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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies | Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Basis of Presentation The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principals generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”, or “GAAP”) and applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regarding interim financial reporting. Certain information and disclosures normally included in the condensed consolidated financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2024. The unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and have been prepared on a basis consistent with that used to prepare the audited annual consolidated financial statements and include, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting of normal and recurring items, necessary for the fair statement of the condensed consolidated financial statements. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company, and its wholly owned subsidiaries after elimination of intercompany transactions and balances. The operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the full year ending December 31, 2025. Comprehensive income equaled net income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025 and 2024. Emerging Growth Company Status Based on the market value of the Company’s common equity held by non-affiliates as of June 30, 2025 (the last business day of the Company’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter), the Company will cease to qualify as an emerging growth company (as described in Section 107(b) of the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act of 2012) as of the end of the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025. As a result, the Company will no longer be able to take advantage of certain exemptions from various reporting requirements that are applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies including, but not limited to, not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, reduced disclosure obligations regarding executive compensation in its periodic reports and proxy statements and exemptions from the requirements of holding a nonbinding advisory vote on executive compensation and stockholder approval of any golden parachute payments not previously approved. In addition, the Company will no longer be able to use the extended transition period for complying with new or revised accounting standards available to emerging growth companies and will be required to adopt new or revised accounting standards as of the effective dates for public companies. Accounting Estimates Management of the Company is required to make certain estimates, judgments, and assumptions during the preparation of its condensed consolidated financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP. These estimates, judgments, and assumptions impact the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates its estimates and judgments including those related to: the definite-lived intangible assets; the recoverability of goodwill and indefinite-lived intangible assets; the fair value of common stock warrant liabilities; valuation allowance for deferred tax assets; legal contingencies; the incremental borrowing rate for the Company's leases; and the valuation of stock-based compensation. Fair Value Measurements Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in the principal or most advantageous market in an orderly transaction between market participants on the measurement date. Valuation techniques used to measure fair value maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The fair value hierarchy is based on three levels of inputs, of which the first two are considered observable and the last is considered unobservable:
Level 1 - | Observable inputs obtained from independent sources, such as quoted market prices for identical assets and liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 - | Other inputs, which are observable directly or indirectly, such as quoted market prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted market prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.
Level 3 - | Unobservable inputs for which there is little or no market data and require the Company to develop its own assumptions, based on the best information available in the circumstances, about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the assets or liabilities.
Recurring Fair Value Measurements The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial assets and liabilities for which it is practicable to estimate fair value: •Money market funds and U.S. treasury bills — The carrying amount of money market funds and U.S. treasury bills approximates fair value and is classified within Level 1 because the fair value is determined through quoted market prices. •Warrant liability — Public Warrants (as defined in Note 6) are classified within Level 1 as these securities are traded on an active public market. Private Warrants (as defined in Note 6) are classified within Level 2. For the periods presented, the Company utilized the value of the Public Warrants as an approximation of the value of the Private Warrants as they are substantially similar to the Public Warrants, but not directly traded or quoted on an active market. The Company completed the redemption of all outstanding Public Warrants and Private Warrants in February 2025, see Note 6 for additional information. The Company’s remaining financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses, and other current liabilities. The Company believes their carrying values are representative of their fair values due to their short-term maturities. The fair values of the Company’s credit agreement balances as disclosed in Note 4 are measured based on prices quoted from a third-party financial institution. Nonrecurring Fair Value Measurements Assets acquired and liabilities assumed in business combinations are initially measured at fair value on the acquisition date on a nonrecurring basis using Level 3 inputs. The Company is required to measure certain assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis after initial recognition. These include goodwill, intangible assets, and long-lived assets, which are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as a result of impairment reviews. Impairment is assessed annually in the fourth quarter or more frequently if an event occurs or circumstances change that would more likely than not reduce the fair value of the reporting unit or assets below the carrying value. Revenue Recognition Revenue is recognized when or as a customer obtains control of promised goods or services. The amount of revenue recognized reflects the consideration which the Company expects to be entitled to in exchange for these goods or services. The Company derives its revenue from direct revenue and indirect revenue, each, as described below. The Company does not disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for (i) contracts with an original expected length of one year or less, (ii) contracts with variable consideration that is allocated entirely to unsatisfied performance obligations or to a wholly unsatisfied promise accounted for under the series guidance, and (iii) contracts for which the Company recognizes revenue for the amount at which the Company has the right to invoice for services performed. Direct Revenue Direct revenue consists of subscription revenue. Subscription revenue is generated through the sale of subscriptions that are currently offered or renewed in one-week, one-month, three-month, six-month, and twelve-month lengths. Subscription revenue is initially deferred and is recognized using the straight-line method over the term of the applicable subscription period. Direct revenue also consists of premium add-on revenue generated through the sale of an add-on feature on a pay-per-use, or a-la-carte, basis. Premium features are activated upon purchase and are available to use for the customer for a short duration, generally, within one day. Revenue from premium add-ons is recognized upon usage of the premium add-on. Direct revenue is recorded net of taxes, credits, and chargebacks. Customers pay in advance, primarily through mobile app stores. Subject to certain conditions identified in the Company’s terms and conditions, generally all purchases are final and nonrefundable. Indirect Revenue Indirect revenue consists of advertising revenue and other non-direct revenue. The Company has contractual relationships with third-party advertising service providers and also directly with advertisers to display advertisements on the Grindr platform. For all advertising arrangements, the Company’s performance obligation is to provide the inventory for advertisements to be displayed on the Grindr platform. For contracts made directly with advertisers, the Company is also obligated to serve the advertisements on the Grindr platform. Providing the advertising inventory and serving the advertisement is considered a single performance obligation, as the advertiser cannot benefit from the advertising space without its advertisements being displayed. The pricing and terms for all advertising arrangements are governed by either a master contract or insertion order. The transaction price in advertising arrangements is generally the product of the number of advertising units delivered (e.g., impressions, offers completed, videos viewed, etc.) and the contractually agreed upon price per advertising unit. Further, for advertising transactions with advertising service providers, the contractually agreed upon price per advertising unit is generally based on the Company’s revenue share or fixed revenue rate as stated in the contract. The Company recognizes revenue when the advertisement is displayed to users. The number of advertising units delivered is determined at the end of each month, which resolves any uncertainty in the transaction price during the reporting period. Revenue from advertising transactions with advertising service providers is recognized net of the amounts retained by the advertising service provider as the Company does not know and expects not to know the gross amount paid by advertisers. Accounts Receivable, net of allowance for credit losses Grindr users generally access the Grindr platform and pay for subscriptions and premium add-on features through Apple’s App Store or Google Play. The Company evaluates the credit worthiness of these two mobile app stores on an ongoing basis and does not require collateral from these entities. Accounts receivable also include amounts billed and currently due from advertising customers. The Company maintains an allowance for credit losses to provide for the estimated amount of accounts receivable that will not be collected. The allowance for credit losses is based upon historical collection trends adjusted for economic conditions using reasonable and supportable forecasts. As of September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, the accounts receivable balances, net of allowances, were $58,821 and $49,599, respectively. The opening balance of accounts receivable, net of allowances, was $33,906 as of January 1, 2024. Deferred Revenue Deferred revenue consists of payments that are received in advance of the Company’s performance. The Company classifies subscription deferred revenue as current and recognizes revenue straight-line over the terms of the applicable subscription period or expected completion of the performance obligation, which range from one week to twelve months. As of September 30, 2025, and December 31, 2024, the deferred revenue balances were $23,472 and $19,970, respectively. The opening balance of deferred revenue was $19,181 as of January 1, 2024. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2025, the Company recognized $2,000 and $19,323 of r evenue that was included in the deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2024. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2024, the Company recognized $1,991 and $18,610 of revenue that was included in the deferred revenue balance as of December 31, 2023. Disaggregation of Revenue The following tables summarize revenue from contracts with customers:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
Direct revenue | $ | 96,346 |  |  | $ | 76,907 |  |  | $ | 263,371 |  |  | $ | 211,203 |
Indirect revenue | 19,420 |  |  | 12,418 |  |  | 50,553 |  |  | 35,812 |
| $ | 115,766 |  |  | $ | 89,325 |  |  | $ | 313,924 |  |  | $ | 247,015 |
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
Domestic (1) | $ | 66,130 |  |  | $ | 50,830 |  |  | $ | 181,824 |  |  | $ | 142,082 |
International | 49,636 |  |  | 38,495 |  |  | 132,100 |  |  | 104,933 |
| $ | 115,766 |  |  | $ | 89,325 |  |  | $ | 313,924 |  |  | $ | 247,015 |
(1) Domestic include revenue generated from the U.S., the Company's country of domicile. Segment Information The chief executive officer (“CEO”) is the Company’s chief operating decision maker (“CODM”). The CODM allocates resources and assesses financial performance based upon discrete financial information at the consolidated level. The Company manages its activities related to developing and maintaining its product on a consolidated basis. There are no segment managers; instead, there are divisional leaders who report to the Company's CODM, who reviews financial information presented on a consolidated basis for purposes of making operating decisions, assessing financial performance and allocating resources. While the Company derives revenues from international markets, expenses are not allocated to these international markets nor does the CODM review any other financial data for these markets. Accordingly, the Company determined that the Company operates as a single operating and reportable segment. The CODM assesses performance for the Company’s single operating segment based on net income (loss) that is also reported on the condensed consolidated statement of operations as “Net income (loss)”. Significant segment expenses that are regularly reviewed by the CODM include: cost of revenue; stock-based compensation; employee compensation (e.g. payroll, benefits and commissions) and contractor expense, excluding stock-based compensation; sales and marketing expense, excluding commissions; professional services expense; and general and administrative expense (all other non-compensation corporate overhead). The measure of segment assets is reported on the consolidated balance sheets as “Total assets”. Substantially all of the Company’s long-lived assets are attributed to operations in the U.S. Information about the Company's single reportable segment revenue, segment net income (loss), and significant segment expenses are as follows:
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
|  | 2025 |  | 2024 |  | 2025 |  | 2024
Revenue |  | $ | 115,766 |  | $ | 89,325 |  | $ | 313,924 |  | $ | 247,015
Operating costs and expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of revenue (exclusive of depreciation and amortization) |  | 28,919 |  | 22,915 |  | 80,869 |  | 63,534
Employee compensation and contractor expense, excluding stock-based compensation expense |  | 20,660 |  | 15,756 |  | 57,638 |  | 44,559
Stock-based compensation expense |  | 6,019 |  | 7,052 |  | 33,495 |  | 22,642
Sales and marketing expense |  | 2,327 |  | 1,680 |  | 7,241 |  | 4,782
Professional services expense |  | 6,456 |  | 5,173 |  | 18,450 |  | 15,422
Other general and administrative expense |  | 4,882 |  | 4,121 |  | 13,445 |  | 11,283
Depreciation and amortization |  | 1,262 |  | 4,241 |  | 7,807 |  | 12,595
Total operating expenses |  | 70,525 |  | 60,938 |  | 218,945 |  | 174,817
Income from operations |  | 45,241 |  | 28,387 |  | 94,979 |  | 72,198
Interest expense, net |  | 4,668 |  | 6,400 |  | 12,107 |  | 20,254
Other (income) expense, net(1) |  | 654 |  | (8,287) |  | (9,909) |  | 45,855
Income tax provision |  | 9,085 |  | 5,593 |  | 18,290 |  | 13,238
Net income (loss) |  | $ | 30,834 |  | $ | 24,681 |  | $ | 74,491 |  | $ | (7,149)
(1)Other (income) expense, net includes (gain) loss in fair value of warrant liability, and other expenses. Accounting Pronouncements Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted In December 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2023-09, Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures (Topic 740), which requires more detailed income tax disclosures. The guidance requires entities to disclose disaggregated information about their effective tax rate reconciliation as well as expanded information on income taxes paid by jurisdiction. The disclosure requirements will be applied on a prospective basis, with the option to apply them retrospectively. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new standard. In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses (Subtopic 220-40). The guidance requires all public entities to disclose additional information about specific expense categories in the notes to the financial statements on an interim and annual basis. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2026, and for interim periods beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new standard. In September 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-06, Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Internal Use Software (Subtopic 350-40). This guidance is intended to improve the operability and application of guidance related to capitalized software development costs and removes all references to prescriptive and sequential software development stages. The guidance requires entities to begin capitalizing software costs when management authorizes and commits to funding the software projects, and it is probable that the project will be completed and the software will be used for its intended purpose. The standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2027, with early adoption permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting this new standard.

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