Andrey Andreev
Andrey Andreev was born in Moscow, Russia on February 3rd, 1974 and is the Entrepreneur. At the age of 50, Andrey Andreev biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Career
Andreev founded Virus, an online store that sells computers and accessories in 1995. He sold Virus in 1997 for an undisclosed amount.
Andreev established SpyLog, a web-tracking company that was established in 1999. He sold the business for an undisclosed sum in 2001.
Andreev founded Begun, a digital media company, in 2002. He sold the majority stake of the company to Russian investment firm Finam Holdings in 2003 and sold his remaining interest in 2004.
Mamba, Andreev's first dating website, was established in 2004. He sold his interest in the company for an undisclosed sum in 2006.
Andreev introduced Badoo, the social networking and photo sharing application, in 2006. Andrey had intended to market Facebook until the iPhone was released. The company saw rapid growth in Europe and Latin America, with nearly 12 million users in the first year alone.
Badoo has been referred to as a "mass phenomenon" in Brazil, Mexico, France, Spain, and Italy in an article from 2011. Badoo had 425 million registered users worldwide and was present in 190 countries by 2019.
Andreev claimed that Badoo had created the famous dating tool "swipe" function in a 2017 interview. Andev also introduced “rise up” and the “lookalike” function, which allows users to search for others with similar characteristics to their favorite celebrity.
Andreev pledged 100% of Badoo's funds to rebuild the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris following the fire in April 2019.
Andreev's ex Tinder marketing executive Whitney Wolfe about working together in 2014, and the two of them were talking together. Andev refused to give Wolfe a job as Chief Marketing Officer at Badoo, but she turned down. He advised her not to return to dating by giving her grants, access to Badoo's staff, and complete creative control of a recent company venture. They launched Bumble, the women-focused dating app, in December 2014.
Wolfe described Andreev as her best mentor in industry, saying that he "took the risk on her when no one else would," and that "without him, the Bumble journey wouldn't have been possible."
Andreev oversaw the company's operations and leveraged Badoo's infrastructure and engineering staff as part of their deal. He also invested USD $10 million in the company and controlled 79% of it. Wolfe was founder and CEO and he owned 20% of the company.
In November 2017, Bumble was worth more than $1 billion.
Andreev introduced MagicLab, a holding company that develops and owns dating and social media applications Badoo, Bumble, Lumen, Chappy, and Hot or Not in collaboration with their founders in 2019. He sold his shares to Blackstone Group, the world's largest alternative investment company, which became a majority owner of MagicLab in November 2019. At the time of purchase, Bumble and its companion applications were worth $3 billion. MagicLab was renamed Bumble in 2020 as the parent company of both Bumble and Badoo.
Andreev introduced Stereo, a social media player, in 2020, after the sale of MagicLab to Blackstone. Via hosting and listening capabilities, the app allows users to participate in live talks. MagicLab employees work in London and Los Angeles, with 20 former MagicLab workers involved.