# Thrive Global

> Thrive Global is a VC fund in New York backing SaaS and Internet. See 3 investments, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thrive-global
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/thrive
- Website: https://www.thriveglobal.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thriveglbl

Thrive Global is a leading behavior change technology company helping individuals, corporations and communities improve their well-being and performance through our behavior change platform, storytelling and corporate services. Thrive was founded by Arianna Huffington and launched in 2016 with the mission of changing the way we work and live byending the collective delusion that burnout is the price we must pay for success. We offer companies and individuals sustainable, science-based solutions to enhance both mental and physical well-being and performance, purpose and our relationship with technology. We are committed to accelerating this culture shift around the world. Thrive Global is headquartered in New York City and has offices in San Francisco, Athens, Bucharest, Dublin, and Melbourne. For more information, visit www.thriveglobal.com.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Thrive Global. Shizune tracks 9 team members at Thrive Global. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/thrive-global?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 33% |
| Internet | 1 | 33% |
| Software | 1 | 33% |
| Health Care | 1 | 33% |
| Human Resources | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 1 | 33% |
| United States | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Arianna Huffington | Founder & CEO | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arianna-huffington |
| Beate Chelette | Contributing Writer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beate-chelette-e588 |
| Danny Shea | Chief Platform Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/danny-shea |
| David Hoke | Chief Well-being Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-hoke |
| Hugh O'Brien | CTO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hugh-o-brien |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Thrive AI Health | Thrive AI Health builds an AI health coach. Thrive AI Health use generative AI to hyper-personalize and scale behavior change. | $8M | Seed | Jul 08, 2024 |  |
| Enboarder | Enboarder is an onboarding and engagement platform that focuses on new hire experience and engagement rather than just tasks, forms and paperwork. The workflow engine accomplishes this by coaching managers via mobile phone at all stages during the onboarding process. It turns busy hiring managers into rock stars in the eyes of their new employeesby ensuring they know what to do to “wow their new hires”. For new employees, Enboarder delivers rich engaging content directly to their mobile phones from the moment they sign their offer letter. There are no applications to be downloaded, no usernames or logins. Enboarder just works…on any device. Best of all, HR can construct and build engaging workflows on their own, without requiring help or resources from IT, consultants or creative staff. Enboarder can be implemented rapidly and works seamlessly with your existing HR technology applications. | $4M |  | Nov 20, 2018 | http://enboarder.com |
| Enboarder | Enboarder is an onboarding and engagement platform that focuses on new hire experience and engagement rather than just tasks, forms and paperwork. The workflow engine accomplishes this by coaching managers via mobile phone at all stages during the onboarding process. It turns busy hiring managers into rock stars in the eyes of their new employeesby ensuring they know what to do to “wow their new hires”. For new employees, Enboarder delivers rich engaging content directly to their mobile phones from the moment they sign their offer letter. There are no applications to be downloaded, no usernames or logins. Enboarder just works…on any device. Best of all, HR can construct and build engaging workflows on their own, without requiring help or resources from IT, consultants or creative staff. Enboarder can be implemented rapidly and works seamlessly with your existing HR technology applications. | $4M | Series A | Nov 19, 2018 | http://enboarder.com |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Axios Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/axios-investments) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [BetterCloud](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bettercloud) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Greycroft](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greycroft) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [HuffPost](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/huffingtonpost) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [OIF Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/our-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- The Alice L. Walton Foundation — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Thrive Global invest in?

Thrive Global invests primarily in SaaS, Internet and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Thrive Global?

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### Who are the partners at Thrive Global?

The team at Thrive Global includes Arianna Huffington (Founder & CEO), Beate Chelette (Contributing Writer) and Danny Shea (Chief Platform Officer), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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