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Dating app Bumble is aiming for a valuation of nearly $ 6 billion in the US IPO.

Bumble Inc, which runs a dating app of its name, is targeting a valuation of nearly $ 6 billion in a public offering (IPO) as it prepares to launch in a high-profile market at the time. US capital markets hit their highest levels.The company, in Tuesday's regulatory filing, said it would sell about 34.5 million shares, up more than $ 1 billion at the top of its price range.

Bumble, the เกมสล็อตฟรี unique dating app for making women first, is looking to capitalize on the strongest U.S. IPO in more than two decades. Stock offering in 2020, according to data from Dealogic.Bumble was founded in 2014 by Whitney Wolfe Herd, one of the founders of rival app Tinder, which she passed away earlier that year.

In 2019, private equity giant Blackstone took a majority stake in Bumble, valuing the company at about $ 3 billion, according to PitchBook.Bumble also counts tennis legend Serena Williams and actress Priyanka Chopra who starred in the Quantico television series among investors.

The app, which has gained immense popularity among millennials, has grown rapidly across the world in recent years. But the app's popularity gained a lot last year due to the coronavirus outbreak as users stay at home and practice social distancing.

It had 42 million monthly active users as of the third quarter of 2020 and 2.4 million paying users in the nine months ending September, according to the latest filing.Austin, Texas-based Bumble filed for a confidential IPO late last year. It said it planned to list on the Nasdaq under the symbol "BMBL".Goldman Sachs and Citigroup are the leading underwriters in their offering.

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