410 Labs
410Labs produces a suite of socially-productive tools and applications that improve communication and access to information.
| Date | Investors | Amount | Round |
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| investor investor investor investor | €0.0 | round | |
| N/A | $300k | Series B | |
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Based in Baltimore, 410 Labs, Inc. operates as a lean product studio focused on developing technologies to manage information overload. The company was established in 2010 by co-founders Dave Troy and Matthew Koll, Ph.D., with the objective of helping users communicate and access information more effectively. The venture has secured a total of $4.05 million in funding, including a Series A round of $750,000 in July 2011. Investors include 500 Global (formerly 500 Startups), Fortify Ventures, True Ventures, and the Maryland Venture Fund.
Dave Troy, the CEO, is a serial entrepreneur who founded an ISP and hosting company, ToadNet, which he sold in 2004. His background includes creating Twittervision in 2007, recognized as one of the earliest applications to utilize the Twitter API, and he has since become a researcher focused on disinformation. Matthew Koll, the Chairman, is also a seasoned entrepreneur in the search and social media sectors, having founded and led Personal Library Software (acquired by AOL) and Wondir (acquired by Revolution Health). His earlier work in the 1990s with Personal Library Software contributed to the concept of the "Invisible Web," a precursor to the term "deep web".
The company's flagship product is Mailstrom, an email management tool designed for individuals and small businesses overwhelmed by high email volumes. It operates on a subscription-based model with tiered pricing, including Basic, Plus, and Pro plans, and also offers a free trial. Mailstrom functions as a power tool that works on top of existing email clients like Gmail, Outlook, and other IMAP-supported services. The platform's core functionality is to identify and group related emails, allowing users to perform bulk actions such as deleting, archiving, or unsubscribing from thousands of messages efficiently. Unlike automated filtering, it is designed to augment the user's intelligence by providing insights and tools for manual, mass-scale inbox organization. In addition to Mailstrom, 410 Labs also developed Chuck, a mobile app for iOS designed for quick email cleanup.
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