Company overview

With more than 15 million average monthly active users, Grindr has grown to become the Global Gayborhood in Your PocketTM, on a mission to make a world where the lives of our global community are free, equal, and just. Available in 190+ countries and territories, Grindr is often the primary way for its users to connect, express themselves, and discover the world around them. Since 2015, Grindr for Equality has advanced human rights, health, and safety for millions of LGBTQ+ people in partnership with organizations in every region of the world. Grindr has offices in West Hollywood, the Bay Area, Chicago, and New York. The Grindr app is available on the App Store and Google Play.
Founded in 2009
Los Angeles, California, USA
335 employees (44 in marketing)
43% recommend to a friend
51% positive business outlook

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People

Marketing team tenure

Median tenure

< 1 years

Avg experience

15 years

Across 1 marketing employees

Hiring activity

Open marketing jobs over time

5 open now

Headcount trend

Company growth over the last 12 months

Headcount +24.6% year over year

Funding

Total funding

$793M

Last raise

$250M

Post IPO Debt, 3 months ago

Funding history

Dec 2025

Post IPO Debt Grindr · $250M

Nov 2023

Post IPO Debt Grindr · $350M

Nov 2022

Post IPO Equity Grindr · $100M

Jan 2016

Private Equity Round Grindr · $93M

Audience

Monthly website visitors
3.9M
Month over month-8.6%
Quarter over quarter-15%
Top sourceSearch (48.7%)
Ad budget per month$0.0
Average search rank48.7
Traffic source mix
Search
48.7%
Direct
46%
Referral
2.8%
Social
2.2%
Paid referral
0.2%

LinkedIn followers

Follower count and growth

Total followers

32.2K

12-mo growth

+17%

Monthly growth

+1.6%

News

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