Grindr Inc. filings document the formal disclosures of a Delaware public company operating the Grindr social networking app. Recent Form 8-K reports furnish quarterly and annual financial results, shareholder letters, guidance updates, share repurchase authorization changes, and material agreements involving the company's credit facilities and operating subsidiaries.
Proxy and governance filings cover annual meeting matters, director elections, auditor ratification, equity-plan proposals, shareholder nomination deadlines, board appointments, executive officer transitions, and agreements with significant stockholders. The filing record also documents capital-structure matters such as warrants, debt facilities, and common stock repurchase programs, along with legal, regulatory, and labor-related cost disclosures tied to Grindr's operations.
Grindr Inc. Schedule 13G/A amendment reports that James Fu Bin Lu and affiliated entities hold a significant minority stake in the company. The cover pages show 17,419,328 shares with 9.8% of the outstanding Common Stock, using an outstanding share base of 177,725,977 as of May 6, 2026.
The filing identifies 4,455 shares held directly by Mr. Lu and the remainder held through Longview entities. Mr. Lu is described as the sole equityholder of Longview, which is the sole equityholder of Longview Grindr, and is reported to have voting and dispositive power over the reported shares. The statement includes a Joint Filing Agreement dated February 27, 2026.
Grindr Inc. Chief Product Officer Austin J. Balance reported option exercises and share sales in Grindr common stock. On May 8, 2026, he sold a total of 31,615 shares of common stock in open-market transactions at $15.0029 per share, while exercising options to acquire 13,153 shares at a $4.20 exercise price. Following these transactions, he held 945,005 shares of common stock directly and 26,304 stock options outstanding. The filing states that both the option exercises and the sales were carried out under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on August 11, 2025.
Grindr Inc. delivered strong top-line growth in Q1 2026 while keeping profitability high. Revenue rose 38.3% to $129.9 million, driven by both subscription and advertising sales. App-based revenue reached $106.7 million, with advertising contributing $23.3 million. Average Paying Users increased to 1.4 million, up 18.6% year over year, and ARPPU grew to $25.63 per month.
Net income was broadly stable at $26.8 million, as higher operating income was offset by increased interest expense and the absence of a prior-year warrant valuation gain. Adjusted EBITDA climbed 43.7% to $58.5 million, for a 45.0% margin. Operating cash flow improved to $33.5 million, but cash and equivalents fell to $24.4 million after about $100 million of structured share repurchases and $5 million of debt repayment. Grindr ended the quarter with a $395 million term loan outstanding, remained in compliance with its leverage and coverage covenants, and reported minimal stockholders’ equity following large buybacks.
Grindr Inc. reported strong first-quarter 2026 results and raised its full-year outlook. Revenue for Q1 2026 rose 38% year-over-year to about $130 million, driven by app-based revenue of $107 million and advertising revenue of $23 million. Net income was $27 million, giving a 21% net margin, while Adjusted EBITDA reached $58 million, a 45% margin.
Average Paying Users grew 19% and ARPPU rose 12% to $25.63, reflecting higher pricing and subscriber growth. Management now expects at least $535 million in 2026 revenue and at least $227 million in Adjusted EBITDA, and has been actively repurchasing shares under a $400 million expanded authorization.
Grindr Inc. director Nathan Richardson reported an open-market sale of 1,500 shares of Grindr common stock on May 1, 2026 at a price of $13.51 per share. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted on August 11, 2025. Following this sale, Richardson directly holds 8,333 shares of Grindr common stock.
Grindr Inc. is asking stockholders to vote at a virtual annual meeting on June 2, 2026 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time. Holders of 177,218,700 common shares as of April 9, 2026 may attend and vote online at the specified webcast link.
Stockholders will elect eight directors, including three new nominees, and vote on ratifying Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for 2026. They will also consider an amendment and restatement of the 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, which adds shares for future grants and is tied to a 2.25 million-share refresh RSU award for CEO George Arison. Advisory votes on executive compensation and on how frequently future say‑on‑pay votes should occur are also on the agenda.
G. Raymond Zage III and affiliated entities update their beneficial ownership disclosure for Grindr Inc. The filing reports that Tiga Investments Eighty-Eight Pte Ltd and Tiga Investments Pte. Ltd. each beneficially own 85,926,333 shares of Grindr common stock, or about 46.4% of the outstanding shares, while Big Timber Holdings, LLC owns 1,385,507 shares, or about 0.7%.
In total, Mr. Zage is deemed to beneficially own 95,425,123 shares, representing approximately 51.5% of Grindr’s outstanding common stock, based on 185,147,713 shares outstanding. Tiga 88 has pledged 85,926,333 shares as collateral under a loan, and the remaining shares held by the reporting persons are in margin or similar arrangements.
The amendment also discloses that, in connection with litigation, Mr. Zage submitted an affidavit on May 15, 2025, confirming he will refrain from voting Grindr shares above roughly 44.9% of the company’s voting power, unless he provides the court and plaintiff 30 days’ written notice.
Grindr Inc. CEO George Arison reported a tax-related share disposition. On the settlement of restricted stock units that vested on April 14, 2026, the issuer withheld 190,800 shares of common stock at $12.64 per share to satisfy his tax withholding obligations.
These shares were not sold in the open market but retained by the company for taxes. After this withholding, Arison directly holds 1,545,268 common shares and has additional indirect holdings of 22,500 shares in The George Arison 2024 GRAT and 150,000 shares in The George Arison 2026 GRAT.
Grindr Inc. CEO George Arison reported a tax-related share withholding. On April 6, 2026, the company withheld 109,972 shares of common stock at $12.17 per share to cover his tax obligations on vested restricted stock units that settled on March 12, 2026.
After this withholding, Arison holds 1,736,068 shares directly. He also has indirect holdings of 22,500 shares in The George Arison 2024 GRAT and 150,000 shares in The George Arison 2026 GRAT, reflecting prior transfers to these grantor retained annuity trusts.