# Bumble Adds Social Media Handles

> Bumble launches handles for private contact sharing without phone numbers or social media.
- Title: Bumble Adds Social Media Handles · Mashable | Shortify
- Summary: Bumble launches handles for private contact sharing without phone numbers or social media. Bumble introduced handles to share contact info without phone…
- Keywords: bumble, handles, contact sharing, whitney wolfe herd, ithaca holdings, 1.3 billion, technology, culture, Adds, Social, Media, Mashable
- Source: Mashable — https://mashable.com/life/bumble-handles-feature-launch
- Author: Anna Iovine
- Published: 2026-10-14T17:36:01+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: bumble, handles, contact sharing, whitney wolfe herd, ithaca holdings, 1.3 billion, technology, culture
## Bumble Launches Handles
Bumble introduced handles for users to share contact information without phone numbers or social media accounts.

> Your private and professional networks aren't necessarily where you want your dating life to begin.
## Handles Feature Details
Users can create custom handles to find others on Bumble, but they can opt out of being discoverable at any time.

> Discoverable doesn't mean accessible.
## Acquisition and Leadership
Bumble was acquired by Ithaca Holdings for $1.3 billion, with co-CEOs Ravi Gupta and John Hegeman taking over leadership.
## Key takeaway

Bumble introduced handles to share contact info without phone numbers or social media accounts.