September 7, 2021
VIA EDGAR
| Re: | Bumble Inc. |
Registration Statement on Form S-1
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Technology
Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Priscilla Dao
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Act”), and as representatives of the several underwriters of the proposed public offering of Bumble Inc.’s (the “Company”) Class A common stock, we wish to advise you that we hereby join the Company’s request that the effective date of the above-referenced Registration Statement be accelerated so that it may become effective at 4:15 p.m., Washington, D.C. time, on September 9, 2021, or as soon as possible thereafter or at such later time as the Company or its counsel may request.
Pursuant to Rule 460 under the Act, we, as representatives of the several underwriters, wish to advise you that there will be distributed to each underwriter or dealer, who is reasonably anticipated to participate in the distribution of the security, as many copies of the proposed form of preliminary prospectus as appears to be reasonable to secure adequate distribution of the preliminary prospectus.
We, the undersigned, as representatives of the several underwriters, have complied and will continue to comply, and we have been informed by the participating underwriters that they have complied and will continue to comply, with the 48-hour requirement of Rule 15c2-8(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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| Very truly yours, | ||
GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS INC. | ||
| As the representatives of the several underwriters | ||
| GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC | ||
| By: | /s/ Rebecca Steinthal | |
| Name: Rebecca Steinthal | ||
| Title: Managing Director | ||
| CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Zachary Gitomer | |
| Name: Zachary Gitomer | ||
| Title: Director | ||
[Signature Page to the Underwriters’ Acceleration Request Letter]
