# Thrive Global funding: rounds and investors > Thrive Global has raised $123M across 3 rounds since 2017. Investors include Greycroft, Lerer Hippeau and WndrCo. Every round with its source. Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/thrive-global (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) United States · [Series C startup](https://millionrounds.com/companies) # Who invested in *Thrive Global* 3 rounds we have observed, with the 20 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it. Biotech Education Healthcare Internet Valuation: $700M, Oct 2024 Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026 **$123M** raised across 3 rounds since 2017, from 3 sources **$30M** Series B **$13M** Series B **$80M** Series C - **Latest round:** Series C, $80M Jul 2021 - **Step-up i:** 6.2× - **Investors:** 20 See who backed them ## The funding story Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total. 2018 2019 2020 2021 **$30M** Series B **$13M** Series B **$80M** Series C - **First round:** Series B, $30M - **Biggest round:** $80M - **Usual gap between rounds:** 3.2 years [**Thrive Global** Information technology & services 1 / 19 Their pitch deck **Thrive Global's pitch deck, 19 slides** Each slide read for what it argues, against the decks that raised at the same stage.](https://millionrounds.com/decks/thriveglobal) ## The rounds - **Jul 2021** Series C **$80M** *4 new* *4 returning* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) [WndrCo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wndrco) [Female Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/female-founders-fund) Source recorded - **May 2018** Series B **$13M** *3 new* [WndrCo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wndrco) [Kevin Durant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-durant) 49ers Enterprises Reported by FinSMEs - **Nov 2017** Series B **$30M** *13 new* [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) [Female Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/female-founders-fund) [Advancit Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advancit-capital) [Sean Parker](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sean-parker) [Blue Pool Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-pool-capital) [Ray Dalio](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ray-dalio) Canvas Fred Harman Heather Reisman IVP/ Marc Benioff Michael Huffington Phil Fernandez Reported by FinSMEs SEC filing: $30M sold, first sale Nov 2017 ## Founders and team From Thrive Global's own website: 1 founder, 18 on the team. **Arianna Huffington** Founder & CEO - **Jack Friend** President - **Danielle Trubow** Chief of Staff to Arianna Huffington - **Danny Shea** Chief Brand Officer - **Greg Beyer** Chief Content Officer - **Joey Hubbard** Chief Training Officer - **Libby Duke** Chief Communications Officer - **Brett Rudnitsky** VP, Sales & Partnerships - **Claudio Espinal** Head of Finance - **David Mcilwee** Head of Engineering - **Emily McInerney** VP of Operations - **Erica Eliot** VP, Product & Technology - **Jeffrey Morgan** Head of Operations & Strategy - **Katie Hiatt** VP, People - **Naomi Gleit** Head of Product at Meta - **Sarah Smith** VP, Customer Success - **Ed Russo** Senior Director of Engineering - **Stacey Ward** General Counsel - **Tess Bredesen** Director of Nutrition & Cognitive Health ## Who was in which round The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led. **Series B** 2017 **Series B** 2018 **Series C** 2021 [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) [WndrCo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wndrco) [Female Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/female-founders-fund) [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) [Advancit Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advancit-capital) [Sean Parker](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sean-parker) ## Everyone who backed them [Greycroft](https://millionrounds.com/fund/greycroft) VC firm **2** rounds [Lerer Hippeau](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lerer-hippeau) VC firm **2** rounds [WndrCo](https://millionrounds.com/fund/wndrco) Private equity **2** rounds [Female Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/female-founders-fund) VC firm **2** rounds [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round [Founders Fund](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund) VC firm **1** round [Kleiner Perkins](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kleiner-perkins) VC firm **1** round [IVP](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ivp) VC firm **1** round [Advancit Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/advancit-capital) VC firm **1** round [Sean Parker](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sean-parker) Angel **1** round [Kevin Durant](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-durant) VC firm **1** round [Blue Pool Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/blue-pool-capital) Private equity **1** round [Ray Dalio](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ray-dalio) Angel **1** round 49ers Enterprises no record of our own yet **1** round Canvas no record of our own yet **1** round Fred Harman no record of our own yet **1** round Heather Reisman no record of our own yet **1** round IVP/ Marc Benioff no record of our own yet **1** round Michael Huffington no record of our own yet **1** round Phil Fernandez no record of our own yet **1** round Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=thrive-global). ## Also claim to have backed them These 6 firms list Thrive Global as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above. [Jazz Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/jazz-venture-partners) VC firm Per its own site [Aurum Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/aurum-partners) VC firm Per its own site [Black Jays Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/black-jays-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [Avestria Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/avestria-ventures) VC firm Per its own site [INFINITE DISRUPTION](https://millionrounds.com/fund/infinite-disruption) Advisor Per its own site [Rabil Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/rabil-ventures) VC firm Per its own site ## Quick answers about Thrive Global ### Who invested in Thrive Global? Thrive Global's investors include Greycroft, Lerer Hippeau, WndrCo, Female Founders Fund and Y Combinator, and 15 more on record. ### How much has Thrive Global raised? Thrive Global has raised $123M across 3 rounds since 2017. ### When did Thrive Global last raise? Thrive Global's most recent round was a Series C of $80M in Jul 2021. ### What was Thrive Global's biggest round? Its most recent round, $80M in Jul 2021, is also its largest on record. ### Who backed Thrive Global first? Thrive Global's first round on record, in Nov 2017, was backed by Greycroft, Lerer Hippeau and Female Founders Fund and 10 others. ### What stage is Thrive Global at? Thrive Global's latest named round is a Series C, in Jul 2021. ### Where is Thrive Global based? Thrive Global is based in the United States. ## Companies like Thrive Global In the same sector, and raised in the last eighteen months. 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