Gym Class
YC W22San Francisco, US · Founded 2021 · 20 employees · Hiring · 4 known investors
Gym Class is a social gaming platform offering sports games including basketball, baseball, boxing, football, paintball, and soccer across virtual reality and mobile. It serves players looking to compete, socialize, and share gaming experiences within a community environment.
Also known as Gym Class - by IRL Studios · Gym Class (by IRL Studios). · IRL Studios Inc. · GC · Gym Class VR
Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W22)
Gym Class was founded in 2021 by Justin Hubert and Paul Katsen.
Investors · 4
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Gym Class (also referred to as Gym Class VR or GC) operates a social platform on which users play games, connect with other players, and create and share their own experiences across virtual reality and mobile. The company describes a community spanning millions of users across both platforms.
The product began as a social basketball game on Meta Quest and expanded into a broader sports platform with basketball, baseball, boxing, football, paintball, and soccer communities. In 2026 the company began expanding to mobile with iPhone and Android apps, positioning them as an easier entry point for players joining friends or discovering the community through social video content tagged #gymclassvr.
Founding story
Gym Class started as a social basketball game on Meta Quest before broadening into a multi-sport social platform.
Business model
Gym Class distributes its games through the Meta Quest store and mobile app stores (iOS and Android), operating a social platform around multiple sports game modes and user-created experiences.
Traction
More than 53,000 ratings on Meta Quest at a 4.8-star average rating, communities across six sports titles, and a stated user base of millions across virtual reality and mobile. Licensing relationships with the NBA and Major League Baseball have been announced over the prior two years.
Latest developments
In 2026 Gym Class began expanding from virtual reality to mobile, launching iPhone and Android apps.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
The company describes Gym Class as one of the largest global sports platforms in virtual reality, citing over 53,000 ratings on Meta Quest with a 4.8-star average.
Gym Class combines multiple licensed and unlicensed sports game modes with social features and user-created experiences in a single cross-platform community, backed by licensing ties to the NBA and Major League Baseball and investment from professional basketball organizations and players.
Technology
The platform spans virtual reality headsets (Meta Quest) and mobile devices, and supports user creation and sharing of in-platform experiences. The company describes its team as combining viral consumer social, social gaming, and AI expertise.
Go-to-market
Distribution through the Meta Quest Store and mobile app stores, amplified by viral user-generated content on TikTok, YouTube, and Instagram under the #gymclassvr tag, alongside sports licensing relationships.
Consumer players, particularly Meta Quest owners and mobile users interested in multiplayer sports games and social play with friends.
Geography
The company describes a global user community, distributed digitally via the Meta Quest and mobile app stores.
History
Beginning as a Meta Quest basketball title, Gym Class added baseball, boxing, football, paintball, and soccer communities, announced NBA and Major League Baseball licensing relationships, and began expanding to mobile in 2026.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 3
by search overlapCompanies competing with Gym Class for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsThe company began expanding its social sports platform to mobile in 2026, releasing iPhone and Android apps alongside its Meta Quest presence.
The company states cumulative funding of more than $8 million from investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Y Combinator, the NBA, the Golden State Warriors, Kevin Durant, Lonzo Ball, Andre Iguodala, Soma Capital, Founders Inc., Danny Green, Zaza Pachulia, and Balaji Srinivasan.
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Gym Class states it announced a licensing relationship with Major League Baseball within the prior two years.
Gym Class states it announced a licensing relationship with the NBA within the prior two years.
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In the news
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Gym Class do?
- Gym Class is a social gaming platform for VR and mobile with sports titles including basketball, baseball and soccer.
- Who founded Gym Class?
- Gym Class was founded by Justin Hubert, Paul Katsen in 2021.
- Who are Gym Class's investors?
- Gym Class's investors include Andreessen Horowitz, Founders, Y Combinator, Soma Capital.
- Where is Gym Class headquartered?
- Gym Class is headquartered in San Francisco, US.