James Fu Bin Lu

Key facts

Biography

James Fu Bin Lu is named by Dating Industry Insights as one of the controlling shareholders of Grindr (NYSE: GRND), alongside George Raymond Zage III.

In 2025 the two controlling shareholders put forward a proposal to take Grindr private at $18 a share. According to DII, the proposal collapsed in November 2025 after Grindr's special committee cited doubts over the financing. The shareholders published a response to the special committee's decision.

DII returned to the episode in October 2026 when reporting Bumble's $1.3B agreed sale to Ithaca Holdings, contrasting that deal, which has no financing condition and an escrowed reverse break fee, with the failed Grindr proposal.

Grindr's Wikipedia entry lists a James Lu as its chairman. That entry does not state the full name, so this profile does not rely on it. Lu's current holdings and role are not confirmed here.

Career

• Controlling shareholder, Grindr

Stories about James Fu Bin Lu

• Grindr's Buyout Collapse: A Reality Check for Dating App Valuations 25 November 2025
  Grindr's board ended a $3.46 billion take-private bid on 24 November 2025 after Ray Zage and James Lu failed to show financing. Shares fell 10.6%.

Questions about James Fu Bin Lu

Who is James Fu Bin Lu?

He is named by DII as a controlling shareholder of Grindr who, with George Raymond Zage III, proposed taking the company private in 2025.

What happened to the Grindr take-private proposal?

DII reports it collapsed in November 2025 after Grindr's special committee cited doubts over the financing.

What is James Fu Bin Lu's current role?

James Fu Bin Lu is Controlling shareholder at Grindr.

Sources

1. Dating Industry Insights: Bumble agrees $1.3B sale to Ithaca Holdings at $6.05 a share