Thrive Capital
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Thrive Capital is a leading New York-based venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Joshua Kushner that builds and invests in internet, software, and technology-enabled companies. The firm operates a unique hybrid model combining traditional venture capital investing with an in-house incubation program (Thrive Inc.) that partners with founders to explore new ideas, build exceptional products, and launch world-class companies. Thrive employs a concentrated, stage-agnostic investment strategy with a focus on making fewer but larger, high-conviction investments in category-defining companies. The firm has achieved prominence through early-stage investments in transformational companies like Instagram, Spotify, Stripe, and OpenAI, while also incubating successful businesses including Oscar Health, Cadre, Cedar, Capsule, Nava, and The Browser Company. Thrive's approach emphasizes deep partnerships with founders, providing extensive operational support across business strategy, hiring, creative direction, and product development. The firm manages approximately $25 billion in assets and is known for its long-term commitment to portfolio companies, staying with founders through good times and bad. With an incubation program that has achieved over 70% success rate, Thrive has created at least five companies with valuations exceeding $1 billion through its incubation efforts alone.
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