Whitney Wolfe Herd

Bumble originally put the power in the hands of women, allowing them to make the first move on the dating app.

Whitney Wolfe Herd’s incredible rise is a valuable case study for aspiring executives – especially women. But her decision to transition into something new also offers many other important lessons about when and how to move on.

Bumble cofounder Whitney Wolfe Herd will step down as the dating app company’s chief executive, the firm announced on November 6th.

The dating app’s cofounder Wolfe Herd, who became the youngest self-made female billionaire ever in 2021, will become Bumble’s executive chairwoman.

Top leaders, founders, entrepreneurs and creators gathered in Detroit for the 2021 Forbes 30 Under 30 Summit.

The 32-year-old became the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire when Bumble went public in February.

Whitney Wolfe Herd became the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire when Bumble went public in February. It’s been a rocky road for her dating app’s stock of late.

The 32-year-old spoke about entrepreneurship and the Austin-based company’s growth at the Forbes Under 30 Summit.

At the 2021 Forbes Under30 Summit, Whitney Wolfe Herd, Founder and CEO of Bumble, discusses going through an IPO and creating an app that she says will "outlive" her.

Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic affected how her app is used at the 2021 Forbes Under 30 Summit.

Serena Williams joins the Bumble Fund as an investor alongside Whitney Wolfe Herd and an active member of the Bumble Bizz pitch competition which launches today.

Priyanka Chopra and Bumble’s co-founder and Forbes 30 Under 30 alumna, Whitney Wolfe Herd, hosted a dinner at the Gramercy Park Hotel, inviting a collective of women of Indian heritage at the top of their respective fields.

Whitney Wolfe Herd, Founder & CEO of Bumble, closes out the day with keynote remarks at the 2018 Forbes Under 30 Summit.

Friday, Bumble, the dating and networking app that encourages women to make the first move, took out full page newspaper ads that implored: "Believe Women."

Bumble, which Wolfe Herd founded after leaving Tinder, is worth over $1 billion--and is growing fast.

After Bumble founder Herd turned down a $450 million buyout offer from the Match Group earlier this year, the dating giant approached the company again this fall to discuss a valuation well over $1 billion. It'd make the 28-year-old a centimillionaire.