# Lob funding: rounds and investors

> Lob has raised $30M across 5 rounds since 2013. Investors include Polaris Partners, Drummond Road Capital and Indicator Ventures. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/lob (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Lob*

5 rounds we have observed, with the 23 investors named in them. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$30M** raised across 5 rounds since 2013, from 5 sources

**$2.4M** Seed **$7.0M** Series A **$20M** Series B **$267K** Venture

- **Latest round:** Venture, $267K Dec 2017
- **Biggest round:** $20M Series B · Jun 2017
- **Investors:** 23

See who backed them

## The funding story

Each circle is a round, placed by date and sized by amount. The line above is the running total.

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

**?** Seed

**$2.4M** Seed

**$7.0M** Series A

**$20M** Series B

**$267K** Venture

- **First round:** Seed
- **Biggest round:** $20M
- **Usual gap between rounds:** 10 months

## The rounds

- **Dec 2017** Venture **$267K** *2 new* [Japan Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation) [Mizuho Corporate Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank) Source recorded
- **Jun 2017** Series B **$20M** *3 new* [Initialized Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/initialized-capital) [Goldbell Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris) Y Combinator Continuity Fund/ Floodgate Reported by FinSMEs
- **Sept 2014** Series A **$7.0M** *2 new* *3 returning* [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) [Drummond Road Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drummond-road-capital) [Indicator Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indicator-ventures) From a historical funding record
- **Nov 2013** Seed **$2.4M** *15 new* [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) [FundersClub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub) [Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) [Ludlow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ludlow-ventures) [Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit) [Scrum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scrum-ventures) [Sam Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman) [Garry Tan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garry-tan) [Joshua Schachter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-schachter) [Drummond Road Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drummond-road-capital) [Amasia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amasia) [Indicator Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indicator-ventures) [Kevin Hale](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-hale) [Dalton Caldwell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dalton-caldwell) [Pat Kinsel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pat-kinsel) Reported by techcrunch.com
- **Mar 2013** Seed **Amount undisclosed** *1 new* [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) From a historical funding record

## Founders and team

From Lob's own website: 6 on the team.

- **Ryan Ferrier** Chief Executive Officer
- **David Pickel** Chief Operating Officer
- **Michael Senftleber** Chief Technology Officer
- **Paul Rosen** Chief Revenue Officer
- **Victoria Ashton** Chief People Officer
- **Peter Hisken** General Counsel and Secretary

## Who was in which round

The busiest backers across the latest rounds. A filled square is a round they joined; a dark one, a round they led.

**Seed** 2013 **Seed** 2013 **Series A** 2014 **Series B** 2017 **Venture** 2017 [Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) [Drummond Road Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drummond-road-capital) [Indicator Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indicator-ventures) [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) [First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) [FundersClub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub) [Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) [Japan Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation) [Initialized Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/initialized-capital) [Mizuho Corporate Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank)

## Everyone who backed them

[Polaris Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris-partners) VC firm **2** rounds

[Drummond Road Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/drummond-road-capital) VC firm **2** rounds

[Indicator Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/indicator-ventures) VC firm **2** rounds

[Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) Accelerator **1** round

[First Round Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/first-round-capital) VC firm **1** round

[FundersClub](https://millionrounds.com/fund/fundersclub) VC firm **1** round

[Floodgate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/floodgate) VC firm **1** round

[Japan Finance Corporation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/japan-finance-corporation) Investment firm **1** round

[Initialized Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/initialized-capital) VC firm **1** round

[Mizuho Corporate Bank](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mizuho-corporate-bank) VC firm **1** round

[Alexis Ohanian](https://millionrounds.com/fund/alexis-ohanian) Angel **1** round

[Ludlow Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/ludlow-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Paul Buchheit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/paul-buchheit) Angel **1** round

[Scrum Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/scrum-ventures) VC firm **1** round

[Sam Altman](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sam-altman) Angel **1** round

[Garry Tan](https://millionrounds.com/fund/garry-tan) Angel **1** round

[Joshua Schachter](https://millionrounds.com/fund/joshua-schachter) VC firm **1** round

[Amasia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amasia) VC firm **1** round

[Goldbell Group](https://millionrounds.com/fund/polaris) Growth equity **1** round

[Kevin Hale](https://millionrounds.com/fund/kevin-hale) Angel **1** round

[Dalton Caldwell](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dalton-caldwell) Angel **1** round

[Pat Kinsel](https://millionrounds.com/fund/pat-kinsel) Angel **1** round

Y Combinator Continuity Fund/ Floodgate no record of our own yet **1** round

Missing a round, or an investor who was in one? [Tell us](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=lob).

## Also claim to have backed them

These 6 firms list Lob as a portfolio company on their own websites, but no report of a round names them. They are the firms' own claims, kept apart from the rounds above.

[Frontline Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/frontline-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[Locus Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/locus-ventures) VC firm Per its own site

[McNamara Family Investments](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mcnamara-family-investments) Family office Per its own site

[Spearhead](https://millionrounds.com/fund/spearhead-2) VC firm Per its own site

[Structural Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/structural-capital) Private credit Per its own site

[Conduit](https://millionrounds.com/fund/conduit) Accelerator Per its own site

## Quick answers about Lob

### Who invested in Lob?

Lob's investors include Polaris Partners, Drummond Road Capital, Indicator Ventures, Y Combinator and First Round Capital, and 18 more on record.

### How much has Lob raised?

Lob has raised $30M across 5 rounds since 2013. One round did not disclose an amount, so the total is a floor.

### When did Lob last raise?

Lob's most recent round was a Venture of $267K in Dec 2017.

### What was Lob's biggest round?

Lob's largest round on record is $20M (Series B), in Jun 2017.

### Who backed Lob first?

Lob's first round on record, in Mar 2013, was backed by Y Combinator.

### What stage is Lob at?

Lob's latest named round is a Venture, in Dec 2017.

### Where is Lob based?

Lob is based in the United States.

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