Grindr CEO George Arison told investors on August 6 that the dating platform now operates as an AI-native company, with AI running through everything it builds. Grindr is charging as much as $350 a month for a new AI companion feature called Edge. The company said its total engineering output rose about 2.5 times between July 2025 and April 2026 without adding engineers, a feat that would have required about 200 more engineers and cost roughly $60 million a year. Grindr expects to spend about $6 million this year on AI tokens. In the second quarter, revenue reached $138 million, up 33% from a year earlier, beating Wall Street's estimate of about $132 million. Paying users grew 16% to 1.4 million, and average revenue per paying user rose to $26.51. The company raised its full-year guidance, now expecting 2026 revenue of about $540 million and adjusted EBITDA of about $232 million. Grindr posted GAAP earnings of $0.10 per share, below analysts' expectation of about $0.14. Adjusted EBITDA margin came in at 42%, down from 43.4% a year earlier. The company also cited a first-quarter partnership with Madonna as a boost to its cultural reach.