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  0001937262
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
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  Grindr Inc.
  001-39714
  750 N. SAN VICENTE BLVD., SUITE RE 1400
  WEST HOLLYWOOD
  CA
  90069
  310-776-6680
  Lu James Fu Bin
  Director
  Common Stock
  Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC
  1585 Broadway
  New York
  NY
  10036
  11270
  112702
  176612391
  05/13/2024
  NYSE
  Common Stock
  06/21/2023
  Restricted Stock Units
  Issuer
  N
  11270
  06/21/2023
  N/A
  Y
  01/10/2025
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