG Hiscock, with chief executive Anthony Svirskis weighing an IPO amid strong public-market appetite for tech stocks.
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Romance is big business: Bumble's Valentine's weekend IPO makes a billionaire of founder Whitney Wolfe Herd
Bumble's IPO valued the US dating app at US$13 billion, making co-founder Whitney Wolfe Herd a billionaire; the piece also recounts Bumble's history and its 2019 majority-stake sale to Blackstone.
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Bumble's IPO makes Whitney Wolfe Herd a billionaire, and youngest woman to take a tech unicorn public
Bumble's multibillion-dollar IPO makes co-founder Whitney Wolfe Herd a billionaire. The piece recaps the company's origins, its 2019 Blackstone majority-stake deal, and Match Group's announced acquisition of Hyperconnect.
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Whitney Wolfe Herd becomes youngest woman to take tech unicorn public
Bumble's founder has listed the dating app on Nasdaq, becoming the youngest woman to take a tech unicorn public; the piece recalls Blackstone's 2019 majority purchase and details payouts around the offering.