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§ Private Profile · San Francisco, CA, USA
Inactive digital platform for fitness instructors to build and scale businesses, offering tools for live classes and content monetization.
Blok has raised $8.0M across 1 funding round.
Key people at Blok.
Blok was founded in 2019 by Sahana Rajasekar (Founder).
Blok has raised $8.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Blok is a San Francisco, California-based digital platform that provides fitness instructors with comprehensive software tools to teach live classes, sell on-demand video content, and monetize their dedicated online communities. The organization operates with a core team of two employees and has raised a total of $8.0 million in venture capital funding across a single financing round. Blok participated in the Y Combinator Winter 2020 batch and secured financial backing from prominent institutional investors, including Better Tomorrow Ventures, MaC Venture Capital, and Northzone. The software architecture was specifically designed to help independent fitness professionals scale their digital businesses through integrated brand partnerships, direct customer engagement features, and scalable subscription services. Despite developing these specialized creator economy tools for the health and wellness sector, the corporate entity is currently listed as inactive. Blok was founded in 2019 by Sahana Rajasekar.
Blok was founded in 2019 by Sahana Rajasekar (Founder).
Blok has raised $8.0M in total across 1 funding round.
Blok's investors include MaC Venture Capital, Better Tomorrow Ventures, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Expedite Ventures, Northzone, Gokul Rajaram.
Key people at Blok.
Blok is a platform designed to empower fitness instructors to build and scale their businesses by providing tools to teach live classes, sell content, monetize differentiated services, partner with brands, and engage their communities online. It serves fitness professionals who have loyal followings but lack scalable business infrastructure, enabling them to directly monetize their audiences and build unique brands digitally[2]. Separately, Blok London is a hybrid fitness company combining physical studios with a digital platform, offering diverse workout classes and a sustainable approach to fitness through both in-person and virtual experiences[1][4][7].
Blok (the digital platform) was founded in 2019 by Sahana Rajasekar, a full-stack product engineer, designer, and fitness instructor with prior experience at Pinterest and other tech companies. The idea emerged from recognizing that fitness entrepreneurs needed better digital tools to monetize their audiences independently from large brands. It participated in Y Combinator’s Winter 2020 batch[2]. Blok London, founded in 2016 by Ed Stanbury, Reema Stanbury, and Max Oppenheim, started with a physical studio in Clapton, London, expanding to Shoreditch and Manchester, and later launching BLOKtv in 2020 to bring the studio experience online[1][4].
Blok rides the trend of digital transformation in fitness, where instructors seek independence from large fitness brands and direct monetization of their audiences via digital tools. This aligns with the broader creator economy movement, empowering individual entrepreneurs with scalable platforms. The timing is favorable due to increased demand for virtual fitness post-pandemic and growing consumer preference for personalized, community-driven fitness experiences. Blok London’s hybrid model leverages the resurgence of in-person fitness combined with digital convenience, responding to market forces favoring flexible, sustainable fitness solutions[1][2][4].
Blok’s future likely involves expanding its digital toolkit to further support fitness entrepreneurs in monetizing and growing their brands, potentially integrating more advanced community engagement and partnership features. Trends such as increased virtual fitness adoption, creator economy growth, and demand for personalized wellness will shape its trajectory. Blok London may continue to expand its hybrid studio footprint and digital offerings, capitalizing on consumer desire for both physical and virtual fitness experiences. Both entities exemplify the evolving fitness ecosystem where technology and community converge to redefine how fitness professionals build businesses and engage clients.
Blok has raised $8.0M across 1 funding round. Most recently, it raised $8.0M Seed in July 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 1, 2025 | $8M Seed | MAC Venture Capital | Better Tomorrow Ventures, Jenny Fielding, Scott Hartley, Expedite Ventures, Northzone, Gokul Rajaram | Announced |