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Breakthrough Vr Basketball App Gym Class Closes $8 Million In Seed Round Led By Andreessen Horowitz

PRIVATEAug 02, 2022

Amount Raised

$8 Million

Round Type

Seed

Los AngelesSports

Description

Gym Class, the most popular VR basketball app on Meta Quest App Lab, with nearly one million downloads, has raised $8 million in a seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Y Combinator. Gym Class combines the fun, fitness, social, and entertainment aspects of real-world sports delivered in best-in-class VR basketball. Gym Class is set to launch on the Meta Quest Store in fall 2022.

Quick answer

Gym Class raised $8 Million in a Seed round, dated August 2, 2022. Gym Class is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

How much did Gym Class raise?
Gym Class raised $8 Million in a Seed round on August 2, 2022.
What does Gym Class do?
Gym Class was founded by Matthew Harris, CEO, Justin Hubert, Chief Creative Officer, and Paul Katsen, Chief Product Office in 2019.
Where is Gym Class based and how big is it?
Gym Class is based in Los Angeles, California, United States.

Source: Fundz verified event record.

Who else raised in Sports around the same time

Companies in the same sectors as Gym Class that raised within 45 days of this round, from Fundz verified event records.

  • LootMogul raised $200M on September 16, 2022.
  • Skeena Resources raised $23M (Funding Round) on September 16, 2022.
  • Abler raised $4M (Seed) on September 15, 2022.
  • Verily raised $1B on September 9, 2022.
  • USA NINJA CHALLENGE FRANCHISING raised $100K (Pre-Seed) on September 7, 2022.
  • LiveScore Group raised $65M (Corporate Round) on September 7, 2022.

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Company Information

Company

Gym Class

Location

Los Angeles, California, United States

About

Gym Class was founded by Matthew Harris, CEO, Justin Hubert, Chief Creative Officer, and Paul Katsen, Chief Product Office in 2019. They joined forces to build a social experience through digital sports leveraging their consumer, virtual reality and gaming backgrounds. In summer 2022 they raised $8 million in a seed round led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), with participation from Y Combinator. Gym Class, the most popular VR basketball app on Meta Quest App Lab with nearly 1M downloads, combines the fun, fitness, social, and entertainment aspects of real-world sports delivered in best-in-class VR basketball. Gym Class is set to launch on the Meta Quest Store in fall 2022. For more information visit: https://gymclassvr.com/

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