Consumer technology and online dating / Founded 2014
Bumble
Connection designed around women's agency
Company Record
Bumble began with a women-first messaging rule in heterosexual matches and expanded the same product thesis into friendship and professional networking.
Milestones
- 2014Bumble launched in Austin.
- 2016The company expanded into friendship and professional-networking products.
- 2021Bumble completed its public offering on Nasdaq.
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