From co-founding Tinder to building Bumble into a $7.6 billion IPO sensation, Whitney Wolfe Herd’s journey is one of grit, vision, and reinvention. Emerging from heartbreak and legal battles, she crafted a revolutionary dating app that flipped traditional gender dynamics and empowered women to make the first move, capturing the imagination of millions. But the fairy tale took a turbulent turn as Bumble’s stock plummeted over 90% amid intense industry competition, a shrinking user base, and controversial strategic shifts. Now, in her dramatic return as CEO amid layoffs, leadership chaos, and mounting legal challenges, Wolfe Herd faces the daunting task of reviving an iconic brand at a crossroads—leveraging AI innovations and brand resilience to overcome Gen Z swipe fatigue and shifting cultural tides. This is not just a business story; it’s a riveting saga of leadership, redemption, and survival in the high-stakes world of tech and love, with the next chapter still unwritten.

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• Executive Summary
• I. Introduction: A Billionaire in Tears
• II. Whitney Wolfe: Origin Story & Early Entrepreneurship
• III. The Tinder Years: Co-Founding the Dating Revolution (2012-2014)
• IV. The Birth of Bumble: From Merci to "Women Make the First Move" (2014)
• V. Scaling the Yellow Brand: Hypergrowth (2015-2019)
• VI. Inflection Point #1: The Blackstone Acquisition (2019)
• VII. Inflection Point #2: The IPO (February 2021)
• VIII. The Unraveling: From Billionaire to Struggling (2021-2024)
• IX. Whitney's Return and the 2024-2025 Turnaround Attempt
• X. The Hollywood Chapter: Swiped and the Biopic Treatment
• XI. Industry Landscape: The Dating App Wars
• XII. Bull and Bear Cases: Investment Analysis
• XIII. Conclusion: What the Bumble Case Teaches