Bumble gives men a chance to take a step back and not be the macho aggressor that they may not want to be but were socialized to be. We think it makes for a better and more peaceful environment for everyone.
Bumble is a connecting company. It’s your place to find connections, whatever that may be.
It’s really important to note that Bumble VIBee isn’t about weeding anyone out of the equation. Everyone is still allowed to use Bumble. If you’re an active, engaging user, we reward you with VIBee status, and you can stand out in the app.
There were dozens of dating apps when Bumble came on the scene, but they weren’t able to attract critical mass in a young professional group.
Bumble is all about community and safe, empowered connections, and the Hive represents a natural extension of our brand and our values. We love that we’ve given people an opportunity to connect digitally, and the Hive allows us and our users to take that to the next level in a space where connections can come to life in person.
Our users have a relationship with our brand and are demanding more and more Bumble content, and we’re committed to delivering that content with a team that’s as talented as they are passionate about our mission.
After the launch of Bumble Date, users were starting to connect as friends, so we decided to launch BFF. When I was using BFF, I matched with someone who I then went on to hire at Bumble HQ. From there, I thought, why not create a platform for women to build business connections and advance their careers.
Bumble is the perfect fit for New Zealand, a country that has always been a world leader when putting women first.
Never before has a major professional sports team partnered in this way with a female-driven brand like Bumble. It’s an honor to partner with an organization as progressive and compassionate as the Clippers. Like us, they know generating awareness for diversity and gender equality is critical to business success.
I’m going to be honest. Up until I started work on Bumble, the ‘f-word’ scared me. People would ask me if I was a feminist, and I didn’t know how to respond. The word seemed to put guys off, but now I realise, who cares?
The beauty of Bumble and this world of online connecting is it gives you access. Going down to the bar, what is your access? What is the access you’re gaining there? Really, only a few people.
I cannot compare and contrast Tinder and Bumble directly, but I will say that we have a very impressive, forward-thinking user base.
Safety is something you should never have to pay for. If you’re abusive or, say, not who you say you are on Bumble, you’re gone. We have a zero tolerance policy.
I guarantee that if you threw 100 people into a room, the first three questions they would ask each other are: ‘Where did you grow up?,’ ‘Where did you go to school?’ and ‘What do you do for a living?’ Most people on Bumble are looking for a life partner, and those things have a huge impact on compatibility.
I was tired of a system where women waited around for men to send them a message or ask them out. With Bumble – first a dating app, now a social network that helps you make empowering connections in love, life, and business – women had to make the first move, or the match was void.
From its conception, I wanted Bumble’s culture to match its values. If women were taking charge on our app, then they’d be running the show behind the scenes, too.
Networking is extremely masculine. It’s a vulnerable thing to admit to, but even I experience feeling super insecure around certain masculine meetings. So, we put women in control. Women will make the first move on Bumble Bizz as well.
Harass someone on Bumble, and you’re banned for life. Harsh? Maybe. But I feel strongly that we won’t end misogyny until we start holding each other to higher standards, and that starts with setting clear boundaries and enforcing them.
Saks helps to empower women through how they look and feel – and Bumble wants to give all women a platform to connect with other empowered women, whether that’s in dating, friendship, or business.
Bumble was founded with several key values: empowerment, equality, and kindness. We are a company that was built to empower women and empower men to respect women. We want to create a place where all types of connections take place: a platform and a brand where women always make the first move.
There’s an assumption that women don’t start companies that earn more than X amount of dollars, or that have more than X amount of users, and Bumble is now really growing into one of the main players if you look at all the mainstream social-media platforms.
The men who use Bumble appreciate a confident woman, a woman who has a voice. A lot of men suffer from insecurity and fear rejection, too. Bumble removes that fear, as they don’t have to make the first move, so it benefits both men and women.
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