Bumble founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd has always done things her own way.Whether its standing up for her political beliefs, building a company with fully outsourced engineers or avoiding the usual startup fundraising runaround, Wolfe Herd follows her own instincts in building a business.
Which is why were super excited to announce that Whitney Wolfe Herd will join us at TC Disrupt SF 2018.Wolfe Herd first came on the scene as a co-founder and VP of Marketing at Tinder, where she helped grow the dating app into one of the worlds biggest dating platforms.
But after a lawsuit over sexual harassment and discrimination, which was settled out of court, Wolfe Herd left the company to build an app focused on compliments and positive affirmations.Originally, she wanted nothing to do with the dating space.
But after meeting Andrey Adreev, Badoo founder and Bumbles majority stakeholder, she realized that giving women a voice in digital dating could be revolutionary.
And so, Bumble was born in 2014.The app has grown to 30 million users, and continues to grow in popularity based on a simple premise: women make the first move.But Wolfe Herds ambitions dont stop at dating.
The 28-year-old founder has added new verticals to the app, letting users find friends and make professional connections via Bumble.And all the while, Bumbles cap table has never changed, with Wolfe Herds 20 percent stake as yet undiluted.
Wolfe Herd was named one of Time 100s most influential people this year, and has herself become a brand that represents authenticity and self-empowerment.We cant wait to talk to Wolfe Herd at Disrupt SF 2018.
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