Bumble Inc. is a global online dating and social platform company operating Bumble, Badoo, Fruitz, and Official. Bumble, founded in 2014 by Whitney Wolfe Herd, is a women-first dating app where women make the first move. Bumble Inc. also operates Badoo (founded 2006, web and mobile dating platform), Fruitz (founded 2017, playful dating intentions app), and Official (founded 2020, couples communication app). The company is headquartered in Austin, Texas and trades on NASDAQ under ticker BMBL.
Bumble is publicly traded
IPO'd on Feb 11, 2021
This company is no longer available on our private secondary market. Shares can be traded publicly under BMBL.
Company data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Founded
2014
Employees
580
Total Funding
$10M
3 rounds
Last Private Valuation
$3B
Nov 8, 2019
Funding data and valuation marks are estimates and may be incomplete, stale, erroneous, or revised.
Total raised $10M across 3 rounds
Last updated 06-25-2026
| Date | Round | Amount Raised | Valuation | Lead Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Series A (pre-IPO) | Not disclosed | — | Accel |
| Nov 8, 2019 | Buyout / Majority recap TechCrunch | Not disclosed | $3B | Blackstone |
| 2014 | Seed TechCrunch | $10M | — | Andrey Andreev |
Whitney Wolfe Herd
Founder & CEO
Ann Mather
Chair of Board of Directors
Competitor list is illustrative and may be incomplete, stale, or erroneous.
Match Group
Operates Tinder (leading dating app with ~40% US market share), Hinge, OkCupid, Meetic, Plenty of Fish, and numerous niche dating apps. Dominant player with largest portfolio of dating assets.
Tinder
Owned by Match Group. Leading mobile dating app with approximately 40% of the U.S. dating app market share. Most downloaded dating app globally.
Hinge
Owned by Match Group. Positioning as 'the dating app designed to be deleted.' Growing rapidly with strong retention metrics among users seeking serious relationships.
Badoo
Founded in 2006 by Andrey Andreev. Major competitor in Europe and Latin America. Owned by Bumble Inc. as of 2020. Once independent dating pioneer with 425M+ registered users globally.
Facebook Dating
Facebook's in-app dating feature leveraging the social network's massive user base. Growing competitive threat with zero acquisition friction.
Yes, Bumble is publicly traded under the ticker symbol BMBL on the NASDAQ. The company went public in Feb 11, 2021.
Bumble trades under the ticker symbol BMBL on the NASDAQ. It began trading in Feb 11, 2021.
Bumble (BMBL on the NASDAQ) shares can be purchased through any standard brokerage account — including Fidelity, Charles Schwab, TD Ameritrade, and online platforms like Robinhood or E*TRADE. Search for the ticker BMBL to place an order.
Bumble went public in Feb 11, 2021 via ipo, with an offering valuation of approximately $3B. Bumble Inc. completed its initial public offering on February 11, 2021, on the NASDAQ under ticker symbol BMBL. The IPO priced shares at $43 per share, above the initial range, raising $2.15 billion. Shares opened at $76 on the first day of trading, valuing the company at approximately $8.6 billion at open and $14 billion based on post-IPO pricing. Founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd became the world's youngest self-made female billionaire at age 31 and the youngest woman to lead a U.S. IPO.
Bumble raised $10M across 3 disclosed funding rounds prior to its public listing.
Bumble was founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014.
Bumble is headquartered in Austin, TX, United States.
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