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Connecting the world by simulating it
Gym Class is a social platform where you can play games, make friends, and create and share your own experiences. Join a community of millions across virtual reality and mobile.
Gym Class VR is a social multiplayer platform that started as a virtual reality sports game suite on Meta Quest and has expanded to mobile, offering shared experiences and communities across multiple sports. It emphasizes social gameplay, community building, and licensing partnerships with major sports organizations. The company has raised significant funding and maintains an active developer/creator culture with a history of rapid product expansion.
Gym Class operates as a social platform for multiplayer sports-inspired experiences. It began as a social basketball game on Meta Quest and has grown to include basketball, baseball, football, boxing, paintball, soccer, and other social game categories. In 2026, it expanded to mobile to allow friends to connect without headsets. The platform enables users to play, create, share experiences, and engage with a large community of players across VR and mobile, supported by licensing relationships with the NBA and Major League Baseball. The team emphasizes rapid iteration, a blend of viral consumer social dynamics, social gaming, and AI expertise, with access to a press kit and various downloadable assets.
Who itβs for: Gamers and social platform users interested in VR/Mobile multiplayer sports experiences; fans and communities around basketball, baseball, football, and other sports; developers/creators who want to build or share experiences within a social VR/mobile sports ecosystem.
Customers: NBA, Major League Baseball
funding raised over $8M; licensing partnerships with NBA and MLB; expansion to mobile; large rated user base on Meta Quest
3D artist specializing in virtual reality (VR) production. Based in Long Beach, CA. Cofounder Gym Class by IRL Studios Inc. W22. Previously led VR art development at Insperience ( Walmart's Store No. 8 )
Cofounder Gym Class (W22) and cofounded Blockspring (S14) which exited to Coinbase. Led Product for Twitter's Home feed, the company's largest surface with ~200M daily active users. Shipped consumer crypto products at Coinbase - like USDC Interest, Coinbase Card, instant debit withdrawals, instant deposit, global send/receive, and more.
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