BOBBY LO

ABOUT | LINKEDIN

Startup operator to investor / advisor

Hello! I'm Bobby Lo. I was the founder of Vurb, the TechCrunch Disrupt-winning, consumer search and messaging app that became the largest acquisition by Snapchat at the time.

I also co-founded two other startups and made use of my three MIT degrees while working as a management consultant at BCG

Currently I actively angel invest (40+ companies) and advise startup founders on building great product experiences.

Full Bio

Working with me

Being the first call. Startups are hard, and I’ve been a single founder from start to exit. I’m available to be that first call - whether it be helping to close that important candidate to navigating hairy situations.

I invest independently. I collaborate with top investors but invest with my own capital - no syndicates or scout funds that could put me in conflict with founders. I can spend more time with founders instead of deal hunting.

Obsess over product. I look for great teams with product vision and an unfair advantage across most industries - including consumer, enterprise, data/AI, and health (no web3).

Planning the future. Being a founder involves great sacrifice. I can strategize company fundraises, but I can also help founders think through their own financial planning. Need a vacation? As a hobby I help founders find great deals on travel (use those points and miles!) so they can recharge.

I give blunt, constructive feedback around:

Product strategy / GTM
User experience / design
Fundraising / deck
Partnership strategy
People operations
Executive coaching

Product strategy / GTM
User experience / design
Fundraising / deck
Partnership strategy
People operations
Executive coaching

Select portfolio

Sprig

Enterprise • SaaS

Continuous UX / product insights platform. Invested at pre-seed before First Round, Accel, a16z. Advised on initial product ideation, design, GTM, operations. Joined the board in 2023.

Brewbird

Consumer • Hardware

Third-wave, fresh, bean-to-cup coffee machine. Invested at pre-seed and iterated product strategy before making introductions to Sequoia, who led the seed and Maveron, who led the A.

Ostro

Enterprise • Healthcare

Personalized healthcare engagement. Joined as advisor post-seed and facilitated funding relationships with the Series A and B leads. Also provided feedback for the awesome rebrand.

Onebrief

Enterprise • Defense

Modernizing military planning. Invested at pre-seed and orchestrated funding rounds for seed and Series A.

Reveri Health

Consumer • Healthcare

Science-backed self-hypnosis, based upon research at Stanford University. Invested at pre-seed and have been actively involved in providing product design and strategy guidance.

Aalto

Real Estate

Improving the home buying experience

Alcove

Real Estate

Making housing more accessible through co-living

Ancient Ritual

Consumer • Healthcare

Personalized wellness sauna for body and mind

Certify

Enterprise • Healthcare

Frictionless healthcare provider credentialing

Ditto

ENTERPRISE • SaaS

Source of truth for product copy across an organization

Equi

Consumer • Fintech

Making alternative investments more accessible

Flexbase

Fintech

Finance and banking infrastructure for businesses

Goodtrust

Consumer • SaaS

Estate planning, trust and will

Joy

Consumer • eCommerce

Delightful wedding and event planning

Meez

Enterprise • SaaS

Back-of-house operating system for restaurants

MobyTrade

Enterprise • SaaS

Modernizing financial workflows for international trade

Noetica

Enterprise • SaaS

AI-powered knowledge extraction for documents

Osano

Enterprise • SaaS

Privacy compliance platform

Preside

Enterprise • SaaS

Asset management for public safety agencies

Read AI

Enterprise • SaaS

Making meetings more efficient and effective with AI

Regard

Enterprise • Healthcare

AI-powered healthcare diagnoses and note-writing

Safari AI

Enterprise

Real-time object detection and measurement

Salted

Foodtech

Ghost kitchen infrastructure powering healthy restaurant brands

ShoppingGives

eCommerce

Empowering retailers and consumers to make charitable donations

Swiftlane

Real Estate

Modern video door intercom for building access

XN Captive

Fintech

Captive insurance management

8Flow

Enterprise

Support workflow automation using AI

… and many others

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BOBBY LO

ABOUT | LINKEDIN

Startup operator to investor / advisor

Hello! I'm Bobby Lo. I was the founder of Vurb, the TechCrunch Disrupt-winning, consumer search and messaging app that became the largest acquisition by Snapchat at the time.

I also co-founded two other startups and made use of my three MIT degrees while working as a management consultant at BCG

Currently I actively angel invest (40+ companies) and advise startup founders on building great product experiences.

Working with me

Being the first call. Startups are hard, and I’ve been a single founder from start to exit. I’m available to be that first call - whether it be helping to close that important candidate to navigating hairy situations.

Being the first call. Startups are hard, and I’ve been a single founder from start to exit. I’m available to be that first call - whether it be helping to close that important candidate to navigating hairy situations.

I invest independently. I collaborate with top investors but invest with my own capital - no syndicates or scout funds that could put me in conflict with founders. I can spend more time with founders instead of deal hunting.

I invest independently. I collaborate with top investors but invest with my own capital - no syndicates or scout funds that could put me in conflict with founders. I can spend more time with founders instead of deal hunting.

Obsess over product. I look for great teams with product vision and an unfair advantage across most industries - including consumer, enterprise, data/AI, and health (no web3).

Obsess over product. I look for great teams with product vision and an unfair advantage across most industries - including consumer, enterprise, data/AI, and health (no web3).

Planning the future. Being a founder involves great sacrifice. I can strategize company fundraises, but I can also help founders think through their own financial planning. Need a vacation? As a hobby I help founders find great deals on travel (use those points and miles!) so they can recharge.

Planning the future. Being a founder involves great sacrifice. I can strategize company fundraises, but I can also help founders think through their own financial planning. Need a vacation? As a hobby I help founders find great deals on travel (use those points and miles!) so they can recharge.

I give blunt, constructive feedback around:

I give blunt, constructive feedback around:

Product strategy / GTM

Product strategy / GTM

Select portfolio

Sprig

Sprig

Enterprise • SaaS

Continuous UX / product insights platform. Invested at pre-seed before First Round, Accel, a16z. Advised on initial product ideation, design, GTM, operations. Joined the board in 2023.

Continuous UX / product insights platform. Invested at pre-seed before First Round, Accel, a16z. Advised on initial product ideation, design, GTM, operations. Joined the board in 2023.

Brewbird

Brewbird

Consumer • Hardware

Third-wave, fresh, bean-to-cup coffee machine. Invested at pre-seed and iterated product strategy before making introductions to Sequoia, who led the seed and Maveron, who led the A.

Third-wave, fresh, bean-to-cup coffee machine. Invested at pre-seed and iterated product strategy before making introductions to Sequoia, who led the seed and Maveron, who led the A.

Ostro

Ostro

Enterprise • Healthcare

Personalized healthcare engagement. Joined as advisor post-seed and facilitated funding relationships with the Series A and B leads. Also provided feedback for the awesome rebrand.

Personalized healthcare engagement. Joined as advisor post-seed and facilitated funding relationships with the Series A and B leads. Also provided feedback for the awesome rebrand.

Onebrief

Onebrief

Enterprise • Defense

Modernizing military planning. Invested at pre-seed and orchestrated funding rounds for seed and Series A.

Modernizing military planning. Invested at pre-seed and orchestrated funding rounds for seed and Series A.

Reveri Health

Reveri Health

Consumer • Healthcare

Science-backed self-hypnosis, based upon research at Stanford University. Invested at pre-seed and have been actively involved in providing product design and strategy guidance.

Science-backed self-hypnosis, based upon research at Stanford University. Invested at pre-seed and have been actively involved in providing product design and strategy guidance.

Real Estate

Improving the home buying experience

Improving the home buying experience

Real Estate

Making housing more accessible through co-living

Making housing more accessible through co-living

Consumer • Healthcare

Personalized wellness sauna for body and mind

Personalized wellness sauna for body and mind

Enterprise • Healthcare

Frictionless healthcare provider credentialing

Frictionless healthcare provider credentialing

ENTERPRISE • SaaS

Source of truth for product copy across an organization

Source of truth for product copy across an organization

Consumer • Fintech

Making alternative investments more accessible

Making alternative investments more accessible

Fintech

Finance and banking infrastructure for businesses

Finance and banking infrastructure for businesses

Consumer • SaaS

Estate planning, trust and will

Consumer • eCommerce

Delightful wedding and event planning

Delightful wedding and event planning

Enterprise • SaaS

Back-of-house operating system for restaurants

Back-of-house operating system for restaurants

Enterprise • SaaS

Modernizing financial workflows for international trade

Modernizing financial workflows for international trade

Enterprise • SaaS

AI-powered knowledge extraction for documents

AI-powered knowledge extraction for documents