American venture capital firm based in New York, founded in 2009 by Joshua Kushner; invests in internet, software and technology companies, including OpenAI, Stripe and Instagram.
Thrive Capital (Thrive Capital Management, LLC) is an American venture capital firm headquartered in the Puck Building in Manhattan, New York City. It was founded in 2009 by Joshua Kushner. The firm invests in internet, software and technology-enabled companies across early and later stages. Its portfolio includes OpenAI, Stripe, Instagram, GitHub, Spotify, Scale AI, Databricks, Anysphere (Cursor) and Nubank, among others. Thrive has raised a succession of increasingly large funds — from $5 million (Fund I, 2009) to multi-billion-dollar vehicles in later years. As reported in 2026, the firm managed roughly $50 billion in assets. Beyond investing, it also runs an incubations arm that helps build new companies.
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