Andrey Andreev

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Andrey Andreev
Андрей Андреев
Born
Andrey Vagnerovich Ogadzhanyants

(1974-02-03) 3 February 1974 (age 50)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
CitizenshipBritish
OccupationEntrepreneur
Known forBadoo, Bumble

Andrey Andreev (Russian: Андрей Андреев, romanized: Andrey Andreyev;[1] born Andrey Vagnerovich Ogadzhanyants Russian: Андрей Вагнерович Огаджанянц, romanized: Andrey Vagnerovich Ogadzhanyants; 3 February 1974[2][3]) is a multinational tech entrepreneur.[4] He is known for founding the dating and social networking apps Bumble and Badoo, amongst others.[5][6][7] In 2019, Andreev sold the apps' holding company, MagicLab, to Blackstone at a $3 billion valuation.[8] In 2020, he founded social audio app Stereo.[9] His previous ventures include SpyLog, Begun, and Mamba.

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  2. ^ Андреев Андрей (Оганджанянц Андрей Вагнерович). Биографическая справка Archived 3 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine(in Russian)
  3. ^ Henni, Adrien (11 November 2019). "Russian Billionaire Sells Dating App Empire in $3Bln Deal". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
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  6. ^ Lucas Matney (28 June 2019). "Bumble now lets you call your matches without exchanging numbers". TechCrunch. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  7. ^ Sophie Alexander; Benjamin Stupples (11 October 2018). "Bumble Owner Targets Nasdaq IPO to Become World's Top Matchmaker". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Blackstone takes majority stake in "Bumble" parent, values firm at about $3 bln". Reuters. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  9. ^ Stupples, Benjamin (9 November 2020). "Billionaire Bumble Seller Plans Global Launch of Talk Show App". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 8 November 2022.