chris palmeri, i know you will keep us posted. tinderhas been battling and fending us -- fending off facebook's efforts into getting into online dating and now it invests in women to invest in them as well. we will hear from the ceo next. if you like bloomberg news, check us out on the radio, , in the u.s., and on sirius xm. this is bloomberg. ♪ s bloomberg. ♪ whitney was the only woman on tinder's founding team. when she left the company two years later, she did not leave the scene. she flipped the switch. she launched bumble, the famous app where women take the first move. this is one of tinder's biggest competitors facilitated over half a billion connections. now, she is investing in other women as well. last month, the company launched a fund focused on female founded and led businesses. joining me now is the ceo. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having me. emily: let's talk about the find, but let's talk about competition first. tinder is there and mimicking your features. now you have facebook getting into the busi