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She Quit as Bumble's CEO in 2024. She Came Back in 2025 to Cut 30% of the Company.

Whitney Wolfe Herd stepped down as Bumble's CEO in 2024. She returned in 2025, cut a third of the company, and is now retiring the swipe itself.

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Whitney Wolfe Herd, founder and CEO of Bumble, speaking onstage at TechCrunch Disrupt NY 2016
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