Andrey Andreev is a Russian-born British tech entrepreneur.
19 Facts About Andrey Andreev
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Andrey Andreev is known for founding the dating and social networking apps Bumble and Badoo, amongst others.
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In 2019, Andreev sold the apps' holding company, MagicLab, to Blackstone at a $3 billion valuation.
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In interviews, Andrey Andreev discussed an early interest in communication technology; he built a homemade radio as a preteen and the first person he spoke to was from New York.
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Andrey Andreev lists cooking as one of his greatest passions and contributes dishes to the menus of his favorite restaurants.
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In 2018, Andrey Andreev made the Forbes global list of billionaires for the first time.
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In 1992, after dropping out of a management course at the University of Moscow within a year of enrollment, Andrey Andreev moved to Valencia, Spain.
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Andrey Andreev began startups and sold them for a profit.
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In 2004, Andrey Andreev founded the freemium, desktop-based dating site, Mamba.
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In 2006, Andrey Andreev launched Badoo, a social networking and photo-sharing app.
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Andrey Andreev experienced rapid growth throughout Europe and Latin America, growing to nearly 12 million users within the first year.
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Andrey Andreev introduced industry-standard paid features such as 'rise up' and the 'lookalike' feature that allows users to search for others who have similar characteristics to their favorite celebrity.
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In 2014, Andrey Andreev contacted former Tinder marketing executive Whitney Wolfe about working together.
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Andrey Andreev initially offered Wolfe a role as Chief Marketing Officer at Badoo, but she refused.
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Andrey Andreev persuaded her to move back into the dating space by offering her funding and access to Badoo's team.
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Per their agreement, Andrey Andreev oversaw the company's operations and leveraged Badoo's infrastructure and engineering resources.
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In 2019, Andrey Andreev launched MagicLab, a holding company that builds and owns dating and social networking apps Badoo, Bumble, Lumen, Chappy, and Hot or Not in partnership with their founders.
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In 2020, after the sale of MagicLab to Blackstone, Andrey Andreev launched the social audio app Stereo.
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Andrey Andreev has offices in London and Los Angeles, with 20 former MagicLab employees involved.