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About Tobie

We're here to put the human back in HR.

Tobie builds the governed benefits communication experience HR teams have wanted for years: source-grounded, plain-English, and accountable.

Our story

Why we built
Tobie.

For years, we watched HR teams drown in the same benefits questions. "Is this covered?" asked a thousand different ways, every open enrollment, until the people meant to do the human work were buried in copy-and-paste.

So we built Tobie: a place where employees get instant, source-grounded answers drawn only from their own plan documents, and where HR finally gets its time back for the work that actually needs a person. Automate the busywork. Elevate the human work.

The team at Tobie (Portland & San Francisco)
What we believe

Four principles we won't bend.

01

Source-grounded, always

If it isn't in a document you approved, Tobie won't say it. Every answer is traceable.

02

You stay in control

HR sees everything and can step in anytime. The tool serves the team, never the reverse.

03

Plain English over jargon

Coinsurance and accumulators, translated into language a person can actually act on.

04

Built for the human work

We automate the busywork so your people can spend their time where it counts: on people.

What Tobie delivers

Built to give your team its time back.

From one benefits guide, Tobie stands up a governed experience designed to handle the repeat questions, so your people get answers and your team gets its hours back.

70%of the repeat benefits questions, answered instantly from your own approved guide
11hrsof weekly busywork Tobie is built to lift off each HR teammate
6wksfrom one benefits guide to a live, governed experience

These are the design targets we hold every rollout to and report on in your admin dashboard, not industry averages.

The team

A small team, obsessed with one thing.

We're a focused group of builders from HR tech, AI, and design. Small enough to care about every answer Tobie gives, and senior enough to ship it right. Together, our team brings a combined 30 years of shipping benefits content at scale.

Josh Andrewlavage

Josh Andrewlavage

Founder & CEO

Started Tobie to put the human back in HR.

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Andrew Cheng

Andrew Cheng

COO

Keeps delivery tight, so customers go live in weeks.

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Hans Koehler

Hans Koehler

Sales

Connects benefits teams with the right solution for their people.

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Drew Travis

Drew Travis

Director of Content

Turns dense benefits documents into plain English.

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Ann Le

Ann Le

Lead Design

Designs the calm, premium experience employees actually use.

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Where we are

Two offices, one mission.

Portland
Portland, OR
San Francisco
San Francisco, CA
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