Sales & marketing

Sendblue

Website
Founded 2023Origin source ↗Checked 2026-09-15

Overview

Sendblue provides businesses with virtual iMessage lines to text prospects and nurture leads. Our users on average see a 70% increase in response rate. The company is founded by Rob Haber, former ML Engineer at Scale AI, and Alex Luis, former PM at PwC's telecom practice.

Company description As recorded 2026-11-08

Founders & team

Previously Round One, Raz, Sendblue, Raz

Company history As recorded 2026-11-08

Rob Haber

Founder

Co-founder and CEO of Sendblue. Former ML Engineer at Scale AI, and before that worked at Amazon, Regeneron and his own beef jerky company.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15

Alex Luis

Founder

Alex, a former sumo wrestler born in Tokyo, was a PM and consultant at PwC's telecom practice. There, he worked with emerging technologies like 5G, NFTs, and IoT. He's now a Co-founder @ sendblue and lives in NYC.

Founder profile As recorded 2026-09-15
50team members reported
Source-reported As recorded 2026-09-15

Founded 2023 · Source

News & product activity

Sources & observations

Y Combinator

Profile depthenriched profile
Website observationwebsite reachable
Last website check2026-11-11
Location · source statedNew York City, NY, USA
Pricing evidenceA pricing page was detected
Maturity: Launched · 4 of 6 areas documented

Source-based assessment · automated evidence rules

The company website offers product access through a trial, free start, app download, purchase, or onboarding with existing-account login. Customer adoption is not established by this evidence.

Company website: home Checked 2026-11-04

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Maturity is an evidence-based assessment, not a success rating. It may understate the current stage where evidence is limited. Coverage records documented areas, not a complete or independently audited company history.

Stage definitions
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