Bumble in Advanced Talks to Go Private at $1 Billion Valuation with Deal Possible This Week

Bumble is in advanced talks to be taken private at a valuation of $1 billion, with a deal that could be finalized as soon as this week, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal published Monday. Founder and CEO Whitney Wolfe Herd is expected to remain involved with the company as part of the transaction.

Bumble shares surged on the news. The $1 billion buyout valuation comes after a prolonged decline in the company's market capitalization, which had fallen well below that figure in recent quarters as the online dating sector faced slowing growth and the company posted consecutive years of declining revenue, including a 10% drop in full-year 2025 revenue to $966 million. Wolfe Herd returned as CEO in March 2025 after previously stepping down from the role in 2023.

No buyer was identified in the initial reports, and the terms of the deal beyond the headline valuation were not disclosed. If completed, the transaction would take Bumble off the Nasdaq, where it listed in 2021 in a debut that made Wolfe Herd the youngest woman to take a U.S. company public.