Thrive Global
Thrive Global sells AI-powered software to improve employee health and productivity, used by over 200 organizations globally. The New York-based company has raised $146M, most recently in a Series C round in July 2021.
The growth story
Thrive Global grew from 705 to 584 employees between 2023 and 2026, raising $146M along the way, most recently a Series C in July 2021.
About
Thrive Global provides a behavior change platform that uses AI to suggest small, science-backed steps for improving employee well-being and performance. Its customers range from frontline workers to executives at multinational companies across 160 countries.
The company has grown to 584 employees since its 2016 founding. Its $146M in funding includes investments from Advancit Capital and Blue Pool Capital, with its last round closing in mid-2021.
Founders and leadership
Customer success and support is Thrive Global's largest function, making up 11% of its workforce. The company has a median employee tenure of 6 years, suggesting strong retention.
The Thrive Global org chart
Arianna Huffington (Founder and CEO) leads 60 mapped leaders with 8 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Media and Communication 240 (-4% YoY), Operations 36 (+13% YoY), Healthcare Services 33 (+14% YoY), Community and Social Services 27 (-10% YoY), Marketing 27 (+4% YoY), Engineering 26 (-37% YoY).
Talent flow
Thrive Global draws heavily from media backgrounds, with 13 hires coming from HuffPost. Other top sources include IBM, HubSpot and Virgin Pulse. Alumni most often move to TalentDock, Salesforce and Day AI.
Most common previous employers of Thrive Global staff: HuffPost (13), Medium (4), IBM (4), HubSpot (4), Virgin Pulse (4), Inc. Magazine (3). Former Thrive Global employees most often moved to TalentDock (3), Inc. Magazine (2), High Performance Alchemy (2), Salesforce (2), Day AI (2), Sierra (2).
Alumni worth knowing
The Thrive Global mafia
Thrive Global alumni have founded 47 companies, including TNW (196 staff), BFC Software (93 staff) and The Bloom 🌱 (81 staff). These ventures suggest a strong entrepreneurial culture.
48Alexandru Stan, was Contributing Writer until 2023Will Collins, was SVP of Operations until 2022Jasmine Anouna, was Editor until 2019Francisco Martin, was VP of Business Development until 2021Christopher O'Donnell, was Chief Product Officer until 2023Kelsey Gootnick, CPA, was Head of Finance until 2023Dhruvin Patel, was Contributor until 2018
Robert B, was Business Development & Strategic Partnerships until 2020
Dr. Marcus Ranney, was General Manager, India until 2020
Brent Chudoba, was COO & CFO until 2018
Koray Can Oztekin, was VP of Product until 2021
Ben Erwin, was Contributing Writer until 2022
Frank Ricciardi, was Chief Customer Officer until 2020
Summer Mattice, was Director of Client Experience, Brand Partnerships until 2021
Keith Pescosolido, was VP of Recruiting until 2022
Chris Carpenter, was Sr. Manager of Technical Recruiting until 2022
Kelly Greenwood, was Editor-At-Large, Mental Health at Work until 2021
Swapnil Devre, was Writer until 2020
Ashley Miles, CEO Franklyn West, was Global Chief Business Officer until 2020
Will Hoppin, was Software Engineer until 2025
Dossey Richards III, was Consultant until 2016
Nick Cutsumpas, was Client Partner until 2019
Helena Ronis, was Contributing Writer until 2022
Michelle Caira, was Community Contributor until 1996
Nikki Barua, was Contributing Writer until 2021
Tracey Brown Publishing Strategist, was Contributing Writer until 2020
Stacy Kehren Idema, was Contributing Writer until 2023
Val Lesak, was Global Strategic Account Executive until 2023
Marco Mejía, was Coach en Alto Rendimiento until 2019
Grace Gong, was Contributor until 2018
Tonia Casarin, was Contributing Writer until 2021
Kelsey Donlon, was Senior Editor, Audience Engagement until 2018
Melissa Kalt, MD, was Contributing Writer until 2018
David Hoke, was Chief Well-Being Officer until 2023
Kacy Fleming, M.A., was Contributing Writer until 2024
Elizabeth Raynor MC, CHPC, was Executive Coach | Performance and Mental Health Facilitator until 2021
Jennifer Mazzon, was Chief Product Officer until 2021
Shaima Khan, was Guest Writer until 2019
Clinton Senkow, was Contributing Writer until 2022
Justice Faith, was Intern for Arianna Huffington until 2017
Lindsey Benoit O'Connell, was Deputy Editor, Entertainment + Partnerships until 2020
Pedro L. Rodriguez, was Contributor/Blogger until 2024
Cyrus Wahome, was Contributing Writer until 2020
Mandy Murry, was Contributing Writer until 2021
RICHARD ADEFIOYE, PhD, was Freelance Contributor until 2022Web traffic
Traffic mix: 21% direct, 68% search, 3% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Thrive Global: Leadership (182), Public Speaking (173), Social Media (157), Management (145), Marketing (124), Writing (114), Sales (108), Social Media Marketing (107).
Where the team actually sits
Thrive Global people are concentrated in New York, United States (32), California, United States (28), United States (15), San Francisco Bay Area (10).
Search footprint
Thrive Global attracts about 90,100 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $485K a month if bought through ads. It gained 28,144 ranking keywords and lost 23,959 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 4.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.00 / 5
- Senior management
- 3.10 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 3.50 / 5
Frequently asked
Thrive Global has 584 employees as of September 2026.
Thrive Global has raised $146M in total, most recently a Series C round in July 2021.
Thrive Global was founded in 2016 by Arianna Huffington.
Arianna Huffington (Founder and CEO) sits at the top of Thrive Global's reporting structure, with 8 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Thrive Global staff are HuffPost (13 people), Medium (4 people), IBM (4 people).
Former Thrive Global employees most often move to TalentDock (3), Inc. Magazine (2), High Performance Alchemy (2).
At least 47 companies have a founder who previously worked at Thrive Global, including TNW, BFC Software, The Bloom 🌱.
Thrive Global attracts about 90,100 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $485K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Thrive Global staff are Leadership, Public Speaking, Social Media, Management, Marketing.
Thrive Global staff are concentrated in New York, United States (32), California, United States (28), United States (15).
Thrive Global has about 240 people in Media and Communication, down 4% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Thrive Global has about 36 people in Operations, up 13% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 284 current and 388 former Thrive Global profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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