Grindr Unveils New Mission to Build Digital Gayborhood at Web Summit Rio; Introduces Roam™ to Expand Connections Ahead of Travel
16 April 2024 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
With These New Products, Grindr Continues to
Transform Social Networking for the Global LGBTQ+ Community
Today at Web Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Grindr Inc. (NYSE:GRND),
the premier LGBTQ+ social connector, celebrated its 15th
anniversary by announcing a new corporate mission and launching a
new core travel feature: Roam™.
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A New, Community-Focused Mission For the Next 15
Years
Grindr’s new mission is to be the global Gayborhood in your
pocket, and through its success, to make a world where the lives of
its users and the global LGBTQ+ community are free, equal, and
just.
For decades, the global LGBTQ+ community has physically
connected in cities around the world, creating hubs, or
Gayborhoods, for local gay, bi, trans, and queer people to freely
express themselves, enjoy a sense of safety and intimacy, and
foster community through spaces created specifically for them.
However, not everyone has access to a physical Gayborhood.
For years, Grindr users all over the world have made the app
into a Gayborhood, engaging with others for recommendations,
information, resources, and a sense of connection. With Grindr’s
new mission statement and planned product expansion, the digital
Gayborhood will truly come to life via features designed
specifically for this use case.
Roam: The First Step To Building the Global Gayborhood In
Your Pocket
The first feature launching as part of the Gayborhood is Roam™,
designed to give users the ability to temporarily place their
profile in a new location ahead of a trip, chatting with locals and
forming connections before they travel. With Roam, Grindr is
unlocking travel functionality and bringing global users one step
closer to each other, transcending physical boundaries on the path
to the digital Gayborhood.
The feature is currently in testing in several markets and will
be launching broadly in Q3. Upon its launch, Grindr users will have
the option to select a new location in which to place their profile
for up to one hour, enabling them to connect and engage with local
users before a trip. In a step beyond Grindr’s existing Explore
function, which allows users to see other profiles in different
geographies, Roam allows users to ‘visit’ a new geography to
explore other profiles and be seen by and chat with local
users.
“Grindr is the connective tissue for the gay community around
the world, and as we set out to fulfill our new mission, I’m
excited to provide digital access to the important relationships,
resources, and information that exist in so many physical
Gayborhoods,” said Grindr CEO George Arison. “With new features
like Roam, we look forward to continuing to innovate the Grindr
platform in order to meet the diverse needs of our users and drive
a lasting impact for people everywhere.”
Looking ahead, Grindr will continue building and rolling out new
features that bring the digital Gayborhood to its users. From those
looking for casual encounters to those seeking longer-term
relationships, Grindr’s planned product expansion will allow users
with a range of interaction goals and intentions to navigate the
queer world around them.
For more information on the Gayborhood and Roam, please visit
our blog here.
About Grindr Inc.
With more than 13 million monthly active users in virtually
every country in the world, Grindr has grown to become a
fundamental part of the LGBTQ+ community since its launch in 2009.
The company continues to expand its ecosystem to enable gay, bi,
trans, and queer people to connect, express themselves, and
discover the world around them. Since 2015 Grindr for Equality has
advanced health and human rights for millions of Grindr users and
the global LGBTQ+ community in partnership with more than 150
LGBTQ+ organizations in every region of the world. Grindr is
headquartered in West Hollywood, California, with offices in the
Bay Area, Chicago, and New York. The Grindr app is available on the
App Store and Google Play.
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