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Obie - About the company

Obie is an acquired company based in Chicago (United States), founded in 2014 by Ryan Letzeiser. It operates as an Insurance solutions for landlords and real estate investors. Obie has raised $39.7M in funding from investors like Battery Ventures, Y Combinator and FundersClub, with last known valuation of $*****. The company has 11 active competitors, including 2 funded and 6 that have exited. Its top competitors include companies like Neptune Flood, Delos and Velocity Risk Underwriters.

Company Details

Insurance solutions for landlords and real estate investors. It offers coverage for rental properties and support customers understand the natural risks in their area through their risk map feature.
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Email ID
*****@obieinsurance.com
Phone Number
+1 **********
Registered Address
Chicago, Illinois
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2014
Location
Chicago, United States
Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
$39.7M in 5 rounds
Latest Funding Round
Last Known Valuation
$***** as on Aug 20, 2019
Ranked
Employee Count
174 as on Aug 31, 2026
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Exit Details
Acquired by The Baldwin Group (Jan 22, 2026)

Obie's acquisition details

Obie got acquired by The Baldwin Group on Jan 22, 2026.
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Obie's funding and investors

Obie has raised a total funding of $39.7M over 5 rounds. Its first funding round was on Sep 15, 2017. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Mar 15, 2023 for $*****. 3 investors participated in its latest round. Obie has 14 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Obie:lockFilter this list
Date of Funding
Funding Amount
Round Name
Post-Money Valuation
Revenue Multiple
Lead Investors
Other Investors
Mar 15, 2023
5911536
Series B
1965484
6541554
8751294
2468704
May 26, 2021
1858433
Series A
9586845
7013216
5449011
Feb 04, 2020
4981249
Seed
1115497
7249174
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Obie's founders and board of directors

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The founders of Obie is Ryan Letzeiser. Ryan Letzeiser is the CEO of Obie.
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Obie's Board of Directors

Obie's board has 4 active members. Ryan Letzeiser, Michael Brown, Aaron Letzeiser and Stephen Letzeiser are independent board members.
Here is the list of Obie's board of directors:
Name
Type
Representing
Status
Duration
Independent board member
-
Current
8y 10m
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Independent board member
-
Current
9y 3m
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Independent board member
-
Current
6y 5m
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Independent board member
-
Current
5y 8m

Obie's employee count trend

Obie has 174 employees as of Aug 26. Here is Obie's employee count trend over the years:
Employee count trend for Obie
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Obie's Competitors and alternates

Top competitors of Obie include Neptune Flood, Delos and Velocity Risk Underwriters. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Obie, ranked by Tracxn score:
Rank
Company Details
Short Description
Total Funding
Investors
Tracxn Score
1st
Logo for Neptune Flood
Neptune Flood
2016, St. Petersburg (United States), Public
Online platform for flood insurance
$12.6M
66/100
2nd
Logo for Delos
Delos
2015, San Francisco (United States), Series A
AI-based insurance platform for homeowners insurance against natural disasters
$28.5M
63/100
3rd
Logo for Obie
Obie
2014, Chicago (United States), Acquired
Insurance solutions for landlords and real estate investors
$39.7M
61/100
4th
Logo for Velocity Risk Underwriters
Velocity Risk Underwriters
2015, Nashville (United States), Acquired
E&S specialty property insurance underwriting, blending expertise with data and technology
$131M
-
55/100
5th
Logo for ShoreOne Insurance
ShoreOne Insurance
2019, Sunrise (United States), Acquired
Internet first provider of homeowners and natural calamity insurance services
-
-
39/100
6th
Logo for StormPeace
StormPeace
2013, Pleasanton (United States), Unfunded
Platform for Hurricane Insurance policy
-
-
30/100
7th
Logo for Assured Risk Cover
Assured Risk Cover
2013, Pleasanton (United States), Deadpooled
Offering hurricane insurance coverage using technology and science
-
29/100
8th
Logo for Titan Flood
Titan Flood
2023, Tampa (United States), Seed
AI-based residential flood insurance solution for individuals
$2M
26/100
9th
Logo for Flood Risk Solutions
Flood Risk Solutions
2017, St Petersburg (United States), Acquired
Internet first provider of flood insurance services
-
-
24/100
10th
Logo for TriCoast Insurance
TriCoast Insurance
2013, Camarillo (United States), Acquired
Provider of earthquake, hurricane, and flood insurance services
-
-
21/100
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Obie's Investments and acquisitions

Obie has made no investments or acquisitions yet.

Reports related to Obie

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News related to Obie

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Media has covered Obie for a total of 2 events in the last 1 year.
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Obie unveils platform for landlord insurance verificationLife Insurance International•Jan 22, 2025•Obie
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Insurtech launches agent appointment programInsurance Business America•Nov 21, 2022•Obie, Agentero
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