Whitney Wolfe Herd, the co-founder of Tinder, founded Bumble shortly after leaving Tinder.[8] Wolfe Herd sued Tinder for sexual discrimination and harassment and settled for just over $1 million in September 2014.[8] Amidst the media attention surrounding the lawsuit, acquaintance and Badoo founder and CEO Andrey Andreev contacted Wolfe Herd via email, and the two met up.[9] Andreev suggested she get back into the dating space, and the pair eventually formed a partnership in which Andreev would receive 79% ownership in the company following an initial investment of $10 million along with additional investments and Wolfe Herd would serve as founder, CEO and 20% owner.