** Shares of LGBTQ-focused dating platform Grindr GRND.N
up 10.4% at $6.60
** Stock hits highest since March 2023
** We now expect 2023 revenue growth of 31% or more compared
to prior target of at least 28%
** Average Paying Users increased 18% year-over-year to
962,000 in Q3
** This comes as Bumble BMBL.O and Tinder-parent Match
Group MTCH.O forecast Q4 revenue below estimates
** GRND up 41% this year versus BMBL slumping 32% and 27%
slide in MTCH
(Reporting by Medha Singh)
((medha.singh@thomsonreuters.com))