Gary Horowitz
Mr. Horowitz subsequently notified the Company on June 3, 2025 (the “Effective Date”) of his resignation, effective immediately, from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).
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Grindr increases CFO John North's base pay to $275k, revises equity incentive targets
Base salary raised from $175k to $275k effective Oct 1, 2026.
Grindr shareholders approve amended equity plan; share pool increased by 11.6M
Stockholders approved amendment to 2022 Equity Incentive Plan at June 2, 2026 annual meeting.
Grindr stockholders approve 11.6M share increase to 2022 equity plan at annual meeting
Elected all 8 director nominees; votes for ranged from 119.4M to 125.1M; broker non-votes 8.7M.
Grindr Q1 revenue $130M (+38% YoY), raises FY 2026 guidance to at least $535M
Revenue $130M (+38% YoY); net income $27M; adjusted EBITDA $58M (45% margin).
Grindr FY2025 revenue +28% to $528M, net income $95M; guides FY2026 above $528M
FY2025 revenue $528M (28% YoY growth); net income $95M; Adjusted EBITDA $196M (exceeded November outlook).
Grindr sets 2026 annual meeting for June 2, 2026; sets deadlines for proposals and nominations
Annual meeting to be held virtually on June 2, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. Eastern time.
Grindr expands credit facilities: term loan to $400M, revolver to $200M, maturity extended to 2031
Term loan increased from $300M to $400M; revolving facility from $50M to $200M (LC sublimit $45M).
CEO George Arison employment extended to October 2030; receives 2.25M RSU refresh award subject to 2026 stockholder vote.
Grindr Q3 revenue up 30% to $116M; raises FY2025 EBITDA guidance to $191-193M
Revenue $116M (+30% YoY); net income $31M (27% margin) vs $25M in Q3 2024.
John North appointed CFO effective Oct 1, 2025; Vanna Krantz transitions to senior advisor through March 2026.
Grindr largest stockholder Zage crosses 50% ownership after share repurchases
G. Raymond Zage III beneficial ownership increased to ~50.11% of outstanding common stock as of September 19, 2025.
Grindr Q2 revenue $104M (+27% YoY); net income $17M, Adj. EBITDA $45M
Revenue of $104M, up 27% year-over-year.
CFO Vanna Krantz will transition out upon successor appointment; remains to assist search.
Grindr appoints Chad Cohen to Board and Audit Committee Chair; Gary Horowitz resigns
Gary Horowitz resigned from Grindr's Board effective June 3, 2025; not due to any disagreement.
Grindr Q1 revenue $94M (+25% YoY); raises FY 2025 guidance to 26%+ growth, 43%+ EBITDA margin
Net income $27M vs loss of $9M YoY; diluted EPS $0.09 vs -$0.05.
Director Gary I. Horowitz will not stand for re-election at Grindr's 2025 annual meeting
Gary I. Horowitz notified Grindr on April 24, 2025 he will not seek re-election at the 2025 annual meeting.
Involuntary termination now accelerates vesting of all time- and performance-based equity awards scheduled to vest within 12 months.
Grindr FY2024 revenue $345M (+33% YoY); guides 24%+ growth in 2025; $500M buyback
FY2024 revenue $344.6M (+33% YoY); Adj EBITDA $147.3M (43% margin); net loss $131M due to warrant non-cash charge.
Grindr sets warrant redemption fair market value at $17.96; cashless exercise yields 0.361 shares
Redemption Fair Market Value set at $17.96, based on VWAP for 10 trading days after Jan 23, 2025 notice.
Grindr raises FY2024 revenue guidance to $343-345M (32-33% YoY); redeems all warrants at $0.10
Expects FY2024 revenue of $343-345M, up 32-33% YoY, exceeding prior guidance of at least 29% growth.
Grindr announces six new AI and travel products for 2025 roadmap
AI Wingman-powered Chat Summaries, A-list, For You, and Discover features planned for 2025; A-list is a working name.
Grindr names former BuzzFeed CAO Daniel Weinstein as new Chief Accounting Officer
Kye Chen departs as CAO effective Nov 25, 2024; Daniel Weinstein joins Nov 26, 2024.
Grindr Q3 revenue up 27% to $89M; raises FY 2024 guidance to 29%+ growth
Net income of $25M (28% margin); diluted EPS $0.09.
Grindr grants 400,000 RSUs to CPO AJ Balance; includes $5B market cap performance target
Time-based RSU for 200,000 shares vests entirely on Nov 11, 2028, subject to continuous service.
Grindr Q2 revenue up 34% to $82M, raises FY24 guidance to 27%+ growth, 42%+ EBITDA margin
Q2 revenue $82M (+34% YoY); operating income $25M; net loss $22M including $35M warrant liability change.
Grindr stockholders approve increase in equity plan share reserve by 2.86M shares
Stockholders approved amendment to 2022 Equity Incentive Plan, increasing reserved shares by 2,860,300 to 16,624,700.
Revenue guidance for 2024 raised to at least 25% growth (from at least 23%); Adjusted EBITDA guidance unchanged at ≥40%.
Grindr Q1 revenue $75.3M (+35% YoY), Adj. EBITDA margin 42%, guides FY rev growth ≥23%
Revenue $75.3M, +35% YoY; operating income $19.3M (26% margin) vs $8.6M (15%) in Q1 2023.
Grindr reports FY2023 revenue $260M (+33% YoY), guides 23%+ growth in 2024
FY2023 revenue $260M (+33% YoY); operating income $55M; net loss $56M due to warrant liability & debt extinguishment.
Grindr anticipates meeting or exceeding FY2023 guidance; full results due March 7
Company expects to meet or exceed previously issued FY2023 guidance from Nov 13, 2023 8-K.
Grindr grants large RSU awards to CFO and COO, cuts market cap thresholds for performance RSUs
CFO Vandana Mehta-Krantz receives 340,667 RSUs; COO Austin Balance receives 333,417 RSUs.
Entered $300M senior secured term loan and $50M revolving credit facility with JPMorgan as agent; borrowed $300M term loan and $44.4M revolver on closing.
Grindr Q3 revenue up 39% to $70.3M; raises FY23 guidance to 31%+ growth
Revenue $70.3M (+39% YoY); net loss narrows to $0.4M from $4.7M loss in Q3 2022.
Grindr Q2 revenue up 32% to $61.5M; net income $22.3M; raises FY2023 guidance
Revenue $61.5M (+32% YoY); net income $22.3M (36% margin); diluted EPS $0.13.
Grindr stockholders elect nine directors and ratify EY as auditor at 2023 annual meeting
All nine nominees elected to board; George Arison received 148.7M votes for, 5.6M withheld.
Grindr Inc. becomes guarantor on $192M credit facility; waives existing payment default
Grindr Inc. and Grindr Group LLC added as guarantors; pledge assets as collateral under Fortress Credit Corp. loan.
Grindr Q1 revenue $55.8M (+28% YoY) but net loss $32.9M on warrant & tax items; reaffirms guidance
Revenue $55.8M, up 28% YoY; adjusted EBITDA $22M (39% margin).
Grindr grants 135,000 RSUs to CAO Kye Chen; adopts 2023 Bonus Plan
Compensation Committee approved RSU award of 135,000 shares to CAO Kye Chen; vests over 4 years (25% on first anniversary, then quarterly).
Grindr appoints Kye Chen as Chief Accounting Officer
Kye Chen joined Grindr as Chief Accounting Officer on March 27, 2023.
Grindr FY2022 revenue $195M (+34% YoY); guides 2023 rev growth 25%+, EBITDA margin 38%+
FY2022 revenue $195M, up 34% YoY; operating income $13M; Adjusted EBITDA margin 44%.
Grindr Q3 revenue $50.4M (+32% YoY); completes business combination, lists on NYSE
Q3 2022 revenue $50.4M, up 32% YoY from $38.2M; net loss $(4.7)M vs income $1.9M.
Grindr completes SPAC merger with Tiga; receives ~$105M in gross proceeds, begins trading
Business Combination closed Nov 18, 2022; Tiga renamed Grindr Inc., begins trading on NYSE (GRND, GRND WS).
Tiga shareholders approve Grindr merger; close set for Nov 18, 2022
All seven proposals approved, including the business combination, domestication, and organizational documents.
Tiga Acquisition Corp. amends investor presentation to correct errors on slide 33
8-K/A corrects unspecified errors on slide 33 of September 2022 investor presentation.
Grindr posts 42% revenue growth in H1 2022; SPAC merger on track for Q4 close
Revenue grew 42% YoY in H1 2022; Adjusted EBITDA grew 26% YoY.
Grindr appoints George Arison as CEO, Vanna Krantz as CFO ahead of SPAC merger with Tiga Acquisition
George Arison becomes CEO effective Oct 19, 2022; was founder/CEO of Shift Technologies and openly gay public company CEO.
Tiga Acquisition Corp. deposits $2.76M from private placement warrants into trust for extension
Issued 2,760,000 private placement warrants to Tiga Sponsor LLC at $1.00 per warrant for $2,760,000 aggregate.
Tiga Acquisition extends business combination deadline to Nov 27; issues 2.76M warrants
Deadline to complete business combination extended to November 27, 2022.
Tiga Acquisition Corp. amends 8-K to correct errors in Grindr deal investor presentation
Amendment corrects errors on slides 2, 3, 13, 18, and 30-32 of the May 2022 Investor Presentation.
Tiga Acquisition Corp. to acquire Grindr for $1.584B in all-stock deal
Grindr valued at $1.584B; merger consideration at $10.00 per share of New Grindr Common Stock.
Mr. Horowitz subsequently notified the Company on June 3, 2025 (the “Effective Date”) of his resignation, effective immediately, from the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”).
On April 24, 2025, Gary I. Horowitz notified Grindr Inc. (the “Company”), that he does not intend to stand for re-election at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of stockholders (the “2025 Annual Meeting”).
On November 11, 2024, Kye Chen and Grindr Inc. (the “Company”) announced that her final day as Chief Accounting Officer of the Company would be November 25, 2024.
Daniel I. Weinstein will be joining the Company as its Chief Accounting Officer, effective November 26, 2024.
On March 27, 2023, Kye Chen joined Grindr Inc. (the “Company”) as the Company’s Chief Accounting Officer.
On the date of the Closing, and in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Board became comprised of nine directors: James Fu Bin Lu, G. Raymond Zage, III, J. Michael Gearon, Jr., Nathan Richardson, Daniel Brooks Baer, George Arison, Gary I. Horowitz, Meghan Stabler, and Maggie Lower.
On the date of the Closing, and in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Board became comprised of nine directors: James Fu Bin Lu, G. Raymond Zage, III, J. Michael Gearon, Jr., Nathan Richardson, Daniel Brooks Baer, George Arison, Gary I. Horowitz, Meghan Stabler, and Maggie Lower.
Concurrently with the consummation of the Business Combination, the following individuals became the executive officers of the Company: George Arison, Vandana Mehta-Krantz, and Austin “AJ” Balance.
On the date of the Closing, and in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Board became comprised of nine directors: James Fu Bin Lu, G. Raymond Zage, III, J. Michael Gearon, Jr., Nathan Richardson, Daniel Brooks Baer, George Arison, Gary I. Horowitz, Meghan Stabler, and Maggie Lower.
Concurrently with the consummation of the Business Combination, the following individuals became the executive officers of the Company: George Arison, Vandana Mehta-Krantz, and Austin “AJ” Balance.
Concurrently with the consummation of the Business Combination, the following individuals became the executive officers of the Company: George Arison, Vandana Mehta-Krantz, and Austin “AJ” Balance.
On the date of the Closing, and in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement, the Board became comprised of nine directors: James Fu Bin Lu, G. Raymond Zage, III, J. Michael Gearon, Jr., Nathan Richardson, Daniel Brooks Baer, George Arison, Gary I. Horowitz, Meghan Stabler, and Maggie Lower.
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