# Mary Biggins

> Mary Biggins is the co-founder and CEO of MealPal and a co-founder of ClassPass. Her career spans product management at MBI, Vistaprint’s Canadian business and marketing leadership at Betterment. With Katie Ghelli, she launched MealPal’s restaurant meal pickup service in Miami in January 2016, applying experience in consumer subscriptions and two-sided marketplaces to the workday lunch break.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at MealPal
- **Organizations:** MealPal, ClassPass, Betterment, Vistaprint, MBI / Danbury Mint
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BA in Government and Religious Studies, Colby College
- **Known for:** Co-founded ClassPass., Co-founded MealPal with Katie Ghelli and led its international expansion., MealPal announced $35 million in total funding by September 2017, including a $20 million Series B led by Menlo Ventures.

## Career timeline

- **2005** — Graduated from Colby College and joined MBI / Danbury Mint in product management.
- **2009** — Became country manager for Vistaprint’s Canadian business.
- **2011** — Joined Betterment as vice president of marketing and its first marketing hire.
- **2012** — Began her ClassPass co-founder chapter during the Classtivity period.
- **2013** — ClassPass’s subscription product launched in June.
- **2015** — Co-founded MealPal with Katie Ghelli; commercial launch followed in January 2016.
- **2016** — MealPal launched in Miami in January, initially under the MealPass name.
- **2017** — MealPal entered London in February; announced $15 million Series A and $20 million Series B rounds during the year.
- **2019** — Featured in The Big Idea Box’s Brainfood conversation alongside MealPal engineering director Alan Norton.
- **2024** — Wharton Launch Pad published a Mary Biggins / Mealpal episode on January 8.

## Achievements

- Co-founded ClassPass.
- Co-founded MealPal with Katie Ghelli and led its international expansion.
- MealPal announced $35 million in total funding by September 2017, including a $20 million Series B led by Menlo Ventures.
- Helped build Betterment’s marketing organization as its first marketing hire, according to founder Jonathan Stein.

## Latest updates

- **2024-01** — A Wharton Launch Pad episode featuring Biggins was published on January 8, described as a conversation about restaurant lunch for under $10.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mbiggins
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/marybiggins
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/marybiggins

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Last updated: 2026-10-25