Thrive Capital

Thrive Capital is a New York–based venture capital firm founded in 2009 that focuses on building and investing in internet, software, and technology-enabled companies. The firm provides venture-building services, operates as a registered investment adviser, and backs both early-stage and growth opportunities in software, media, and TMT sectors. Its investments span the United States and regions such as South America, with the aim of helping portfolio companies scale through capital and strategic guidance. Thrive Capital seeks long-term partnerships with entrepreneurs, leveraging its experience in the internet and software ecosystems to support product development, market expansion, and operational scaling.

Philip Clark

Investor

Chris Grimm

Director, Head of Valuations

Natalie Guo

Investor

Vincent Hankes

Investor

Vince Hankes

Partner

Past deals in PaaS

OpenAI

Venture Round in 2025
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops general-purpose artificial intelligence technologies and applies them to real-world problems. It conducts machine learning research and builds systems such as large-scale language models, multimodal input handling, and code generation to support automation, data analysis, content generation, and interactive problem solving across industries including technology, healthcare, and education. The organization offers platforms and APIs that enable enterprises, developers, and researchers to build, test, and deploy intelligent systems, with plug-in extensibility and ongoing model updates to improve performance and safety.

Databricks

Series J in 2024
Databricks offers a unified data analytics platform that simplifies data integration, enables real-time experimentation, and facilitates robust deployment of production applications for developers and data scientists. Serving diverse industries worldwide, Databricks' platform supports collaborative data science, machine learning workflows, and integrates with various cloud services.

Parafin

Series C in 2024
Parafin is a financial infrastructure company that specializes in providing embedded financial products for small businesses through various online platforms. By simplifying the complexities of capital markets, underwriting, servicing, compliance, and customer support, Parafin enables small businesses to thrive even in uncertain economic conditions. The company has successfully partnered with major platforms such as Amazon, Walmart, DoorDash, and TikTok, extending over $8 billion in financing offers to support hundreds of thousands of businesses. Parafin's end-to-end payment processing solutions and one-click financing options empower retail sellers to enhance their gross merchandising volume while unlocking new revenue streams.

OpenAI

Venture Round in 2024
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops general-purpose artificial intelligence technologies and applies them to real-world problems. It conducts machine learning research and builds systems such as large-scale language models, multimodal input handling, and code generation to support automation, data analysis, content generation, and interactive problem solving across industries including technology, healthcare, and education. The organization offers platforms and APIs that enable enterprises, developers, and researchers to build, test, and deploy intelligent systems, with plug-in extensibility and ongoing model updates to improve performance and safety.

OpenAI

Secondary Market in 2024
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops general-purpose artificial intelligence technologies and applies them to real-world problems. It conducts machine learning research and builds systems such as large-scale language models, multimodal input handling, and code generation to support automation, data analysis, content generation, and interactive problem solving across industries including technology, healthcare, and education. The organization offers platforms and APIs that enable enterprises, developers, and researchers to build, test, and deploy intelligent systems, with plug-in extensibility and ongoing model updates to improve performance and safety.

Parabola

Series B in 2023
Parabola is a data analytics platform that offers a user-friendly alternative to traditional spreadsheets, allowing companies to automate and optimize their workflows. With a simple drag-and-drop interface, users can integrate data from various sources, including spreadsheets, emails, and PDFs, to create custom reports and internal processes. The platform enables teams to transform and manage data efficiently, making it accessible for non-technical users and enhancing overall productivity. By codifying workflows, Parabola ensures that tasks become repeatable and shareable across the organization, empowering teams to tackle complex problems and make their work more impactful. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including notable names in various industries.

OpenAI

Venture Round in 2023
OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company that develops general-purpose artificial intelligence technologies and applies them to real-world problems. It conducts machine learning research and builds systems such as large-scale language models, multimodal input handling, and code generation to support automation, data analysis, content generation, and interactive problem solving across industries including technology, healthcare, and education. The organization offers platforms and APIs that enable enterprises, developers, and researchers to build, test, and deploy intelligent systems, with plug-in extensibility and ongoing model updates to improve performance and safety.

Airplane

Series B in 2022
Airplane is a software development company founded in 2021 and headquartered in San Francisco, California. It provides a cloud-based platform designed to assist engineers in creating internal tools that facilitate recurring workflows within organizations. By enabling the transformation of scripts, SQL queries, and other functions into enterprise-grade applications, Airplane allows clients to streamline their processes and concentrate on core backend operations, ultimately saving time and enhancing productivity. The company's focus lies in software engineering and information technology, positioning it as a valuable resource for organizations seeking to optimize their internal workflows.

Parafin

Series B in 2022
Parafin is a financial infrastructure company that specializes in providing embedded financial products for small businesses through various online platforms. By simplifying the complexities of capital markets, underwriting, servicing, compliance, and customer support, Parafin enables small businesses to thrive even in uncertain economic conditions. The company has successfully partnered with major platforms such as Amazon, Walmart, DoorDash, and TikTok, extending over $8 billion in financing offers to support hundreds of thousands of businesses. Parafin's end-to-end payment processing solutions and one-click financing options empower retail sellers to enhance their gross merchandising volume while unlocking new revenue streams.

Lightspark

Seed Round in 2022
Lightspark develops enterprise-grade payment infrastructure, facilitating open, instant, and programmable money movement across the internet. Its platform enables businesses to accept digital payments and receive fiat currency instantly while transacting on the Lightning Network.

Check

Series C in 2022
Check is the leading payroll platform that pioneered the ability for companies to differentiate and open up new revenue streams by embedding payroll into their platforms. Historically, complex regulatory structures stagnated payroll innovation, making it harder for businesses to create their own payroll offerings. By building on Check’s best in class infrastructure, flexible API, and deep expertise, platforms can launch profitable payroll businesses much faster, and with little overhead or administrative burden. Since Check’s public launch in January 2021, leading vertical SaaS companies and large scale workforce management horizontal platforms have built successful payroll businesses on its infrastructure. Check’s partners collectively serve more than 250,000 businesses and over 4 million employees. Check is backed by Stripe, Thrive Capital, Index Ventures, and Bedrock.

Airtable

Series F in 2021
Airtable is a cloud-based software company that provides a no-code platform for creating and sharing relational databases and custom applications. The platform enables users to organize data, automate workflows, and build flexible templates for tasks such as project tracking, inventory management, and CRM, without coding. It supports collaboration across teams and can incorporate artificial intelligence features to streamline processes. Airtable serves organizations across various industries enabling teams to tailor software tools to their workflows without traditional development resources.

Parafin

Series A in 2021
Parafin is a financial infrastructure company that specializes in providing embedded financial products for small businesses through various online platforms. By simplifying the complexities of capital markets, underwriting, servicing, compliance, and customer support, Parafin enables small businesses to thrive even in uncertain economic conditions. The company has successfully partnered with major platforms such as Amazon, Walmart, DoorDash, and TikTok, extending over $8 billion in financing offers to support hundreds of thousands of businesses. Parafin's end-to-end payment processing solutions and one-click financing options empower retail sellers to enhance their gross merchandising volume while unlocking new revenue streams.

Plaid

Series D in 2021
Plaid is a technology platform that provides APIs and developer tools to connect consumer bank accounts and financial data with applications. It enables developers to build modern financial services by offering infrastructure and intelligence tools that allow access to transactions, authentication for bank accounts, identity verification, real-time balances, asset verification, and income data. Its products include Transactions, Auth, Identity, Balance, Assets, and Income, supporting personal finance, consumer payments, lending, banking and brokerage, and business finance solutions. Plaid serves developers from startups to large financial institutions, helping democratize financial services with a developer-friendly experience. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Chord

Series A in 2021
Founded in 2019, Chord provides headless commerce technology and data management solutions tailored for commerce entrepreneurs. Its platform offers scalable tech software, sophisticated data insights, and governance tools to enhance businesses by leveraging first-party data.

Airtable

Series E in 2021
Airtable is a cloud-based software company that provides a no-code platform for creating and sharing relational databases and custom applications. The platform enables users to organize data, automate workflows, and build flexible templates for tasks such as project tracking, inventory management, and CRM, without coding. It supports collaboration across teams and can incorporate artificial intelligence features to streamline processes. Airtable serves organizations across various industries enabling teams to tailor software tools to their workflows without traditional development resources.

Check

Series B in 2021
Check is the leading payroll platform that pioneered the ability for companies to differentiate and open up new revenue streams by embedding payroll into their platforms. Historically, complex regulatory structures stagnated payroll innovation, making it harder for businesses to create their own payroll offerings. By building on Check’s best in class infrastructure, flexible API, and deep expertise, platforms can launch profitable payroll businesses much faster, and with little overhead or administrative burden. Since Check’s public launch in January 2021, leading vertical SaaS companies and large scale workforce management horizontal platforms have built successful payroll businesses on its infrastructure. Check’s partners collectively serve more than 250,000 businesses and over 4 million employees. Check is backed by Stripe, Thrive Capital, Index Ventures, and Bedrock.

Airtable

Series D in 2020
Airtable is a cloud-based software company that provides a no-code platform for creating and sharing relational databases and custom applications. The platform enables users to organize data, automate workflows, and build flexible templates for tasks such as project tracking, inventory management, and CRM, without coding. It supports collaboration across teams and can incorporate artificial intelligence features to streamline processes. Airtable serves organizations across various industries enabling teams to tailor software tools to their workflows without traditional development resources.

Parabola

Series A in 2020
Parabola is a data analytics platform that offers a user-friendly alternative to traditional spreadsheets, allowing companies to automate and optimize their workflows. With a simple drag-and-drop interface, users can integrate data from various sources, including spreadsheets, emails, and PDFs, to create custom reports and internal processes. The platform enables teams to transform and manage data efficiently, making it accessible for non-technical users and enhancing overall productivity. By codifying workflows, Parabola ensures that tasks become repeatable and shareable across the organization, empowering teams to tackle complex problems and make their work more impactful. The company serves a diverse range of clients, including notable names in various industries.

Check

Series A in 2020
Check is the leading payroll platform that pioneered the ability for companies to differentiate and open up new revenue streams by embedding payroll into their platforms. Historically, complex regulatory structures stagnated payroll innovation, making it harder for businesses to create their own payroll offerings. By building on Check’s best in class infrastructure, flexible API, and deep expertise, platforms can launch profitable payroll businesses much faster, and with little overhead or administrative burden. Since Check’s public launch in January 2021, leading vertical SaaS companies and large scale workforce management horizontal platforms have built successful payroll businesses on its infrastructure. Check’s partners collectively serve more than 250,000 businesses and over 4 million employees. Check is backed by Stripe, Thrive Capital, Index Ventures, and Bedrock.

Patreon

Series D in 2019
Patreon operates a platform that connects content creators and artists with their patrons. It enables creators to fund their work through recurring payments from patrons, who gain access to exclusive content and benefits in return.

Aptible

Series A in 2019
Aptible Inc. is a technology company that provides a security management platform designed to automate HIPAA compliance for web and mobile developers, primarily serving digital health companies. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, Aptible offers two main products: Aptible Enclave, a Docker-based platform that facilitates secure deployment into private AWS environments, and Aptible Gridiron, which assists cloud-based software engineering teams with security management. The company's platform as a service (PaaS) enables startups and scaling businesses to efficiently provision, manage, and scale their infrastructure, allowing developers to concentrate on product development rather than underlying complexities. Aptible's solutions incorporate essential enterprise requirements such as security, compliance, and reliability from the outset, ensuring that developers can build and grow their applications with ease.

Chord

Seed Round in 2019
Founded in 2019, Chord provides headless commerce technology and data management solutions tailored for commerce entrepreneurs. Its platform offers scalable tech software, sophisticated data insights, and governance tools to enhance businesses by leveraging first-party data.

Airtable

Series C in 2018
Airtable is a cloud-based software company that provides a no-code platform for creating and sharing relational databases and custom applications. The platform enables users to organize data, automate workflows, and build flexible templates for tasks such as project tracking, inventory management, and CRM, without coding. It supports collaboration across teams and can incorporate artificial intelligence features to streamline processes. Airtable serves organizations across various industries enabling teams to tailor software tools to their workflows without traditional development resources.

Patreon

Series C in 2017
Patreon operates a platform that connects content creators and artists with their patrons. It enables creators to fund their work through recurring payments from patrons, who gain access to exclusive content and benefits in return.

Patreon

Series B in 2016
Patreon operates a platform that connects content creators and artists with their patrons. It enables creators to fund their work through recurring payments from patrons, who gain access to exclusive content and benefits in return.

Tictail

Series B in 2015
Tictail AB is an online platform based in Stockholm, Sweden, that facilitates the creation of online stores for independent brands and retailers. Founded in 2011, Tictail provides a user-friendly, do-it-yourself e-commerce tool that integrates community elements and offers attractive, customizable design options. This allows small business owners, without any coding or web design expertise, to build and manage their global brands effectively. The platform serves as a social shopping destination where consumers can discover and purchase a diverse range of lifestyle products such as clothing, accessories, home décor, footwear, and jewelry from emerging designers worldwide. As of November 2018, Tictail operates as a subsidiary of Shopify Inc., enhancing its capabilities in the e-commerce landscape.

Assembly

Venture Round in 2014
Assembly is a web collaboration platform that enables users to develop apps, widgets, platforms, and APIs with the help of other users. It is a global community that connects designers, developers, coders, writers, marketers, and more with each other and enables them retain the ownership of their software and receive profit for their contributions. The entire process is a collaborative effort, including vision, development, design, and marketing. Each product has App Coins, which are earned by contributing work. Assembly was launched by Dave Newman, Matthew Deiters, and Chris Lloyd in 2013 and is operated from California, United States.

Patreon

Series A in 2014
Patreon operates a platform that connects content creators and artists with their patrons. It enables creators to fund their work through recurring payments from patrons, who gain access to exclusive content and benefits in return.

Tictail

Series A in 2014
Tictail AB is an online platform based in Stockholm, Sweden, that facilitates the creation of online stores for independent brands and retailers. Founded in 2011, Tictail provides a user-friendly, do-it-yourself e-commerce tool that integrates community elements and offers attractive, customizable design options. This allows small business owners, without any coding or web design expertise, to build and manage their global brands effectively. The platform serves as a social shopping destination where consumers can discover and purchase a diverse range of lifestyle products such as clothing, accessories, home décor, footwear, and jewelry from emerging designers worldwide. As of November 2018, Tictail operates as a subsidiary of Shopify Inc., enhancing its capabilities in the e-commerce landscape.
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