About
Bobby Lo is an independent angel investor and startup advisor who invests his own capital across stages from pre-seed to pre-IPO, working most often with early-stage founders on product strategy, user experience, fundraising, partnerships, and technical architecture. He co-founded Vurb, a mobile search startup that won TechCrunch Disrupt NYC in 2014 and was acquired by Snapchat in 2016, after which he worked at Snap before becoming an advisor to the company. Earlier in his career he was a management consultant at BCG, and he holds three degrees from MIT in electrical engineering, computer science, and management from the Sloan School.
Founder at Vurb
Intro paths
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Experience
- -Angel Investor / Startup Advisorcurrent2019 β presentLos Angeles Metropolitan Area
- Sprig (formerly UserLeap)Advisor and Investor | Board Membercurrent2019 β presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- OstroAdvisor and Investorcurrent2021 β present
- Snapchat, Inc.Director, Product2016 β 2018Santa Monica, California, United States
- Vurb (acquired by Snapchat)Founder and CEO2011 β 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- The Boston Consulting GroupConsultant2008 β 2011Dallas, Texas, United States
- Microsoft CorporationProgram Manager2006Redmond, Washington, United States
- YodleCo-founder and CTO2005 β 2006Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
- -Founder and CEO2002 β 2005
Skills & more
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Network11
Investors connected to Bobby in public investor directories β a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Bobby Lo?
- Bobby Lo is an independent angel investor and startup advisor who invests his own capital across stages from pre-seed to pre-IPO, working most often with early-stage founders on product strategy, user experience, fundraising, partnerships, and technical architecture. He co-founded Vurb, a mobile search startup that won TechCrunch Disrupt NYC in 2014 and was acquired by Snapchat in 2016, after which he worked at Snap before becoming an advisor to the company. Earlier in his career he was a management consultant at BCG, and he holds three degrees from MIT in electrical engineering, computer science, and management from the Sloan School.
- Where does Bobby Lo work?
- Bobby Lo is Founder of Vurb.
- What check size does Bobby Lo write?
- Bobby Lo typically writes checks of $100K β $5M.
- What companies did Bobby Lo found?
- Bobby Lo founded Vurb.
- Where did Bobby Lo go to school?
- Bobby Lo studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.Eng, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science); MIT Sloan School of Management (B.S., Management Science); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S., Computer Science).
Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
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Also attended MIT Sloan School of Management765
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Shared employers
Also worked at Sprig (formerly UserLeap)5
Also worked at Ostro11
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Also worked at Snapchat, Inc.89
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Also worked at The Boston Consulting Group1,285
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