A startup brasileira Gympass, um serviço de assinatura para acesso a academias de ginástica, foi criada em 2012 pelo mineiro César Carvalho, em sociedade com Vinicius Ferriani e João Thayro.
No final de janeiro de 2019, vem a lume que o japonês Softbank iria liderar uma nova rodada de investimentos na Gympass. A primeira tranche seria de US$ 190 milhões e devia ser seguida de outras duas, feitas em conjunto com mais investidores. Assim, o valor final pode passar de US$ 500 milhões.A transação está avaliando a Gympass em US$ 1,1 bilhão, o que faz da companhia o novo "unicórnio" brasileiro. Unicórnio é como são chamadas as startups de capital fechado que superam US$ 1 bilhão em valor de mercado.
A Gympass cresce principalmente com contratos de planos corporativos. A empresa já tem grandes fundos entre seus investidores, como a americana General Atlantic. Essa será a sexta rodada de investimentos da companhia. O Softbank já investe em empresas brasileiras de tecnologia, como a 99 Táxi e a Loggi, de logística.
Em outubro de 2019, o catálogo da Gympass recebe a inclusão de 100 academias das marcas Bodytech e Fórmula, feita pelo grupo Bodytech Company.
Hoje, a Gympass tem atuação em mais de dez países, ultrapassando 25 mil academias credenciadas.
(Fonte: jornal Valor - 25.01.2019)
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Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Gympass is a discovery platform that empowers companies to engage their workforce in physical activity by providing access to the largest global network of workout facilities. With a single monthly membership, companies can help employees find an activity they'll love among more than 600 activities across the U.S., Europe, and Latin America.
The health and wellness concept started with the company Co-Founder and CEO, Cesar Carvalho, back in 2011. While working as a consultant at McKinsey & Co, he found it difficult to find reasonably priced gyms while traveling for work. One year later, as Cesar was juggling an MBA at Harvard Business School (HBS), he found himself thinking about fitness options that were flexible, affordable, and, especially, fun. He left HBS and took the first steps towards what eventually became Gympass.
English version
Founded in 2012 and headquartered in New York, Gympass is a discovery platform that empowers companies to engage their workforce in physical activity by providing access to the largest global network of workout facilities. With a single monthly membership, companies can help employees find an activity they'll love among more than 600 activities across the U.S., Europe, and Latin America.
The health and wellness concept started with the company Co-Founder and CEO, Cesar Carvalho, back in 2011. While working as a consultant at McKinsey & Co, he found it difficult to find reasonably priced gyms while traveling for work. One year later, as Cesar was juggling an MBA at Harvard Business School (HBS), he found himself thinking about fitness options that were flexible, affordable, and, especially, fun. He left HBS and took the first steps towards what eventually became Gympass.
Its goal is to multiply the number of people exercising at every company to create a healthier and more engaged workforce. Gympass has a growing team in 30 offices around the world. Its mission is simple yet ambitious: defeat inactivity, and they know the only way to get there is together, partnering with companies, gyms and having the best talent.
The momentum continues to grow today with thousands of members and over 30,000 fitness facilities worldwide. Cesar lives out the Gympass mission by playing tennis every week, and discovering new activities no matter how busy he gets.
They say “sitting is the new smoking”. Gympass is here to get more people moving!
(Fonte: LinkedIn)
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