Austin Balance

Corporate Officer/Principal at GRINDR INC.

Net worth: 13 M $ as of 30/08/2026

39 year

27 connections

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Austin Balance is the founder of Dispatcher, Inc., founded in 2013, where the title held was Chief Executive Officer from 2013 to 2016.
Mr. Balance is currently Chief Product Officer at Grindr, Inc., starting in 2022.
Former jobs include Product Manager at Sandpiper Labs, Inc. from 2011 to 2013 and Chief Product Officer at Grindr Group LLC from 2021 to 2022.
Education includes an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Known holdings in public companies

Company	Date	Number of shares	Valuation	Valuation date
GRINDR INC. 0.49%	30/08/2026	850,056 ( 0.49% )	13 M $	30/08/2026

Austin Balance active positions

Companies	Position	Start
GRINDR INC.	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/10/2022

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Former positions of Austin Balance

Companies	Position	End
Grindr Group LLC	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/10/2022
Dispatcher, Inc. Dispatcher, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provide services for truck drivers	Chief Executive Officer	31/07/2016
Sandpiper Labs, Inc. Sandpiper Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides a local visibility software platform that facilitates brand and retailer collaboration to drive in-store sales	Corporate Officer/Principal	31/12/2012

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Private companies	6
Stanford University Stanford University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Sandpiper Labs, Inc. Sandpiper Labs, Inc. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides a local visibility software platform that facilitates brand and retailer collaboration to drive in-store sales	Technology Services
Stanford Graduate School of Business Stanford Graduate School of Business Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University	Consumer Services
Dispatcher, Inc. Dispatcher, Inc. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Provide services for truck drivers	Commercial Services
Grindr, Inc. Grindr, Inc. Internet Software/ServicesTechnology Services Develops social networking application	Technology Services
Grindr Group LLC