X0202 SCHEDULE 13D/A 0001140361-22-043287 0001954178 XXXXXXXX LIVE 5 Common Stock 03/23/2026 0001820144 39854F119 Grindr Inc.

750 N. San Vicente Blvd. Suite RE 1400 West Hollywood CA 90069

Jeremy Leonard Brest 65 6808 6288 Ocean Financial Centre Level 40, 10 Collyer Quay Singapore U0 049315 0001954178 N Brest Jeremy PF U0 11706404.00 0 11706404.00 0 11706404.00 6.3 IN The percentage used herein is calculated based on 185,147,713 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer outstanding reported on the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 2, 2026. Common Stock Grindr Inc. 750 N. San Vicente Blvd. Suite RE 1400 West Hollywood CA 90069 This Amendment No. 5 (this "Amendment) to the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Person 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 of the Initial Schedule 13D is hereby amended by deleting the text thereof in its entirety and substituting the following in lieu thereof: The information contained in rows 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 13 on the cover page of this Schedule 13D and the information set forth or incorporated in Items 2, 3 and 6 of this Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety into this Item 5 The Reporting Person directly and beneficially owns an aggregate of 11,706,404 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock which in aggregate represents approximately 6.3% of the Issuer's issued and outstanding Common Stock outstanding reported on the Issuer's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on March 2, 2026. The Reporting Person has sole power to vote or direct the vote of (and sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of) 11,706,404 shares of the Issuer's Common Stock held by the Reporting Person. Schedule A annexed hereto lists all transactions in the Common Stock during the past sixty (60) days. Subject to the information incorporated by reference into this Item 5, no person is known to the Reporting Person to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, the 11,706,404 shares of Common Stock reported in Item 5(a). Not applicable. Item 6 of the Initial Schedule 13D is hereby amended by adding the following paragraph after the last paragraph thereof: The Reporting Person has pledged 10,206,404 shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by it as collateral in connection with market standard margin loans from financial institutions. The Reporting Person retains voting and dispositive power with respect to the pledged shares of Common Stock except to the extent an event of default has occurred and is continuing. If an event of a default occurs under any of the loans, the Reporting Person could be required to deliver to the secured parties or lenders, or to sell, shares of Common Stock beneficially owned by the Reporting Person. Brest Jeremy /s/ Jeremy Leonard Brest 03/25/2026