London-based startup Loby has raised £380k to scale its app that helps Gen-Z users find roommates and book apartments together, cutting rental costs in major cities.
Founded by Adrian Zabica, Christian Brown, Julio-Cezar, and Andrey Dobrov, the idea for Loby came when Cezar and Andrey’s roommate pulled out last minute, leaving them with an empty room. Frustrated by the lack of tools to find roommates and rent as a group, they teamed up with longtime friends Adrian and Christian to build a solution while completing their final year of university.
Loby’s early growth was fuelled by a viral TikTok and Instagram presence, racking up tens of millions of views and thousands of downloads in its first weeks. The traction led to backing from SFC Capital and Spitzhorli Invest.
The team’s ambition is to become “Airbnb for long-term rentals.”
