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Grindr is expanding its footprint in LGBTQ-focused healthcare with its first major acquisition. The dating app is paying $250 million for health startup Freddie, with the aim of fully integrating Freddie's HIV-prevention telehealth and pharmacy capabilities into a broader Grindr Health offering.

Grindr said it is acquiring PurposeMed, the parent company of HIV prevention telehealth provider Freddie. The deal is worth $250 million and is expected to close in the fourth quarter.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grindr Inc. (NYSE: GRND), the Global Gayborhood in Your Pocket™, today announced it has agreed to acquire PurposeMed Inc., the parent company of Freddie, a leading telehealth provider of PrEP and HIV prevention care, for $250 million in cash and stock. The transaction may include up to an additional $70 million in cash consideration based on the achievement of cert...

The gay dating-app's first major acquisition reflects a broader expansion into the healthcare business.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Grindr Inc. (NYSE: GRND), the Global Gayborhood in Your Pocket™, today announced that George Arison, Grindr's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, will speak on the mainstage at the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) 2026 Annual Meeting in New York, NY. Arison will appear on a featured panel, "Getting Disruption Right," on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at 8:45 AM ET...

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