Insider filing report for Changes in Beneficial Ownership
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 |
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 6)*
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Grindr Inc. (Name of Issuer) |
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (Title of Class of Securities) |
39854F119 (CUSIP Number) |
James Fu Bin Lu c/o Grindr Inc 750 N. San Vicente Blvd., Suite RE 1400 West Hollywood, CA, 90069 (310) 878-9648 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
05/23/2025 (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement) |
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.


The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other
provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. | 39854F119 |
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Name of reporting person
James Fu Bin Lu | ||||||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
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3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
PF | ||||||||
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Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
UNITED STATES
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
27,443,623.00 | ||||||||
12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
14.0 % | ||||||||
14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
IN |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
The shares of Common Stock (as defined herein) set forth in Rows 7, 9 and 11 of this Cover Page consists of (i) 2,189 shares of the Common Stock of the Issuer (as defined herein) underlying restricted stock units held by Mr. James Fu Bin Lu that will vest within 60 days of this statement and (ii) 27,441,434 shares of Common Stock held by Longview Grindr Holdings Limited and Longview Capital Group Limited. The percentage set forth in Row 13 of this Cover Page is based on 195,884,554 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of May 5, 2025, as reported on Issuer's Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2025.
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. | 39854F119 |
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Name of reporting person
Longview Capital Group Limited | ||||||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
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3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
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Source of funds (See Instructions)
PF | ||||||||
5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
27,441,434.00 | ||||||||
12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
14.0 % | ||||||||
14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
The percentage set forth in Row 13 of this Cover Page is based on 195,884,554 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of May 5, 2025, as reported on Issuer's Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2025.
SCHEDULE 13D
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CUSIP No. | 39854F119 |
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Name of reporting person
Longview Grindr Holdings Limited | ||||||||
2 | Check the appropriate box if a member of a Group (See Instructions)
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3 | SEC use only | ||||||||
4 |
Source of funds (See Instructions)
PF | ||||||||
5 |
Check if disclosure of legal proceedings is required pursuant to Items 2(d) or 2(e)
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6 | Citizenship or place of organization
VIRGIN ISLANDS, BRITISH
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Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With: |
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11 | Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
27,441,434.00 | ||||||||
12 | Check if the aggregate amount in Row (11) excludes certain shares (See Instructions)
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13 | Percent of class represented by amount in Row (11)
14 % | ||||||||
14 | Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions)
CO |
Comment for Type of Reporting Person:
The percentage set forth in Row 13 of this Cover Page is based on 195,884,554 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of May 5, 2025, as reported on Issuer's Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2025.
SCHEDULE 13D
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Item 1. | Security and Issuer | |
(a) | Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share | |
(b) | Name of Issuer:
Grindr Inc. | |
(c) | Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
750 N. San Vicente Blvd., Suite RE 1400, West Hollywood,
CALIFORNIA
, 90069. | |
Item 1 Comment:
This Amendment No. 6 (this "Amendment) to the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons on November 28, 2022, as amended from time to time ("Schedule 13D") relates to the Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Common Stock") of Grindr Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer" or "Grindr"). Unless otherwise indicated, each capitalized term used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Schedule 13D. | ||
Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer | |
(a) | Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated as follows: Mr. James Fu Bin Lu beneficially owns an aggregate of 27,443,623 shares of Common Stock, which represents approximately 14.0% of the Issuer's issued and outstanding Common Stock, consisting of (i) 2,189 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock underlying restricted stock units beneficially owned by Mr. Lu that will vest within 60 days of this statement and (ii) 27,441,434 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by Longview Grindr Holdings Limited ("Longview Grindr") and Longview Capital Group Limited ("Longview" and, together with Mr. Lu and Longview Grindr, the "Reporting Persons"). The percentage set forth in this Item 5 is based on 195,884,554 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding as of May 5, 2025, as reported on Issuer's Form 10-Q filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 9, 2025. Information required by Instruction C of Schedule 13D with respect to the directors, executive officers, or persons holding equivalent positions of the Reporting Persons, is set forth on Annex A attached to the Schedule 13D. | |
(b) | Mr. Lu, as sole equityholder in Longview, which is the sole equityholder in Longview Grindr, has sole power to vote or direct the vote of (and sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of) 27,443,623 shares of Common Stock. | |
(c) | Mr. Lu previously transferred for no consideration (i) 1,755,523 shares of Common Stock directly owned by him and (ii) all of the shares of Common Stock owned by another personal entity of Mr. Lu's, Longview Capital SVH LLC, to Longview Grindr. During the last 60 days, the Reporting Persons effected the following transactions in the Common Stock: On May 12, 2025 Longview Grindr sold 480,770 shares of Common Stock for a weighted average price of $23.78 per share (in multiple transactions at prices per share ranging from $23.46 to $24.41, inclusive) in open market sales. On May 13, 2025, Longview Grindr sold 1,073,942 shares of Common Stock for a weighted average price of $24.01 per share (in multiple transactions at prices per share ranging from $23.69 to $24.52, inclusive) in open market sales. On May 14, 2025, Longview Grindr sold 200,811 shares of Common Stock for a weighted average price of $24.05 per share (in multiple transactions at prices per share ranging from $23.75 to $24.205, inclusive) in open market sales. On May 22, 2025, Longview Grindr sold 168,009 shares of Common Stock for a weighted average price of $23.98 per share (in multiple transactions at prices per share ranging from $23.75 to $24.43, inclusive) in open market sales. On May 23, 2025, Longview Grindr sold 229,627 shares of Common Stock for a weighted average price of $23.98 per share (in multiple transactions at prices per share ranging from $23.57 to $24.08, inclusive) in open market sales. On May 27, 2025, Longview Grindr sold 251,898 shares of Common Stock for a weighted average price of $23.85 per share (in multiple transactions at prices per share ranging from $23.67 to $24.095, inclusive) in open market sales. | |
(d) | No person is known to the Reporting Persons to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the Common Stock reported in Item 5(a). | |
(e) | Not applicable | |
Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With Respect to Securities of the Issuer | |
The prior description of the Financing Arrangement in Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows: Longview Grindr has pledged all or substantially all of the shares Common Stock held thereby to certain lenders in connection with a financing arrangement. Under the financing arrangement, Longview Grindr retains voting and dispositive power with respect to the pledged shares except to the extent an event of default has occurred and is continuing. |
SIGNATURE | |
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
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