Lob was founded by Harry Zhang, Leore Avidar in 2024.

Who are Lob's investors?

Lob's investors include First Round Capital, Floodgate, Frontline Ventures, FundersClub, Initialized Capital, Saints Capital, Scrum Ventures, Structural Capital and 21 more.

How much funding has Lob raised?

Lob has disclosed $9.5M raised across 2 of its 5 known rounds.

Where is Lob headquartered?

Lob is headquartered in New York City, US.

Lob

YC S13

New York City, US · Founded 2024 · Delaware LLC · 150 employees · Hiring · 29 known investors

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Lob provides software and hardware infrastructure for automating, personalizing, and tracking direct mail campaigns at scale. The platform serves businesses seeking to integrate physical mail delivery with digital marketing tools while maintaining security and print quality.

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Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S13)

Lob was founded in 2024 by Harry Zhang and Leore Avidar.

Harry ZhangCo-Founder

Leore Avidar Founder & CEO2013–2024Investor at Lobby Capital

Eduardo BrowneExecutive

Donnell VankerExecutive

Ryan Ferrier Chief Executive OfficerRyan Ferrier joined Lob in 2019 as chief revenue officer and later served as COO before taking on the top role. Earlier, he was VP of sales at Figure Eight, COO at Vidcaster, CAO and VP of marketing at CrowdFlower, and COO at Serious Business, which was acquired by Zynga; he also advised startups and served as interim COO through The Ferrier Group.

Board

Pat KinselBoard director

Investors · 29

First Round Capitallisted by First Round CapitalSan Francisco · $100K – $20M

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Floodgatelisted by FloodgateMenlo Park · $500K – $5M

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Frontline Ventureslisted by Frontline VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $3.2M

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FundersClublisted by FundersClubSan Francisco · $290K

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Initialized Capitallisted by Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M

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Saints Capitallisted by Saints CapitalSan Francisco

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Scrum Ventureslisted by Scrum VenturesSan Francisco

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Structural Capitallisted by Structural CapitalMenlo Park · $10M – $50M

Todd and Rahul’s Angel Fundlisted by Todd and Rahul’s Angel FundSan Francisco · $300K – $500K

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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8capitareported

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AmasiareportedBurlingame · $100K – $5M

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Andreessen HorowitzreportedMenlo Park · $500K – $50M

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APOLLO PROJECTSreportedSan Francisco

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Avlok CapitalreportedLynnwood

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BEENEXTreportedSingapore

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BEENOSreportedTokyo

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Burst CapitalreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $2M

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Clarion Direct InvestmentreportedNew York

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General CatalystreportedSan Francisco · $30M

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Indicator VenturesreportedNew York · $1M – $3M

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Locus VenturesreportedPalo Alto

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Ludlow VenturesreportedOak Park · $50K – $1M

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Maverick VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $3M – $10M

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Palmetto Venturesreported

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Polaris PartnersreportedBoston · $500K – $5M

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Start Capitalreported

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Thirty Five Ventures (35V)reported

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Venture Investment AssociatesreportedPeapack

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Funding

SEC filings, press & company announcements

$9.5M disclosed across 2 of 5 rounds · 2013–2026

Undisclosed amountSeries CFeb 2021
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Undisclosed amountSeries BJun 2017
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Undisclosed amountseed fundingNov 2013
Polaris Partners
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▶$200KraisedJan 2026 · 1 investors · Other Technology

Rule 506(b)

Officers, directors & promoters on the filing

Pablo StefaniniPromoter
Eduardo BrowneExecutive Officer
Donnell VankerExecutive Officer

Offering amount: $1M
Amount sold: $200K
Proceeds to insiders: $250K
First sale: Jan 2026
Incorporated: Limited Liability Company, Delaware, 2024
Federal exemptions: 06b

Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

▶$9.3MraisedSep 2014 · 40 investors · Other

Rule 506(b)

Officers, directors & promoters on the filing

Pat KinselDirector
Leore AvidarExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter
Harry ZhangExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Offering amount: $9.3M
Amount sold: $9.3M
First sale: Aug 2014
Incorporated: Corporation, Delaware, 2013
Federal exemptions: 06b

Full filing on SEC EDGAR ↗

Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.

Founder mafia

5 people who came through Lob went on to found or lead other companies.

Pat KinselMember, Board of DirectorsFounded Proof +1 Tory ReissFounding Sales & Marketing LeaderFounded Archblock +1 Leore AvidarFounderFounded Alt Abhik PramanikSenior Product ManagerFounded Ashby Achyuta IyengarProduct Manager - Attribution & AIFounded Mica AI

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In the news

Cloud Printing and Shipping Service Lob (YC S13) Raises $7M Series Atechcrunch.com · Sep 2014

Cloud Printing and Shipping Service Lob (YC S13) Raises $2.4M Seed Roundtechcrunch.com · Nov 2013

Frequently asked questions

What does Lob do?: Lob provides software and hardware infrastructure for automating, personalizing, and tracking direct mail campaigns at scale. The platform serves businesses seeking to integrate physical mail delivery with digital marketing tools while maintaining security and print quality.
Who founded Lob?: Lob was founded by Harry Zhang, Leore Avidar in 2024.
Who are Lob's investors?: Lob's investors include First Round Capital, Floodgate, Frontline Ventures, FundersClub, Initialized Capital, Saints Capital, Scrum Ventures, Structural Capital and 21 more.
How much funding has Lob raised?: Lob has disclosed $9.5M raised across 2 of its 5 known rounds.
Where is Lob headquartered?: Lob is headquartered in New York City, US.