Bumble is reportedly working with Morgan Stanley to explore a potential sale, according to Reuters.
Blackstone (NYSE: BX) owns approximately 22 percent of Bumble (Nasdaq: BMBL). The Austin, Texas-based company is grappling with slowing growth across the online dating sector. Bumble operates a women-first online dating platform founded in 2014 by Whitney Wolfe Herd, who returned as CEO in March 2025 after previously stepping down in 2023. The company has attempted to improve monetization through higher pricing while expanding into adjacent services including Bumble For Friends and Bumble Bizz, though those offerings remain relatively small.
Blackstone acquired a controlling stake in Bumble’s former parent, MagicLab, in 2019 in a deal valuing the business at approximately $3 billion before the company was renamed Bumble Inc. and completed its IPO in 2021 at a valuation exceeding $7 billion.