# Whitney Herd

> Whitney Herd is a seed investor at Bumble Fund backing Beauty and Fashion. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Bumble Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bumble-fund)
- Location: Austin, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitney-wolfe-herd-1791a299
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/whitwolfeherd

Whitney Herd is a seed investor at Bumble Fund in Austin focused on Beauty and Fashion. Whitney Wolfe Herd is the CEO + Founder of Bumble, a global group that builds and operates leading dating and social networking apps including Badoo, the first free dating site with over 500 million users worldwide, and Bumble, the women-first social networking platform with over 100 million users globally. In 2014, Wolfe Herd launched Bumble asthe only connection platform where women make the first move and control the interaction. As the company has grown, Wolfe Herd has executed upon her vision of making Bumble the first social network where women make the first move to create empowered connections across all areas of life. The company launched Bumble BFF in 2016 as a friend-finding feature and launched Bumble Bizz for professional networking in 2017. In five years, her vision has led to Bumble’s growth of over 100 million users worldwide in 150 countries. In January 2020, Wolfe Herd welcomed Blackstone as Bumble’s new majority owner with a shared vision of growth for Badoo and Bumble. Prior to Bumble, Whitney Wolfe Herd co-founded Tinder, where she served as the Vice President of Marketing. In 2018, Wolfe Herd was named to TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People, Forbes “30 Under 30” list, the Bloomberg 50 and InStyle’s 50 Women Who Are Changing the World. Wolfe Herd was also recently on the cover of Fast Company, Forbes and WIRED magazines.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Beauty | 1 | 25% |
| Fashion | 1 | 25% |
| Finance | 1 | 25% |
| Women's | 1 | 25% |
| Consumer | 1 | 25% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Angel | 1 | 25% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Supergoop | Supergoop is a skincare brand completely dedicated to sun protection. |  | Angel | May 24, 2022 | http://www.supergoop.com/ |
| Asteya | Asteya operates as an income insurance startup. Asteya launched with a product for individuals such as gig economy workers, who can take protecting their income with monthly plans. | $10M | Series A | Mar 18, 2021 | https://www.asteya.world/ |
| Sunroom | Sunroom is an application where women can make money and be free. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2021 | https://sunroom.so |
| Nude Barre | Nude Barre is a line of eco friendly intimates and hosiery made in 12 shades of nude to match all skin tones. | $1.4M | Seed | Oct 01, 2020 | https://nudebarre.com/ |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Freestyle Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/freestyle-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Atrum](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atrum) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Backend Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/backend-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bloom Equity Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bloom-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Capital Factory Management LLC.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/capital-factory) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Cap-Meridian Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cap-meridian-ventures-ltd) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Bumble Fund

VC Fund · Austin, United States

Bumble Fund is an investment arm of Bumble that seeks to make early-stage investments, primarily in businesses founded and led by women of color and those from underrepresented groups. It usually participates in Seed or Series A rounds with an average check size of $25-50k.

2 contacts available at Bumble Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Serena Williams | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/serena-williams |
| Whitney Herd | Founder and CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/whitney-wolfe |

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## FAQ

### What does Whitney Herd invest in?

Whitney Herd invests primarily in Beauty, Fashion and Finance startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Whitney Herd?

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### When did Whitney Herd last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Whitney Herd closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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