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Bumble: A Dating App Redefining Connections Bumble, a prominent online dating and networking application, launched in 2014, disrupting the digital dating landscape. Developed by Bumble Inc., founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd following her departure from Tinder, the app differentiates itself through its ...
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- Company type Public
- Industry Online dating
- Founded 2014
- Founders Whitney Wolfe Herd
- Headquarters Austin, Texas, United States
- Revenue US$1.07 billion (2024)
- Net income US$-557 million (2024)
- Number of employees 1,200 (2023)
- Website www.bumble.com
Bumble history
Last Updated : 22/03/25, 10:39 AM
Bumble: From Lawsuit to Nasdaq Whitney Wolfe Herd, a former Tinder executive, founded Bumble in 2014 after a high-profile sexual discrimination lawsuit against her former employer. Securing significant investment from Badoo founder Andrey Andreev, Bumble leveraged Badoo's infrastructure and expertis...
BUMBLE NEWS
Bumble to lay off 30% of global workforce as online dating industry struggles
June 26, 2025 9:16 am
Bumble said it will incur about $13 million to $18 million in layoff-related charges, primarily in the third and fourth quarters of 2025.
‘AI is powerful, men are lonely’: Bengaluru man uses ChatGPT to create fake Bumble profile of 'woman', gets flooded with matches
April 16, 2025 3:02 pm
The user also attached screenshots of the AI-generated woman’s ‘photo’ and the notifications he received on the fake profile.
Delhi club uses fake dating profiles created to trap high-paying customers, 4 held
March 11, 2025 2:31 am
The fake profiles on dating apps such as Tinder and Bumble used pictures of women hired by the club to pose as the date of the person targeted
Bumble expands reporting feature to cover AI-generated, fake profiles
July 19, 2024 11:10 am
Bumble is taking certain steps to address AI-generated, fake profiles on the women-centric dating app.
Bumble gets revamped design, introduces new 'Opening Moves' feature for women
May 04, 2024 10:19 am
Bumble's new Opening Moves feature lets women choose from a variety of prompts to initiate a conversation with someone they might be interested in.
How your dating profile data can be used to create deepfakes
March 04, 2024 5:21 pm
The discourse surrounding deepfakes typically narrows its focus to sexual content or political misinformation, inadvertently overlooking a crucial aspect: The origin of the data used to create them
Tinder, Hinge and Netflix’s ‘One Day’ – the truth and lies of modern love
February 29, 2024 11:40 am
When the heady dopamine rush settles down, love can meander and dither, exasperate and anchor. It recognises that people change or outgrow relationships. That the right people can meet at the wrong time
Bumble introduces new AI powered 'Deception Detector' to detect fake profiles
February 08, 2024 9:55 am
Bumble's new Deception Detector tool uses machine learning and AI to automatically weeds out fake profiles even before members see them.
2024 is the year of the 'self'. Here's how its shaping the dating scene
December 12, 2023 4:31 pm
Bumble India's Communications Director Samarpita Samaddar says, "2024 will usher in a year of self-discovery, with single Indians empowered to prioritise their values and set clear boundaries in their romantic lives."
Bumble jumble: Online fraudsters cheat PhD scholar of Rs 98,500, case filed
November 07, 2023 8:07 am
Sources said that the victim first made contact with someone called Dr Aayaan Kumar George in September this year on the Bumble App. George presented himself as a doctor residing in the UK.
