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    <periodOfReport>2026-06-02</periodOfReport>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001820144</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Grindr Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>GRND</issuerTradingSymbol>
        <issuerForeignTradingSymbol></issuerForeignTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001524314</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Cohen Chad M</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>false</rptOwnerNonUSAddressFlag>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O GRINDR INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>750 N. SAN VICENTE BLVD. STE RE1400</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>WEST HOLLYWOOD</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CA</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>90069</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>true</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>false</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>false</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>false</isOther>
            <officerTitle></officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-06-02</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>13593</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>24547</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value></value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2026-06-02</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>4049</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
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            </transactionAmounts>
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                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>28596</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value></value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <derivativeTable></derivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents the number of shares of the Issuer's common stock (&quot;Common Stock&quot;) underlying restricted stock units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) granted on June 2, 2026. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock upon settlement. 1/4th of the RSUs vest and settle into Common Stock every three months on the same day of the month as the grant date, subject to the Reporting Person's Continuous Service (as defined in the Issuer's Amended and Restated 2022 Equity Incentive Plan (the &quot;2022 Plan&quot;)) through each such vesting date; provided, that the RSUs will in any event vest in full on the earlier to occur of (1) immediately prior to the Issuer's 2027 annual stockholder meeting, and (2) immediately prior to the effective time of a Change in Control (as defined in the 2022 Plan), subject to the Reporting Person's Continuous Service through the applicable time.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents the number of shares of the Issuer's Common Stock underlying RSUs granted on June 2, 2026. Each RSU represents the contingent right to receive one share of Common Stock upon settlement. 1/4th of the RSUs vest and settle into Common Stock every three months on the same day of the month as the grant date, subject to the Reporting Person's Continuous Service (as defined in the 2022 Plan) through each such vesting date; provided, that the RSUs will vest in full immediately prior to the effective time of a Change in Control (as defined in the 2022 Plan), subject to the Reporting Person's Continuous Service through such time.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Bella Zaslavsky, Attorney-in-Fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2026-06-04</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
