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Lob

Active · Lob is the only automation platform that transforms direct mail into…

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Why it ranks

How the rank works
17signal of 100 · rising 3
  • team of 150Team size · YC's directory+11.3
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4
  • hiringHiring · Titles (titles.fru.dev), YC+2

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Competitors

OtherFrontShared: personalized customer, customer communication, transformYC S14San FranciscoStartup →OtherInactiveHipmobShared: customer communication, transform, aboutYC W12BostonStartup →OtherPublicWeaveShared: customer communication, insightYC W14LehiStartup →
Companies closest to Lob
Company
FrontShared: personalized customer, customer communication, transformYC S14ActiveOther
HipmobShared: customer communication, transform, aboutYC W12InactiveOther
WeaveShared: customer communication, insightYC W14PublicOther

Adjacent

OtherSpread ItShared: mailAntler 2022KoreaStartup →AI21stShared: building block, developerYC W26San FranciscoStartup →OtherInactiveCovieShared: building block, pieceYC S21AustinStartup →Developer toolsSendGridShared: customer communication, deliverability, insight500 Global 2010United StatesStartup →Developer toolsAcquiredMoltinShared: building block, apis, websiteYC W15BostonStartup →
Companies next to Lob
Company
Spread ItShared: mailAntler 2022Not statedOther
21stShared: building block, developerYC W26ActiveAI, Devtools
CovieShared: building block, pieceYC S21InactiveOther
SendGridShared: customer communication, deliverability, insight500 Global 2010Not statedDevtools
MoltinShared: building block, apis, websiteYC W15AcquiredDevtools

Also from S13

All of S13
Developer toolsAcquiredApptimizeApptimize lets mobile teams innovate faster to create an amazing user…YC S13San FranciscoStartup →AIAssetaSourcing marketplace for semiconductor fab spare parts.YC S13Newport BeachStartup →Developer toolsInactiveAudoboxAudobox is a developer and user friendly tool for in-app feedback.YC S13Startup →DataAcquiredBop.fmCanonical permalinks for songs.YC S13San FranciscoStartup →AIAcquiredCasetextWe make the world's laws free and understandable.YC S13San FranciscoStartup →Developer toolsAcquiredCoreOSOpen source tools of modern distributed systems.YC S13San FranciscoStartup →
Company
ApptimizeApptimize lets mobile teams innovate faster to create an amazing user…team of 50acquiredAcquiredDevtools
AssetaSourcing marketplace for semiconductor fab spare parts.team of 4ActiveAI
AudoboxAudobox is a developer and user friendly tool for in-app feedback.InactiveDevtools
Bop.fmCanonical permalinks for songs.acquiredteam of 2AcquiredData
CasetextWe make the world's laws free and understandable.team of 50acquiredAcquiredAI
CoreOSOpen source tools of modern distributed systems.team of 150YC top companyAcquiredDevtools

About Lob

Lob provides the building blocks for developers to automate the offline world. Enterprise companies use Lob’s suite of APIs to mail fully dynamic and personalized customer communications with print media. We provide insight into deliverability with piece-by-piece tracing and utilize our proprietary Print Delivery Network to streamline production across fully redundant nodes all over the country. Founded in 2013 and based in San Francisco, Lob is venture backed by Y Combinator, Polaris Partners, Floodgate, and First Round Capital. Find out more about Lob and what we’re up to by following our blog: https://lob.com/blog or visiting our website: https://lob.com.

YC batch
S13 · Summer 2013
Status, per YC
Active
Category
Other
Team size
150
Location
New York City, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA
Checked
7h ago

YC tags: Automation

Lob in S13: 52 companies, 6% AI

Lob: questions

Which YC batch was Lob in?

Lob was in Y Combinator's Summer 2013 batch (S13).

Is Lob still active?

Y Combinator lists Lob as active.

Where is Lob based?

Lob lists New York City, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA as its location on YC's directory.