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Oyster

Oyster offers software solutions and services for automated forms processing & data entry with OCR, ICR, OMR, bar codes and key from images.

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Founded
1996
Headcount
185
Open roles
2
Last raised
Series A · $14M
SECTION I · THE BRIEF

Inside Oyster

Brief #32712Updated 18 NOV 2025NEW YORKSV ANGELSERIES A
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Oyster

Oyster offers software solutions and services for automated forms processing & data entry with OCR, ICR, OMR, bar codes and key from images.

Founded
1996
Headcount
185
Open roles
2
Last raised
Series A · $14M
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  • 01Engineering interview process at OysterLocked
  • 02Tech stack & infrastructure choicesLocked
  • 03Culture & day-to-day work styleLocked
  • 04Why join now vs. 6 months from nowLocked
  • 05Hiring focus & open headcount by teamLocked
  • 06Comp philosophy and band contextLocked
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LEADERSHIP

Founders & key people

Willem Van Lancker

Willem Van Lancker

Co-founder and Chief Product Office of ebooks company Oyster

Thrive CapitalThe Browser CompanyOysterGoogleDesigner FundCore77Rhode Island School of DesignMoses Brown SchoolBrown University
Eric Stromberg

Eric Stromberg

Founder at Check

BedrockCheckUniverse SoftwareBedrock Capital GPThirty MadisonGoogleDuke University
Andrew Brown

Andrew Brown

CEO at Check

CheckGoogleOysterMicrosoft CorporationDuke UniversityPhillips Exeter Academy
OPEN ROLES

Hiring at Oyster

FUNDING

Capital raised

Total Amount Raised: $17,000,000

Oyster's Investors

Oyster Funding Rounds

  • Series A

    $14,000,000

  • Series A

    $14,000,000

    Series A Investors

    Highland Capital Partners
    Founders Fund
    Founder Collective
    SV Angel
    BoxGroup
    Advancit Capital

  • Seed

    $3,000,000

  • Seed

    $3,000,000

    Seed Investors

    Founders Fund
    SV Angel
    BoxGroup
    Founder Collective
    Chris Dixon
    Advancit Capital
    Benjamin Ling
    Brainchild Holdings
    Sam Altman
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Oyster Headquarters Location

New York, NY, 11217

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