Whitney Wolfe Herd who was born on July 1, 1989, in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S. is an American entrepreneur who is the founder of Bumble (a social and dating app) and in 2014 she was the co-founder of the Tinder app. In this article, we will tell you about Whitney Wolfe Herd Story, Net Worth, Wiki & More.
In 2014, she left Tinder because of some issues with the company executives. She also filed a lawsuit against Tinder for s*exual harassment. When she moved to Austin, Texas she founded Bumble which is a female-focused dating app. Currently, she is in the news for becoming the world’s youngest self-made billionaire. Check out the Whitney Wolfe Herd Story, Net Worth, Wiki & More.
From being S*exually harassed in 2014 to today becoming the world’s youngest female billionaire.
Let’s go through her career and see how she Built a $1.3 billion dollar company.
Wolfe Herd was one of the co-founders of Tinder, but she left the company and later filed a s*exual harassment lawsuit against Tinder. She was one of the Co-Founder means she knew how Tinder grew which means she has prior experience.
Whitney launched the app in 2014 with the aim of creating a comfortable and empowering online dating space for women. She was s*exually abused so she went on to create a Women-Focused App. That not only differentiated her from Tinder answering the biggest question “why switch from tinder to here?”
After her experience at Tinder, Wolfe Herd wasn’t looking to build another dating app – she wanted to build an Instagram competitor where people could only post positive comments but Andreev convinced her to work on another dating app. Along with two former Tinder employees – cofounder Chris Gulzcynski and former vice president of design Sarah Mick – they launched Bumble in December 2014.
Andreev made an initial investment of $10 million and became the majority owner with a 79% stake. Wolfe Herd became CEO with a 20% stake in Bumble. This is how Bumble originated.
According to Forbes, her net worth is approximately $1.5 billion and she became the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire after taking Bumble public.
Net Worth
$ 1.5 billion
Social Profiles
She is very active on her social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter, etc where she uploads her beautiful images and videos. You can follow her on the social media platforms given below.
Named one of Business Insider’s 30 Most Important Women Under 30 In Tech
2016
Named one of Elle’s Women in Tech
2017
Listed in a TechCrunch feature on 42 women succeeding in tech
2017-2018
Named to Forbes 30 under 30
Lesser Known Facts About Whitney Wolfe Herd
Image Credit:- Whitney Wolfe Herd Instagram
Whitney Wolfe doesn’t smoke but she drinks alcohol.
On the launch of Bumble Priyanka Chopra attended with Kate Hudson, Karlie Kloss, etc.
When she was just 19 years old, she also started a business of selling bamboo tote bags which gained wide recognization from big celebrities like Rachel Zoe and Nicole Richie were photographed with them.
Wolfe has also worked with orphanages.
She is an avid dog lover and also a pet dog.
Currently, she is in the news for becoming the world’s youngest self-made billionaire.
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