Sec Form 3 Filing - GEARON J MICHAEL JR @ Grindr Inc. - 2022-11-18

FORM 3 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person GEARON J MICHAEL JR 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Grindr Inc. [ GRND] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O GRINDR INC., 750 N.SAN VICENTE BLVD. STE RE1400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/18/2022 (Street) WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA90069 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 14,948,334( 1 ) I By LLC( 2 )

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares Warrants $ 11.5 ( 3 ) ( 3 ) Common Stock 519,775 I By LLC( 3 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other GEARON J MICHAEL JR C/O GRINDR INC. 750 N.SAN VICENTE BLVD. STE RE1400 WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA90069 X X Signatures /s/ William Shafton, Attorney-in-fact 11/22/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Received pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated May 9, 2022 (the "MA"), by and among Grindr Group LLC ("LG"), Tiga Acquisition Corp. ("Tiga") and Tiga Merger Sub LLC, a subsidiary of Tiga ("Sub I", and together with Tiga and LG, the "Entities"), as amended in the First Amendment to the MA, dated October 5, 2022, by and among Tiga Merger Sub II LLC, a subsidiary of Tiga ("Sub II") and the Entities, pursuant to which Sub I first merged with and into LG, whereupon the separate corporate existence of Sub I ceased, and LG became the surviving company and continued in existence as a wholly owned subsidiary of Tiga until promptly thereafter and as part of the overall transaction, when LG merged with and into Sub II, with Sub II being the entity that survived such second merger and continued in existence as a wholly owned subsidiary of Tiga (the "Business Combination"). Tiga domesticated as a Delaware corporation and subsequently changed its name to Grindr Inc. (the "Issuer"). ( 2 )As described in the Issuer's proxy statement (Registration No. 333-264902) (the "Proxy"), shares of the Issuer's Common Stock were issued to 28th Street Ventures LLC, a Georgia limited liability company ("28th Street"), in exchange for outstanding units of LG Series X ordinary units. The Reporting Person and The 1997 Gearon Family Trust are controlling members of 28th Street and, as a result, exercise ultimate voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by 28th Street. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. ( 3 )As described in the Proxy, warrants to purchase the Issuer's Common Stock were issued to 28th Street in exchange for warrants to purchase LG Series X ordinary units. The Reporting Person and The 1997 Gearon Family Trust are controlling members of 28th Street and, as a result, exercise ultimate voting and investment power with respect to the shares held by 28th Street. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

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