Networking and Dating App, BumBle to Invest in Women Founders

Bumble — a tech company founded with equality in mind, with an 85% female workforce — wants to be part of the solution by launching Bumble Fund to help women largely ignored by the venture capital establishment. Bumble Fund will focus on early-stage investments, primarily in businesses founded and led by women of color and those from underrepresented groups. Bumble\’s chief operating officer Sarah Jones Simmer will lead Bumble Fund’s investment strategy along with senior advisor Sarah Kunst.

Initial commitments include:

• BeautyCon, the world\’s most in-demand, influential and diverse beauty experience, uniting a global community of thought leaders, creators, fans and brands;
• Cleo Capital, a venture fund empowering female founders to invest;
• Female Founders Fund, an early-stage fund investing in the exponential power of exceptional female talent;
• Mahmee, a HIPAA-secure platform that makes it easy for hospitals, health systems, and their patients to coordinate comprehensive prenatal and postpartum healthcare from anywhere;
• Sofia Los Angeles, a swimwear company founded and led by Anasofia Gomez, one of the winners of our inaugural Bumble Bizz Pitch Competition.

Bumble Fund will continue to identify promising businesses and founders to support, including via Bumble Bizz, the business networking platform within the Bumble app.

Learn more here: BumBle for Women