Outbox
A startup that provided digital mail management services.
Description
Outbox helped users take control of thier postal mail by giving them access to beautiful, digital copies of all of their mail right from their tablet. No more opening mail, managing junk, or filing important docs.
Legal Name
Outbox
Former Legal Name(s)
OUTBOX INC.,
Company Reputation
-
Entity Type
Private limited company
Ownership Status
-
Operational Status
Inactive
Founded Date
2012
Operational Duration
1 year
Shutdown Date
2013
Last Financing Round
Private Equity Round
Total Raised
USD 6.36M
Last Financing Date
8 Jul 2013
No. of Funding Round(s)
2
No. of Investor(s)
-
No. of Employees
10 - 50
Total Revenue
-
Post-money Valuation
-
Market Capitalization
-
Stage of Development
Validation
Transactional Model Type
B2C
Defensibility Moats
Platforms,
City
Austin
State/Province
Texas
Country
United States
Industry
Internet
Categories
Consumer Services,
- Poor Product-Market Fit
- Outbox, a startup that collected and scanned customers’ U.S mail for it to be viewed online, ceased its operations.
- Evan Baehr and Will Davis said Outbox that there were not enough people signing up to pay its service.
- A letter written to their customers and supporters, stated, “As our marketing efforts lagged behind schedule, our density numbers remained consistently flat, causing us to spend about double our projected cost to service each customer. Even our most dense routes cost us approximately 20 percent more than our break-even target.”
- After testing and refining the service, the founders raised its white flag and said it was clear “that there wasn’t enough demand to support the cost model.”
Low demand
Note: Direct competitors are defined by similarity score of more than 40%, while similar companies are defined by similarity score of less than 40%
| No. | Image | Name | Similarity score | Description | Industry | Categories | Location | Ownership status | Entity type | Stage of development | Transactional model type | Defensibility moats | Last financing round | Total raised | Post-money valuation | Last financing date | No. of funding round(s) | No. of investors | Investors | Total revenue | Market capitalization | No. of investments | No. of acquisitions | No. of board seats taken | Competition | Management | No. of employees | Company reputation | Contact info | Operational status | Operational duration | Shutdown date | Founded date | Legal name | Former legal name(s) | Ticker |
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| No. | Image | Name | Investor type | Description | Location | Preferred investment stage(s) | Stages invested in | Assets under management (AUM) | Investment range | Investment sweet spot | Preferred investment focus | Preferred investment geography | No. of investments | No. of lead investments | No. of follow-on investments | No. of co-investments | Portfolio companies | No. of exits | Total exit value | No. of failed investments | Loss on investments | No. of acquisitions | No. of board seats taken | No. of funds | Limited partners | Co-investors | No. of partners | Partners | No. of employees | Management | Board members | Founders | Investor reputation | Contact info | Entity type | Legal name | Former legal name(s) | Founded date | Ticker |
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| No. | Image | Name | Previous designation | Previous company | Previous biography | Previous profile type | Previous location | Experience | Education | Reputation | Current company | Current designation | Current biography | Current profile type | Current location | No. of investments | No. of exits | Total exit value | No. of board seats taken | Contact info |
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1. | | William J. Davis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2. | | Mike J. Maples | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
3. | | Evan J. Baehr | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Financing date | Financing round | Total amount raised | Post-money valuation | Financial viability | Fundraising target amount | Remaining target amount | Financing type | No. of investors | Board seats | Lead investors | Entity type | Financing status |
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1. | 8 Jul 2013 | Private Equity Round | USD 4.86M | - | - | USD 5M | USD 136.75K | Equity, | 22 | 3 | - | - | Completed |
2. | 6 Dec 2011 | Private Equity Round | USD 1.50M | - | - | USD 2.25M | USD 750K | Equity, | 1 | 3 | - | - | Completed |
