:Whitney Wolfe Herd

Wolfe Herd was born as Whitney Wolfe in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Kelly Wolfe, who was Catholic, and Michael Wolfe, a wealthy property developer, who was Jewish.{{Cite web|date=2016-04-01|title=Whitney Wolfe is Bringing Feminism to Your Phone|url=https://atxwoman.com/whitney-wolfe/|access-date=2020-07-14|website=Austin Woman Magazine|language=en-US|archive-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925203839/https://atxwoman.com/whitney-wolfe/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/tech/a13121013/bumble-app-december-2017/|title=Whitney Wolfe Helped Women Score Dates. Now She Wants to Get Them Their Dream Job|last=Amanda FitzSimons|date=2017-11-27|website=ELLE|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-03|archive-date=March 22, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200322070944/https://www.elle.com/culture/tech/a13121013/bumble-app-december-2017/|url-status=live}} Wolfe Herd attended Judge Memorial Catholic High School. When she was in sixth grade, the family went on a sabbatical in Paris, France.

Wolfe Herd attended Southern Methodist University, where she majored in international studies and was a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/3851583/bumble-whitney-wolfe/|title=Whitney Wolfe Wants to Beat Tinder at Its Own Game|date=May 15, 2015|magazine=Time|author=Charlotte Alter|access-date=December 18, 2016|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126041209/https://time.com/3851583/bumble-whitney-wolfe/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/12/bumble-dating-app-women-call-shots-whitney-wolfe|title=WLTM Bumble – A dating app where women call the shots|date=April 12, 2015|newspaper=The Guardian|author=Hannah Ellis-Petersen|access-date=December 18, 2016|archive-date=June 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200625214104/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/12/bumble-dating-app-women-call-shots-whitney-wolfe|url-status=live}} While in college and at the age of 20, she started a business selling bamboo tote bags to benefit areas affected by the BP oil spill. Wolfe Herd partnered with celebrity stylist Patrick Aufdenkamp to launch the non-profit organization called the "Help Us Project". The bags received national press after celebrities such as Rachel Zoe and Nicole Richie were photographed with them.{{cite web|url=http://www.smudailycampus.com/news/smu-senior-whitney-wolfe-launches-second-business-clothing-line-tender-heart|title=SMU senior Whitney Wolfe launches second business, clothing line Tender Heart|date=November 3, 2010|publisher=Daily Campus|author=Hilary Hirschfeld|access-date=December 18, 2016|archive-date=September 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200903043604/http://www.smudailycampus.com/news/smu-senior-whitney-wolfe-launches-second-business-clothing-line-tender-heart|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-live/wp/2015/10/23/meet-bumble-chief-executive-whitney-wolfe/|title=Meet Bumble chief executive Whitney Wolfe|date=October 23, 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=December 18, 2016|archive-date=July 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726143756/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-live/wp/2015/10/23/meet-bumble-chief-executive-whitney-wolfe/|url-status=live}} Soon after, she introduced a second business with Aufdenkamp called "Tender Heart", a clothing line dedicated to raising awareness around human trafficking and fair trade. After graduating, Wolfe Herd traveled to Southeast Asia where she worked with orphanages.{{cite web|url=http://www.austinmonthly.com/AM/August-2015/Queen-Bee/|title=Queen Bee|date=August 2, 2015|publisher=Austin Monthly|author=Sarah Thurmond|access-date=December 18, 2016|archive-date=August 3, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803224200/http://www.austinmonthly.com/AM/August-2015/Queen-Bee/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/whitney-wolfe-bumble-it-girls-1647547057.html|title=Whitney Wolfe: The Matchmaker|date=March 7, 2016|publisher=Paper Mag|author=Kimya Kavehkar|access-date=December 18, 2016|archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026102419/https://www.papermag.com/whitney-wolfe-bumble-it-girls-1647547057.html|url-status=live}}

In 2012, at age 22, Wolfe Herd joined the startup Cardify, a project led by Sean Rad through Hatch Labs IAC incubator. The project was later abandoned, but Wolfe Herd joined the development team for the dating app Tinder (previously known as MatchBox) with Rad and Chris Gulczynski.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-business/11616130/Tinder-co-founder-Whitney-Wolfe-The-word-feminist-seemed-to-put-guys-off-but-now-I-realise-who-cares.html|title=Tinder co-founder Whitney Wolfe: 'The word 'feminist' seemed to put guys off, but now I realise, who cares?'|author=Josie Ensor|date=May 23, 2015|newspaper=Telegraph|access-date=April 5, 2018|archive-date=August 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805191206/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-business/11616130/Tinder-co-founder-Whitney-Wolfe-The-word-feminist-seemed-to-put-guys-off-but-now-I-realise-who-cares.html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.labusinessjournal.com/news/2015/jan/29/whitney-wolfe-says-goodbye-tinder-hello-bumble/|title=Whitney Wolfe Says Goodbye Tinder, Hello Bumble|date=January 29, 2015|publisher=Los Angeles Business Journal|author=Melissah Yang|access-date=December 18, 2016|archive-date=December 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220153413/http://labusinessjournal.com/news/2015/jan/29/whitney-wolfe-says-goodbye-tinder-hello-bumble/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/tinder-co-founder-whitney-wolfe-and-bumble-2015-1|title=What It's Like To Found A $750 Million Startup, Go Through A Sexual-Harassment Lawsuit, And Start All Over By Age 25|website=Business Insider|last=Shontell|first=Alyson|access-date=February 20, 2018|archive-date=February 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213133618/https://www.businessinsider.com/tinder-co-founder-whitney-wolfe-and-bumble-2015-1|url-status=live}}

Wolfe Herd became vice president of marketing for Tinder. She was reportedly behind the name of the app, taking inspiration from the flame logo and the idea of tinder, which is easily combustible material used to start a fire.{{Cite web|url=https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/real-life/whitney-wolfe-tinder-bumble/|title=Whitney Wolfe: The Woman Who Took Tinder To Court – And Came Back Fighting|website=Grazia|date=August 3, 2016 |access-date=2020-03-03|archive-date=November 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121131505/https://graziadaily.co.uk/life/real-life/whitney-wolfe-tinder-bumble/|url-status=live}} She has also been credited with fueling its popularity on college campuses and growing its user base.{{cite web|url=http://heavy.com/tech/2014/07/tinder-whitney-wolfe-sean-rad-justin-mateen-sexual-harassment-suit/|title=Tinder's Whitney Wolfe: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know|date=July 1, 2014|website=Heavy|author=Tucker Cummings|access-date=December 18, 2016|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803184123/https://heavy.com/tech/2014/07/tinder-whitney-wolfe-sean-rad-justin-mateen-sexual-harassment-suit/|url-status=live}}{{better source needed|date=August 2022}}

Wolfe Herd resigned from Tinder in April 2014 due to growing tensions with other company executives. On June 30, she filed a lawsuit against Tinder for sexual harassment.{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/07/09/whitney-wolfe-vs-tinder|title=The Story of Whitney Wolfe Vs. Tinder|date=July 9, 2014 |access-date=March 18, 2021|archive-date=February 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213103831/https://techcrunch.com/2014/07/09/whitney-wolfe-vs-tinder/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/12/02/whitney-wolfe-founder-of-dating-app-bumble-has-had-quite-the-year-she-just-cant-discuss-parts-of-it/|title=Whitney Wolfe, founder of dating app Bumble, has had quite the year. She just can't discuss parts of it.|date=December 2, 2015|newspaper=The Washington Post|author=Todd C. Frankel|access-date=December 18, 2016|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125004254/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/12/02/whitney-wolfe-founder-of-dating-app-bumble-has-had-quite-the-year-she-just-cant-discuss-parts-of-it/|url-status=live}} She reportedly received more than {{USD|1 million}} as well as stock as part of a settlement in September 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/whitney-wolfe-settles-sexual-harassment-tinder-lawsuit-1-million-2014-11|title=Report: Ousted Tinder Cofounder Settled Her Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against The Company For 'Just Over $1 Million'|last=Kosoff|first=Maya|website=Business Insider|access-date=2020-03-03|archive-date=February 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213095913/https://www.businessinsider.com/whitney-wolfe-settles-sexual-harassment-tinder-lawsuit-1-million-2014-11|url-status=live}}

Having received online hate, Wolfe Herd started sketching out a female-only social network centered around compliments which was to be called Merci.{{Cite web|url = https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2017/11/14/billion-dollar-bumble-how-whitney-wolfe-herd-built-americas-fastest-growing-dating-app|title = Billion-Dollar Bumble: How Whitney Wolfe Herd Built America's Fastest-Growing Dating App|website = Forbes|access-date = November 17, 2017|archive-date = August 5, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220805191219/https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2017/11/14/billion-dollar-bumble-how-whitney-wolfe-herd-built-americas-fastest-growing-dating-app/|url-status = live}} Even though she didn't want to go back to the dating industry initially, in the following months she cooperated with Badoo founder Andrey Andreev on assembling a team and developing a new female-friendly dating app. She planned to name the app Moxie, but this name was already taken.{{Cite web|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/how-whitney-wolfe-herd-changed-the-dating-game|title=How Whitney Wolfe Herd Changed the Dating Game|date=January 18, 2018|access-date=March 18, 2021|archive-date=March 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311183604/https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/how-whitney-wolfe-herd-changed-the-dating-game/|url-status=live}}

In December 2014, Wolfe Herd moved to Austin, Texas, and founded Bumble, a female-focused dating app.{{Cite news|last=Bennett|first=Jessica|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/18/fashion/bumble-feminist-dating-app-whitney-wolfe.html|title=With Her Dating App, Women Are in Control|date=2017-03-18|work=The New York Times|access-date=2020-03-05|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=November 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125203122/https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/18/fashion/bumble-feminist-dating-app-whitney-wolfe.html|url-status=live}} By December 2015, the app had reached over 15 million conversations and 80 million matches. After Wolfe Herd left Tinder, Andrey Andreev, founder of Badoo, contacted her about creating a dating platform and partnered with her,{{cite magazine|url=http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/08/bumble-app-whitney-wolfe|title=Meet the Tinder Co-Founder Trying to Change Online Dating Forever|date=August 7, 2015|magazine=Vanity Fair|author=Leora Yashari|access-date=December 18, 2016|archive-date=January 6, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106052939/http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/08/bumble-app-whitney-wolfe|url-status=live}} and the company remains majority owned by Badoo.

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As of November 2017, Bumble had over 22 million registered users.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2017/11/14/billion-dollar-bumble-how-whitney-wolfe-herd-built-americas-fastest-growing-dating-app/#452ae92f248b|title=Billion-Dollar Bumble: How Whitney Wolfe Herd Built America's Fastest-Growing Dating App|date=Nov 14, 2017|magazine=Forbes|author=Clare O'Connor|access-date=February 20, 2018|archive-date=February 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213170803/https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2017/11/14/billion-dollar-bumble-how-whitney-wolfe-herd-built-americas-fastest-growing-dating-app/#452ae92f248b|url-status=live}} In January 2018, CNBC reported that Badoo was seeking a sale that could value the company at about $1.5 billion.{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/23/bumble-majority-owner-badoo-looking-to-sell-for-about-1-point-5-billion.html|title=Badoo, the majority owner of the dating app Bumble, is seeking a sale that could value the company at $1.5 billion|date=January 23, 2018|website=CNBC|author=Alex Sherman, Leslie Picker|access-date=February 20, 2018|archive-date=December 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227133113/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/23/bumble-majority-owner-badoo-looking-to-sell-for-about-1-point-5-billion.html|url-status=live}}

Wolfe Herd was named one of Business Insider's 30 Most Important Women Under 30 In Tech in 2014.{{Cite web|last=Kosoff|first=Maya|title=The 30 Most Important Women Under 30 In Tech|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/30-most-important-women-under-30-in-tech-2014-2014-8|access-date=2019-06-19|website=Business Insider|archive-date=June 20, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190620141425/https://www.businessinsider.com/30-most-important-women-under-30-in-tech-2014-2014-8|url-status=live}} In 2016, she was named as one of Elle's Women in Tech.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.elle.com/culture/tech/a35725/women-in-tech-2016/|title=Meet Elle's 2016 Women in Tech|date=May 13, 2016|magazine=Elle|author=Molly Langmuir|access-date=December 18, 2016|archive-date=September 12, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190912203336/https://www.elle.com/culture/tech/a35725/women-in-tech-2016/|url-status=live}} She was named to Forbes 30 under 30 in 2017 and 2018.{{cite web|author=Clare O'Connor|date=November 14, 2017|title=Billion-Dollar Bumble: How Whitney Wolfe Herd Built America's Fastest-Growing Dating App|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2017/11/14/billion-dollar-bumble-how-whitney-wolfe-herd-built-americas-fastest-growing-dating-app/#1cb7bf24248b|access-date=November 17, 2017|work=Forbes|archive-date=February 13, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210213170803/https://www.forbes.com/sites/clareoconnor/2017/11/14/billion-dollar-bumble-how-whitney-wolfe-herd-built-americas-fastest-growing-dating-app/#1cb7bf24248b|url-status=live}}

In December 2017, she was listed in a TechCrunch feature on 42 women succeeding in tech that year.{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/gallery/a-look-at-42-women-in-tech-who-crushed-it-in-2017/|title=A look at 42 women in tech who crushed it in 2017|date=December 22, 2017|website=TechCrunch|access-date=January 15, 2018|archive-date=January 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180114064848/https://techcrunch.com/gallery/a-look-at-42-women-in-tech-who-crushed-it-in-2017/|url-status=live}}

As of September 2019, Tinder and Bumble were the first and second most popular dating apps in the U.S., with monthly user bases of 7.9 million and 5 million, respectively.{{cite web|url=https://www.statista.com/statistics/826778/most-popular-dating-apps-by-audience-size-usa/|title=U.S. dating apps by audience size 2019|website=Statista|language=en|access-date=December 11, 2019|archive-date=February 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190215135402/https://www.statista.com/statistics/826778/most-popular-dating-apps-by-audience-size-usa/|url-status=live}}

In March 2019, Wolfe Herd testified before the Texas House Criminal Jurisprudence committee about the prevalence of unsolicited explicit photos sent to female users on dating applications.{{Cite web|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/news/texas-may-outlaw-unsolicited-sexual-images-would-that-be-enforceable-and-does-it-even-matter/|title=Texas May Outlaw Unsolicited Sexual Images. Would That Be Enforceable—and Does It Even Matter?|date=2019-03-28|website=Texas Monthly|language=en|access-date=2019-04-05|archive-date=March 31, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331172526/https://www.texasmonthly.com/news/texas-may-outlaw-unsolicited-sexual-images-would-that-be-enforceable-and-does-it-even-matter/|url-status=live}}

In April 2019, Wolfe released the first print issue of Bumble Mag in partnership with Hearst.{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/04/bumble-goes-to-print-with-its-new-lifestyle-magazine-bumble-mag/|title=Bumble goes to print with its new lifestyle magazine, Bumble Mag|website=TechCrunch|date=April 4, 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2019-04-22|archive-date=August 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805191236/https://techcrunch.com/2019/04/04/bumble-goes-to-print-with-its-new-lifestyle-magazine-bumble-mag/|url-status=live}}

In November 2019, Bumble's parent company MagicLab was sold to the private equity firm The Blackstone Group, with co-founder Andreev relinquishing his entire stake in both Bumble and its sister company, Badoo. Wolfe Herd became CEO of the newly acquired MagicLab, valued at $3 billion with an estimated 75 million users, and received an ownership stake of approximately 19% of the company.{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/08/badoos-andrey-andreev-sells-his-stake-in-bumble-to-blackstone-valuing-the-dating-app-at-3b/|title=Andrey Andreev sells stake in Bumble owner to Blackstone, Whitney Wolfe Herd now CEO of $3B dating apps business|website=TechCrunch|date=November 8, 2019 |language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-05|archive-date=August 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805191207/https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/08/badoos-andrey-andreev-sells-his-stake-in-bumble-to-blackstone-valuing-the-dating-app-at-3b/|url-status=live}}

In 2020, Bumble replaced MagicLab as the parent company of both Bumble and Badoo. As of 2020, Bumble has over 100 million users worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90527896/bumble-hits-100-million-users-and-has-new-plans-to-take-over-the-dating-world|title=Bumble hits 100 million users—and has new plans to take over the dating world|date=July 15, 2020|access-date=July 31, 2020|archive-date=August 3, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803020022/https://www.fastcompany.com/90527896/bumble-hits-100-million-users-and-has-new-plans-to-take-over-the-dating-world|url-status=live}}

In February 2021, Bumble topped $13 billion in valuation after listing shares on the Nasdaq exchange.{{Cite news|date=2021-02-11|title=Bumble: Female-founded dating app tops $13bn in market debut|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56031281|access-date=2021-02-13|archive-date=February 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215103115/https://www.bbc.com/news/business-56031281|url-status=live}} Her 18-month-old son was on her hip as she rang the Nasdaq bell.{{Cite news|url = https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56662100|title = The tech billionaire who is putting women first|work = BBC News|date = April 7, 2021|access-date = April 16, 2022|archive-date = April 16, 2022|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220416212854/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-56662100|url-status = live}}

In 2021, Wolfe Herd became the world's youngest female billionaire after taking Bumble public.{{Cite web|last=Au-Yeung|first=Angel|title=Bumble Cofounder Becomes World's Youngest Self-Made Woman Billionaire, Thanks To IPO|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/angelauyeung/2021/02/11/bumble-founder-whitney-wolfe-herds-fortune-rockets-past-1-billion-as-dating-app-goes-public/|access-date=2021-02-13|website=Forbes|language=en|archive-date=February 16, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210216065322/https://www.forbes.com/sites/angelauyeung/2021/02/11/bumble-founder-whitney-wolfe-herds-fortune-rockets-past-1-billion-as-dating-app-goes-public/|url-status=live}}

As of May 2023, Forbes estimates her net worth at approximately $510 million.

In November 2023, Wolfe Herd announced she would enter the role of executive chair in January 2024, with Lidiane Jones stepping into the position of CEO of Bumble.{{Cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2023/11/06/former-billionaire-whitney-wolfe-herd-out-as-bumble-ceo-amid-stocks-80-slide/?sh=2f248d87235e |title=Former Billionaire Whitney Wolfe Herd Out As Bumble CEO Amid Stock's 80% Slide |date=2023-11-06 |access-date=2023-11-21 |website=Forbes |last=Saul |first=Derek |archive-date=November 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121113545/https://www.forbes.com/sites/dereksaul/2023/11/06/former-billionaire-whitney-wolfe-herd-out-as-bumble-ceo-amid-stocks-80-slide/?sh=2f248d87235e |url-status=live }}{{Cite news |last=O’Brien |first=Sara Ashley |title=WSJ News Exclusive {{!}} Bumble CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd Steps Down |url=https://www.wsj.com/business/bumble-ceo-whitney-wolfe-herd-steps-down-d688ffad |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=WSJ |language=en-US |archive-date=November 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106180036/https://www.wsj.com/business/bumble-ceo-whitney-wolfe-herd-steps-down-d688ffad |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Gross |first=Jenny |date=6 November 2023 |title=Whitney Wolfe Herd Is Stepping Down as Bumble's C.E.O. After a Decade |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/business/bumble-ceo-whitney-wolfe-herd-step-down.html |access-date=6 November 2023 |website=The New York Times |archive-date=July 13, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240713160032/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/06/business/bumble-ceo-whitney-wolfe-herd-step-down.html |url-status=live }}

In May 2024, Wolfe Herd suggested at the Bloomberg Tech Summit that single people might use AI dating concierges as stand-ins for themselves when contacting potential partners online.{{cite news |last=Tolentino |first=Daysia |date=August 27, 2024 |title=AI personas are the future of dating, Bumble founder says. Many aren't buying |url=https://www.yahoo.com/tech/ai-personas-future-dating-bumble-233823249.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240829202837/https://www.yahoo.com/tech/ai-personas-future-dating-bumble-233823249.html |archive-date=August 29, 2024 |access-date=August 30, 2024 |work=Yahoo Tech}}

In January 2025, Bumble announced that Wolfe Herd would return as CEO in mid-March, replacing Jones, who was stepping down for personal reasons.{{Cite web |last=Adamczyk |first=Alicia |title=Bumble's new CEO is already leaving the company months after killing its signature feature |url=https://fortune.com/2025/01/17/bumble-ceo-lidiane-jones-resignation-whitney-wolfe-herd/ |date=January 17, 2025 |access-date=January 18, 2025 |work=Fortune}}

In 2017, UK-based gay dating app Chappy was co-founded by Jack Rogers, Max Cheremkin and Ollie Locke and funded primarily by Bumble and Wolfe Herd.{{Cite web |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/6-things-you-need-to-know-about-gay-dating-app-chappy-a3613681.html |title=6 things you need to know about gay dating app Chappy |date=2017-08-17 |website=Evening Standard |language=en |access-date=2020-03-05 |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726143533/https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/6-things-you-need-to-know-about-gay-dating-app-chappy-a3613681.html |url-status=live }} The app closed down in February 2020.{{cite web |last=Milton |first=Josh |date=2020-02-17 |title=Gay dating app Chappy is shutting down this month and now we'll be single for all eternity |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2020/02/17/chappy-app-shut-down-ollie-locke-jack-rogers/ |access-date=2024-10-03 |website=PinkNews}}

In December 2013, she met oil and gas heir Michael Herd on an Aspen skiing trip.{{cite news |last1=Macon |first1=Alexandra |title=Bumble Founder Whitney Wolfe's Whirlwind Wedding Was a True Celebration of Southern Italy |url=https://www.vogue.com/article/bumble-founder-whitney-wolfe-michael-herd-positano-wedding |access-date=February 14, 2021 |work=Vogue |date=October 5, 2017 |language=en-us |archive-date=February 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212225247/https://www.vogue.com/article/bumble-founder-whitney-wolfe-michael-herd-positano-wedding |url-status=live }} They married in 2017 at Positano, Italy {{Cite web |last=Rose |first=Hilary |date=June 26, 2018 |title=The queen of dating apps: how Whitney Wolfe Herd, the founder of Bumble, plans to stop men behaving badly |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/us-world/article/the-queen-of-dating-apps-how-whitney-wolfe-herd-the-founder-of-bumble-plans-to-stop-men-behaving-badly-kxz7jhrxw |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211001041235/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-queen-of-dating-apps-how-whitney-wolfe-herd-the-founder-of-bumble-plans-to-stop-men-behaving-badly-kxz7jhrxw |archive-date=1 October 2021 |access-date=2024-08-11 |website=The Times |language=en}} and have two sons, Bobby and Henry, born in 2019 and 2022, respectively.{{cite web |title=Whitney Wolfe Herd on Instagram|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B58JuwfnJAL/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/B58JuwfnJAL |archive-date=December 24, 2021 |url-access=registration|access-date=23 July 2020}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite magazine |date=2023-02-24 |title=Whitney Wolfe Herd Is Also Up With Her Toddler at 1 A.M. |url=https://time.com/6256372/whitney-wolfe-herd-bumble-parenthood-interview/ |access-date=2023-11-08 |magazine=Time |language=en |archive-date=November 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108174701/https://time.com/6256372/whitney-wolfe-herd-bumble-parenthood-interview/ |url-status=live }} The family lives in Austin, Texas.

In June 2018, Wolfe Herd told The Times that she suffers from anxiety. At that time, she traveled with a bodyguard and employed a security team after a neo-Nazi cyberattack against Bumble took place in 2017.

In 2022, Forbes listed Wolfe Herd at number 33 of the top 100 "America's richest self-made women," up from number 39 in 2020.{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/whitney-wolfe-herd/ |title=#33 Whitney Wolfe Herd |date=June 14, 2022 |website=Forbes.com |access-date=July 5, 2022 |archive-date=February 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214071500/https://www.forbes.com/profile/whitney-wolfe-herd/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/whitney-wolfe-herd/ |title=#39 Whitney Wolfe Herd |date=October 13, 2020 |website=Forbes.com |access-date=December 12, 2020 |archive-date=February 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210214071500/https://www.forbes.com/profile/whitney-wolfe-herd/ |url-status=live }}

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