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# Thrive Capital
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/thrive-capital/
- Published: 2026-07-24T16:27:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-24T16:28:51.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization, Organization, #toc, United States, New York, Venture Capital

**Thrive Capital** is an American venture capital firm based in New York City, New York. It was founded by Joshua Kushner, brother of Jared Kushner.[\[1\]](#fn1)

## History

Joshua Kushner founded Thrive Capital in 2009 with encouragement from Joel Cutler, co-founder of [General Catalyst](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/General-Catalyst).[\[1:1\]](#fn1) Cutler and General Catalyst led the initial $5 million funding round and introduced Kushner to other investors.[\[2\]](#fn2)

In August 2011, Thrive Capital reported raising $40 million from Hall Capital Partners, Peter Thiel, Princeton University and Wellcome Trust.[\[3\]](#fn3)

Thrive Capital participated in Instagram's Series B funding round in 2012.[\[2:1\]](#fn2)

In December 2014, Thrive led a $70 million funding round into Stripe. Will Gaybrick, former general partner at Thrive, joined Stripe as Chief Financial Officer.[\[2:2\]](#fn2)

In May 2021, Petershill Partners invested $120 million in Thrive Capital.[\[2:3\]](#fn2)

Bob Iger joined as a partner at Thrive Capital in September 2022.[\[4\]](#fn4)

## Organization

| Name           | Position                                | Notes                                                    |
| -------------- | --------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- |
| Joshua Kushner | Founder[\[3:1\]](#fn3)                  | Oscar Health                                             |
| Will Gaybrick  | General Partner (former)[\[2:4\]](#fn2) | Stripe                                                   |
| Bob Iger       | Partner[\[4:1\]](#fn4)                  | Disney                                                   |
| Jack Dorsey    | Advisor[\[3:2\]](#fn3)                  | [Twitter](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Twitter) |

### Portfolio

Companies in Thrive Capital's portfolio include:[\[3:3\]](#fn3)[\[5\]](#fn5)[\[6\]](#fn6)[\[7\]](#fn7)[\[8\]](#fn8)[\[2:5\]](#fn2)[\[9\]](#fn9)[\[10\]](#fn10)

- Affirm
- Airtable
- Alsym Energy
- [Anduril Industries](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Anduril-Industries)
- Art.sy
- Base Power
- Benchling
- Cadre
- Charm Industrial
- Clair
- ClassPass
- Codegen
- Compass
- Crete Professionals Alliance
- dot.LA
- Essential AI
- Fanatics
- GitHub
- Greenhouse Software
- GroupMe
- Him & Hers Health
- Hot Potato
- Instacart
- Instagram
- Kickstarter
- Lemonade
- Lola
- Medivis
- NuBank
- [OpenAI](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/OpenAI)
- Opendoor
- OpenGov
- Oscar Health
- Parafin
- Physical Intelligence
- Plaid
- Pleo
- Ramp
- Rightway Healthcare
- Robinhood
- Scale AI
- Skims
- Slack
- Spotify
- Stripe
- Twitch
- Unity Software
- Vimeo
- Visible Ideas
- Warby Parker

### Investors

Thrive Capital's investors include:[\[3:4\]](#fn3)[\[2:6\]](#fn2)

- Duke University
- [General Catalyst](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/General-Catalyst)
- Hall Capital Partners
- Peter Thiel
- Petershill Partners
- Princeton University
- Wellcome Trust

## External links

- [Crunchbase](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/thrive-capital)
- [Dealroom](https://app.dealroom.co/investors/thrive%5Fcapital)
- [Website](https://thrivecap.com/)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrive%5FCapital)

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1. Simpson, L. (2022, May 9). *How Joshua Kushner – not Jared – became his family’s first billionaire.* South China Morning Post. <https://web.archive.org/web/20230729025942/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3176770/joshua-kushner-his-familys-first-billionaire-not-jared> [↩︎](#fnref1) [↩︎](#fnref1:1)
2. Durot, M. (2022, April 26). *Thrive’s Josh Kushner: The Other Brother Becomes Family’s First Billionaire.* Forbes. <http://archive.today/2023.07.29-164314/https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattdurot/2022/04/05/thrives-josh-kushner-the-other-brother-becomes-familys-first-billionaire/?sh=5308acb2c8db> [↩︎](#fnref2) [↩︎](#fnref2:1) [↩︎](#fnref2:2) [↩︎](#fnref2:3) [↩︎](#fnref2:4) [↩︎](#fnref2:5) [↩︎](#fnref2:6)
3. Rusli, E. M. (2011, August 22). *Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital Raises $40 Million.* The New York Times. <https://web.archive.org/web/20120129195206/http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/08/22/joshua-kushners-thrive-capital-raises-40-million/> [↩︎](#fnref3) [↩︎](#fnref3:1) [↩︎](#fnref3:2) [↩︎](#fnref3:3) [↩︎](#fnref3:4)
4. Woo, E. (2022, September 13). *Briefing: Former Disney CEO Bob Iger Joins Thrive Capital.* The Information. <http://archive.today/2023.05.11-053920/https://www.theinformation.com/briefings/former-disney-ceo-bob-iger-joins-thrive-capital> [↩︎](#fnref4) [↩︎](#fnref4:1)
5. *Thrive Capital.* Dealroom. Retrieved May 30, 2024, from <https://app.dealroom.co/investors/thrive%5Fcapital> [↩︎](#fnref5)
6. *Thrive Capital Portfolio.* Dealroom. Retrieved May 30, 2024, from <https://app.dealroom.co/investors/thrive%5Fcapital/portfolio/current> [↩︎](#fnref6)
7. *Thrive Capital Exits.* Dealroom. Retrieved May 31, 2024, from <https://app.dealroom.co/investors/thrive%5Fcapital/portfolio/exits> [↩︎](#fnref7)
8. *Thrive Capital - Investments, Portfolio & Company Exits.* Crunchbase. Retrieved May 31, 2024, from <https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/thrive-capital/recent%5Finvestments> [↩︎](#fnref8)
9. Roof, K. (2021, May 19). *Goldman Sachs Is Said to Invest in Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital.* Bloomberg. <http://archive.today/2021.06.02-170521/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-19/goldman-sachs-is-said-to-invest-in-josh-kushner-s-thrive-capital> [↩︎](#fnref9)
10. Clark, K., & Brown, A. (2023, February 24). *Josh Kushner’s Budding Empire.* The Information. <http://archive.today/2023.03.30-001527/https://www.theinformation.com/articles/josh-kushners-budding-empire> [↩︎](#fnref10)