Lobe is a private software company that built a no-code app for training machine learning models, especially image classification, without writing code. Microsoft later made Lobe available in public preview and described it as a tool for easy, local ML training with private data handling.
UpMarket does not offer Lobe shares. This page covers Lobe's history before the acquisition.
Lobe was acquired by Microsoft in September 2018 and no longer has shares of its own. UpMarket does not offer Lobe shares. This page covers Lobe's valuation and funding history before the acquisition.
Lobe was acquired by Microsoft in September 2018.
See how Lobe's private-market valuation changed across funding rounds before the acquisition.
See reported funding rounds and revenue figures on this page, with their sources.
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| Date | Round | PPS (split-adj.) | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2021 | Series C |
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No. Lobe was acquired by Microsoft in September 2018 and no longer has shares of its own. UpMarket does not offer Lobe shares.
Lobe has no stock price of its own since its acquisition by Microsoft. The prices shown on this page are historical private-market prices from before the acquisition.
No. Lobe was acquired by Microsoft and UpMarket does not offer Lobe shares. Accredited investors interested in companies that have not yet gone public can review UpMarket's current pre-IPO offerings.
Lobe is no longer an independent company, so its shares are not available to buy. This page is kept for its historical funding and valuation data. UpMarket does not offer Lobe shares.
In a pre-IPO transaction, accredited investors purchase shares from existing shareholders (such as employees, early investors, or other holders) through secondary market platforms. The company itself does not issue new shares in these transactions. UpMarket facilitates these trades as a FINRA-registered broker-dealer, handling compliance, documentation, and settlement on behalf of both parties.
Lobe was acquired by Microsoft in September 2018. What former shareholders received, cash or shares of the buyer, was set by the terms of the acquisition.
UpMarket does not offer Lobe shares. The minimum for most pre-IPO offerings on UpMarket is $50,000.
Lobe's last valuation was set by its acquisition by Microsoft. The figures on this page show its valuation history before the acquisition.
Lobe built a no-code app for training machine learning models, especially image classification, and private tech benchmarks show late-stage EBITDA nearing break-even, with Microsoft later making Lobe part of its machine learning stack. Lobe is now part of Microsoft, and UpMarket does not offer its shares.