Strava
The network for athletes
Consumer / SaaS
📍 San Francisco, California
Founded 2009
Current Valuation
$2.2B
as of 2025-Q2
UNICORN
Strava is a social fitness platform and the world's largest sports community, serving over 180 million athletes across 185+ countries. Founded in 2009 by Harvard crew teammates, it provides GPS-based activity tracking for 50+ sports with emphasis on running and cycling. The platform combines detailed performance analytics with social networking features like kudos, clubs, and segment leaderboards. Operating on a freemium model, Strava offers premium subscriptions with advanced features including AI-powered Athlete Intelligence, personalized training insights, route building tools, and performance analysis. The company has acquired complementary apps Runna, Breakaway, and Fatmap to expand its offerings.
Company Profile
HQ
San Francisco, California
Est. Revenue
$415M (2025-Q2)
Growth
Rapid growth with 18.5% YoY revenue increase, 180M registered users, 40M weekly activities
Last Round
Series F-1 — $50M (May 2025)
IPO Status
Confidentially filed for IPO
Founders & Key People
Mark GaineyMichael HorvathDavis KitchelChris DonahueMark ShawPelle Sommansson
Investors
Sequoia Capital · TCV · Jackson Square Ventures · Go4it Capital · Dragoneer Investment Group · Madrone Capital Partners · Madrone Advisors · Sigma Partners
Products
- Strava app
- Athlete Intelligence AI
- segments
- clubs
- Strava Premium
- Strava Metro
- route planning
- Global Heatmap
- Beacon safety feature
Competitors
Garmin Connect · Apple Fitness+ · MapMyRun · Komoot · Nike Run Club · Runkeeper · MyFitnessPal · Fitbit · Peloton
fitnesssocial networkingGPS trackinghealth & wellnessmobile appconsumer socialunicornfreemium
Private-company numbers are not real-time. Reflects publicly disclosed valuations from press releases, news reports, and tender offers as of 2025-Q2. Refreshed quarterly.