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ClassPass is coming to Houston.
The booking platform aggregates local spas, fitness studios and gyms into one membership, and leaders recently announced that when they open an office in Houston this year, they expect to hire more than 20 Houston professionals to fill key positions. Those positions may be in engineering, marketing, design, or other departments.
The company chose Houston for its expansion partly because of the city’s diversity and rich talent pool, said Rachel Moncton, vice president of global marketing.
"We hope to attract professionals with varying skill sets and a broad range of experiences and backgrounds," Moncton said. "We have also identified Houston as a friendly, community-focused city, and that has absolutely been the case since the day I arrived."
The timeline for opening depends on how COVID-19 vaccine distribution goes, but Moncton says new hires will start working remotely – and the first Houston hires have already started.
"My priority is working with our global team to align on our 2021 strategy and hiring a fantastic local team in Houston to support [our] initiatives," she said. "ClassPass partners with more than 900 studios and spas in Houston, so one of the things I am most looking forward to is visiting many of these partners in person when possible to do so."
ClassPass was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Missoula, Montana. It has grown to more than 400 employees, and Houston will be the fourth office for the company. It was called the “First New Unicorn of the Decade” in 2020 by Forbes after completion of a round of Series E funding and reaching a $1 billion valuation.
"[The startup community in Houston] may not come to mind right now as a tech hub in the U.S., but it is growing incredibly quickly with companies spanning many industries," Moncton said. "It is great to see the city invest so much in nurturing the entrepreneurs in the city, and I’m excited to get more involved in the local startup community."
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