# We're Growing: Announcing Our $18.5M Series A Funding Round

> Aviron announces $18.5M Series A funding led by Stripes to expand team, product development, content library, and market presence.

- **Published:** 2022-02-26
- **Updated:** 2025-04-28
- **Author:** Aviron Active Team
- **Category:** Business

## Funding Announcement

Aviron raised $18.5M in Series A funding led by Stripes (Chris Carey), with participation from Global Founders Capital, Formic Ventures, and Mark Mastrov (24-Hour Fitness founder).

Funds will support:

- Doubling team size, focusing on engineers and software developers
- Expanding product development and entertainment content library
- Increasing US online presence and entering retail market
- Boosting inventory to address supply chain issues
- New content and features, including Netflix integration

Amy Curry-Staschke joined as Chief Operating Officer, with prior experience at Nike, Lululemon Athletica, and Burton Snowboards.

## Company Background

Aviron is a gaming-led smart rowing machine designed for efficient full-body HIIT workouts combining cardio and strength training. Features include video games (zombies, robots, DeLoreans), game psychology (achievements, leaderboards, sweat-equity currency), live races, virtual destinations, and streaming entertainment.

Rowing provides full-body workouts but was previously mentally challenging and boring; Aviron integrates gamification from the ground up for engaging experiences.

Previous funding: $4.5M seed round in August 2021. Team grew to 36 members. Paying subscriber base increased 2700% YoY; revenue up 700% in 2021. New updates, features, integrations, and content released twice per quarter.

2022 consumer trends survey: 95% prefer hybrid home/gym workouts (41% fully at-home).

## Quote from Chris Carey, Partner at Stripes

"Andy has changed this dynamic with the Aviron rower - he’s created an amazing product that is well designed and offers engaging formats where you forget you’re exercising."

## Community and Growth Metrics

Nearly 100% of Aviron households have at least 2 regular users. Product supports mental/physical health, habit formation, and community encouragement.

## Careers and Community

Open positions available. Join Facebook community for updates and customer stories.

→ https://www.avironactive.com/shop/strong-series-rower.md

## Related Articles

- [April 2026 Content Update](https://www.avironactive.com/blog/April-2026-content-update.md): Software update details.
- [March 2026 Hard Update](https://www.avironactive.com/blog/march-2026-hard-update.md): Hardware improvements.
- [March 2026 Content Update](https://www.avironactive.com/blog/march-2026-content-update.md): New content releases.
- [February Content Update](https://www.avironactive.com/blog/february-2026-content-update.md): Monthly software additions.
- [January Content Update](https://www.avironactive.com/blog/january-2026-content-update.md): Early year updates.

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