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Business
fromTechCrunch
2 weeks ago

Grindr's owners may take it private after a financial squeeze | TechCrunch

Grindr's majority owners, heavily leveraged with pledged shares, are pursuing a privatization buyout after stock-driven margin calls led to share seizures.
US news
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

A killer targeted men using Grindr, police say. One survived to help catch him

A man allegedly used Grindr to lure and violently assault multiple victims, prompting murder and related charges after detectives connected evidence from separate incidents.
#dating-apps
fromFortune
3 weeks ago
Business

Gen Z can't afford to date-but Grindr CEO says the real problem is how apps have monetized romance | Fortune

fromFortune
3 weeks ago
Business

Gen Z can't afford to date-but Grindr CEO says the real problem is how apps have monetized romance | Fortune

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fromSFGATE
1 month ago

San Francisco inspires unusual change to Grindr app

With less than a week before the Portola Music Festival 's gates open, San Francisco's electronic music festival is getting an unexpected boost from one of the world's most popular LGBTQ+ dating apps. Starting Monday, the LGBTQ+ app is switching out its familiar "bloop" notification sound. Instead, for the next week, when U.S. Grindr users receive a message, they'll hear the opening of "Come on Over Baby (All I Want Is You)," the 1999 hit by Christina Aguilera.
SF LGBT
Startup companies
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

Grindr CEO says he's keeping the company's latest venture small to give it the biggest chance at success

Grindr keeps Woodwork intentionally small—three employees and limited advertising—to preserve startup agility, focused learning, and avoid overstaffing and premature scaling.
#lgbtq
fromFortune
1 month ago
LGBT

Step aside, LinkedIn: Grindr CEO says he has hired workers through the dating app, as the company pitches itself as the new networking platform in town | Fortune

fromFortune
1 month ago
LGBT

Step aside, LinkedIn: Grindr CEO says he has hired workers through the dating app, as the company pitches itself as the new networking platform in town | Fortune

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fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Man arrested on sex offense at Benson Boone's Boston concert

Alan Musson, of Brookline, was arrested on a sex offense after allegedly viewing a photo of a man's genitalia while he was scrolling on the dating app Grindr, in view of two juvenile girls. He was set to face charges of obscene matter to a minor, threat to commit a crime, and disorderly conduct in Boston Municipal Court, according to a Boston police report.
US news
Artificial intelligence
fromFast Company
2 months ago

Exclusive: Inside Grindr's audacious, all-in bet on 'Gay I'

Grindr will rebuild as an AI-native company, embedding intelligence across product, architecture, and operations to deliver custom tools for LGBTQ+ users.
US news
fromBoston.com
2 months ago

Brockton High choral director charged with paying underage victim for sex act

Brockton High choral director Matthew Cunningham was arrested for allegedly paying an underage student for sex and faces trafficking and sexual conduct charges.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
2 months ago

Florida man faces trial for allegedly shooting Grindr date over bill

A Jacksonville man faces charges for attempted armed robbery and murder after shooting his Grindr date during a financial dispute.
SF LGBT
fromwww.standard.co.uk
3 months ago

Four suspects charged after gang used Grindr to lure 22 men then burgle their homes'

Four suspects have been charged for burglaries targeting Grindr users, committing dozens of thefts from victims.
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fromFast Company
4 months ago

Bumble is stumbling. Tinder is flagging. But this go-to gay dating app is thriving

George Arison, Grindr's CEO, comments on generational trends, asserting that it's not that Gen Z avoids apps, but that some companies fail to create appealing products for them.
LGBT
fromwww.hamhigh.co.uk
4 months ago

Teacher who preyed on children as young as 14 banned from classroom

Watkins, previously of Sunbower Avenue, Dunstable, arranged to meet boys aged between 14 and 16 on the dating app Grindr.
UK news
Growth hacking
fromThe Verge
5 months ago

Grindr's new Right Now feature gives the app a spicy live feed

Grindr's Right Now feature enhances user connections by offering a live feed of intention-based posts that disappear after an hour.
Growth hacking
fromFast Company
5 months ago

'Users want it': Grindr is now selling erectile dysfunction drugs

Grindr launches Woodwork, a telehealth service for erectile dysfunction tailored specifically for its LGBTQ user base.
fromMiami Herald
6 months ago

Miami father confronts intruder at gunpoint - discovers abuse of 16-year-old son: MPD

The father discovered the man in his home was not an intruder, but rather Kohl Matthias, who was sexually abusing his 16-year-old son.
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