NAME OF STARTUP: Mobilo – The smart business card that turns meetings into leads.
THE IDEA: What is the problem being solved by your startup / business?:
Paper business cards are costly: $194 per employee per year – Paper business cards are a burden to nature: over 500,000 trees are cut for business cards (USA alone) – Paper business cards are not connected to any of your digital tools – Paper business cards are often bought not because you run out of cards, but because the contact details are no longer current.
NAME OF FOUNDER: Pieter Limburg
THE FOUNDER’S STORY: When and how did you come up with the idea for the business?:
After being one of the first to successfully combine online & offline retail shopping (in the Netherlands), and heading up Sales & Business Development for the leading 3D Printing marketplace & service bureau Shapeways, Pieter started Mobilo in late 2019.
Bothered by the inefficiency of the paper business card, he launched in NYC and quickly grew the team to 16 people, spread over 4 continents. Mobilo has been used over 250,000 times in 160 countries.
WHO IS THE CUSTOMER: What is the typical profile of your target customer? Where would they be located?:
Business card, Digital Business Card, Smart Business Card
LESSONS TO SHARE: What 3 key lessons from your startup journey you’d like to share with aspiring entrepreneurs?:
Mobilo is smart and contactless. It allows you to share your contact details without contact and automatically sync leads with your CRM. You can choose from various NFC powered card materials that all have a QR code on the back, which is very useful during a video call.
Location City: New York, USA
Website URL: https://mobilocard.com
Number of Employees: 1-5
Company’s LinkedIN URL:: https://www.linkedin.com/company/37821872
