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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 14, 2023

GRINDR INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware | 001-39714 | 92-1079067
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.)

750 N. San Vicente Blvd., Suite RE 1400
West Hollywood, CA 90069
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 776-6680
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share |  | GRND |  | The New York Stock Exchange
Warrants, each whole warrant exercisable for one share of Common Stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share |  | GRND.WS |  | The New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On August 14, 2023, Grindr Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release and posted a shareholder letter to its website announcing its financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2023. A copy of the Company’s press release dated August 14, 2023 and the shareholder letter dated August 14, 2023 are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
The information contained herein and the accompanying Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2 are being furnished under “Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission made by us, whether made before or after the date hereof, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits.

| (d) | Exhibits.

Exhibit No. | Description
99.1 | Press release dated August 14, 2023
99.2 | Shareholder Letter dated August 14, 2023
104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

| GRINDR INC.
Date: August 14, 2023 | By: | /s/ Vandana Mehta-Krantz
| Name: | Vandana Mehta-Krantz
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer