Dating Platform Bumble Acquires Relationship-Advisor Platform ‘Official’

The dating platform Bumble acquired Official, an app that focuses on advising people on how to build relationships. Official provides mood check-ins and date planning. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Official launched operations in 2021. It is currently being used by 368,000 couples and is available in 45 countries. As part of Bumble, Official will continue to function as a stand-alone app for the near future. Couples who met through Bumble can use in-app tools to access Official. Those who met using another app or in person could sign up for Official, and then join the . . .