Meet the Tech Billionaire Who Seeks Women | Gadget theory

Whitney Wolfe is a tech billionaire whose name you might not have heard, but that’s a shame. While other billionaires are known (think Kim Kardashian and Elon Musk), Wolfe worked tirelessly to become the youngest self-made billionaire (she accomplished this feat at 31). So it’s time to give her the respect and role model she deserves.

The woman behind Bumble

She is the founder of the highly successful female dating app Bumble. While ringing the Nasdaq bell, she balanced her 18 month old baby and in her speech she said she wanted to help create an Internet that is “a kinder, more responsible place.”

She said BBC in a 2017 interview that the secret to being a good CEO is not to take yourself too seriously. She said making time for family and creating a work-life balance is essential, even if that means “taking an afternoon off.”

Before creating Bumble, she was a founding member of the team behind Tinder. After a lot of tension with other Tinder executives, she made her exit before filing a sexual harassment complaint. Although Match Group Inc, Tinder’s parent company, denied the claims, they paid $ 1 million to settle.

Whitney suffered a ton of abuse online after that, which led to her deleting her Twitter account. She decided to create Bumble, which puts women in control. In heterosexual matches, the woman must strike up a conversation before the end of the match.

Bumble gives control to women

This is an amazing option for those who are used to being bombarded with rude opening lines and unwanted messages. Along with Russian billionaire Andrey Adreev (who is a shareholder in the Badoo app), Whitney sold Bumble in November 2019.

Wolfe owns 11.6% stake in Bumble, which means she has an estimated net worth of $ 1.3 billion. She is also the head of Badoo. Both apps have 40 million users, with 2.4 million paying subscribers.

In an interview with Time magazine, Wolfe explained that an abusive relationship she experienced as a teenager “brought her to nothing” while “educating her understanding of what was wrong with gender dynamics.”

She also shared this: “I don’t need to justify myself anymore. Why am I cleaning up someone else’s drama? Women are always cleaning up someone else’s mess. That’s why she decided to put the past behind her and help other women.

Wolfe is one of 328 women on the Forbes 2021 list of billionaires in the world.

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