Organization · Venture Capital
Thrive Capital
Thrive Capital is a venture capital firm based in New York, focusing on internet and software investments.
Overview
What Thrive Capital does
What Thrive Capital is
Thrive Capital is a venture capital firm based in New York, focusing on internet and software investments.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Venture Capital
- Founded
- Founded in 2009
- Approximate age
- About 17 years
- Structured capabilities
- Funder
- Last reviewed
- February 26, 2026
Official channels
Find Thrive Capital elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Thrive Capital as a funder
Investment thesis
Concentrated partnership philosophy: invest deeply in fewer companies. AI as generational opportunity with OpenAI as cornerstone. "We do not hedge." Company creation alongside investing. Multi-stage from early through mega-growth.
Focus narrative
AI (dominant current theme with OpenAI cornerstone), enterprise software, fintech/financial infrastructure, consumer internet, entertainment/media, healthcare, defense tech, and developer tools. Concentrated portfolio means deep sector knowledge in each investment.
Value beyond capital
Concentrated partnership from one of tech's most connected investors. OpenAI engineering team access through Thrive Holdings. Kushner network spans tech, media, politics, entertainment. Company creation capability (12 ventures, 6+ unicorns). 25% IRR signals strong LP support.
Terms and economics
- Typical check
- $5,000,000–$1,000,000,000
- Sweet spot
- $50,000,000
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Seed · Series A · Series B · Series C · Growth Equity
- Regions
- North America
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Yes
Portfolio and track record
- Last recorded investment
- February 1, 2026
- Recorded notable exits
- Spotify, Stripe, OpenAI, and Figma
Portfolio context
Extraordinary portfolio: OpenAI (largest VC investor), Instagram (Facebook), GitHub (Microsoft), Spotify, Stripe ($140B+), Twitch (Amazon), Oscar Health (co-founded), Anysphere/Cursor, Scale AI, A24, Ramp, Anduril, Databricks, Figma (IPO 2025), Wiz (Alphabet acquisition 2025).
Common questions
What to know about Thrive Capital
Upseed classifies Thrive Capital under the Venture Capital organization type. Its current public profile includes funder capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
February 26, 2026
Known limits
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