EGYM
Company
Key facts about this entity
- Founded 2010 in Munich
- Products: connected strength-training equipment, gym software, EGYM Wellpass
- Unicorn: September 2024, Series G of about $200 million at a pre-money valuation above €1 billion
- 31 March 2026: merger with Playlist closed; combined valuation $7.5 billion
- TUM link: co-founder Florian Sauter (TUM electrical engineering)
- Listed on TUM's 'Unicorns founded by TUM alumni' list (dated 4 August 2026) as operational, despite the March 2026 merger
Entity Profile
Overview
EGYM GmbH develops connected strength-training machines, software for gyms and the EGYM Wellpass corporate fitness benefit for employers. Since 31 March 2026 it has operated as a subsidiary of Playlist, the owner of Mindbody and ClassPass.
Why this entity matters
EGYM is one of Munich's best-known consumer-technology scale-ups and TUM's 21st unicorn by TUM's own count (October 2024). It is on the Technical University of Munich's August 2026 list of unicorns founded by TUM alumni, supplied to Startuprad.io by UnternehmerTUM's press office in October 2026, where it is still marked operational although it had merged into Playlist in March 2026. Co-founder Florian Sauter studied at TUM. No UnternehmerTUM programme or UVC Partners investment has been documented.
Company history and product
Founded in 2010 by Philipp Roesch-Schlanderer and Florian Sauter, who met at the TUM-LMU institute CDTM, EGYM became a unicorn in September 2024 with a Series G of about $200 million led by L Catterton and Meritech Capital at a pre-money valuation above €1 billion. In 2026 it merged with Playlist; the deal closed on 31 March 2026 at a combined valuation of $7.5 billion with $785 million of new equity led by Affinity Partners. Roesch-Schlanderer remains EGYM CEO.
Role in the European start-up landscape
EGYM is part of Munich's consumer and health-technology cluster and one of the few German fitness-tech companies to reach a billion-dollar valuation.
Selected relationships and affiliations
Founders: Philipp Roesch-Schlanderer (co-founder, CEO), Florian Sauter (co-founder). Parent since March 2026: Playlist. Investors include L Catterton, Meritech Capital, Affinity Partners, Highland Europe, NGP Capital and Bayern Kapital.
Startuprad.io relevance
EGYM is covered in Startuprad.io's Unicorn Atlas special on the 23-company list of unicorns founded by TUM alumni, which UnternehmerTUM's press office supplied to Startuprad.io in October 2026. The special checks each company's TUM link, its billion-dollar milestone and any documented UnternehmerTUM programme or investment.
Public source context
This profile is drawn from public sources including EGYM, CMS, Athletech News, TUM and Startuprad.io coverage. Time-sensitive figures, including valuations and ownership, are reported with their dates and should be re-verified against primary sources before commercial use.
Startuprad.io coverage of EGYM
EGYM appears in the following Startuprad.io interviews, news and analysis.
Exclusive: The 23-Unicorn List UnternehmerTUM Gave Us — and Where Its Role Is on Record
Published: 26 October 2026
Last updated: 26 October 2026
Coverage type: Analysis
https://www.startuprad.io/post/exclusive-the-23-unicorn-list-unternehmertum-gave-us-and-where-its-role-is-on-record
Unicorn Atlas: Europe's Billion-Dollar Startups — Anchored in Germany, Austria & Switzerland
Published: 13 June 2025
Last updated: 19 October 2026
Coverage type: Analysis
DACH Unicorn Tracker 2025: Trends, Funding, and Opportunities | Startuprad.io
Published: 18 April 2025
Last updated: 14 August 2026
Coverage type: Analysis
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