Earth Class Mail

What Earth Class Mail does

Earth Class Mail operates a cloud-based virtual mailbox service that receives physical mail at 53 real street addresses across 44 U.S. states, digitizes it into searchable PDFs, and routes, forwards, or shreds it on customer instruction. The platform supports tiered subscription plans from $29 to $229 per month (Starter MailBox, Essentials MailBox, Premium MailBox, Startup MailRoom, Business MailRoom), with usage-based add-on revenue from check deposits ($10/check or $39/month), forwarding, storage, and overage fees. Target customers are primarily solo entrepreneurs, small and medium businesses, remote/hybrid teams, digital nomads, and professional services firms that need a prestigious U.S. business address for LLC registration, privacy from a home address, or centralized mail handling without a physical office.

The underlying technology combines high-resolution scanning, OCR for digitizing mail into PDFs, AI-driven summarization and smart labeling for inbound items, 256-bit AES encryption with two-factor authentication, and a developer-facing API for integration with external tools. Junk mail filtering and rule-based automation handle routing and disposal. The company operates physical mail-processing facilities with proprietary access controls across the U.S., and offers a digital check deposit service integrated with business bank accounts. Cumulative metrics cited include 17.5M+ pieces of mail scanned, 1.7M+ checks deposited, and $9.5B+ in deposit volume facilitated.

Earth Class Mail was acquired by LegalZoom in 2023 and now operates as "LegalZoom Virtual Mail," a subsidiary brand of LegalZoom.com, Inc. (Delaware). Go-to-market is product-led growth through the LegalZoom website, with self-serve address selection, plan purchase, and activation; a phone-based inside-sales lane handles higher-tier plan consultation; and an API channel serves developers and enterprise integrators. The company is headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, with 51–100 employees and historical venture funding of approximately $28.8M raised between 2006 and 2008, prior to the LegalZoom acquisition.

Name

Earth Class Mail

Legal name

Earth Class Mail Inc.

Website

https://earthclassmail.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Virtual Mailbox Services

NAICS

Private Mail Centers (561431)

SIC

Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

P.O. Boxes & Virtual Mailboxes (TLAAAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Virtual Paperwork, Mail & Records Management (HSAFALAD), Mailroom & Package/Parcel Management Services (BPABAEAB)

Keywords

• Virtual mailbox services
• Mail scanning services
• Business address services
• Mail digitization
• Remote mail management

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Virtual Mailbox Subscriptions: Monthly recurring subscription revenue from tiered mail plans (MailBox and MailRoom tiers) ranging from $29/mo to $229/mo. Includes base mail allowances with additional charges for overages on recipients, addresses, incoming mail, and scanning. Auto-renews monthly.
2. Add-on Services: Additional revenue from optional services including check deposits ($10/check or $39/mo subscription), shipping/forwarding, special packaging, expedited processing, and storage fees after free periods.
3. Overage Charges: Fees for exceeding plan limits on addresses ($30/address/mo), recipients ($5/recipient/mo), incoming mail ($3/item), and scanning beyond 20 pages per document ($0.10-$0.15/page).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Earth Class Mail, now operating as LegalZoom Virtual Mail (Business), provides a cloud-based virtual mailbox service that digitizes physical mail received at real street addresses. Customers receive a physical mailing address with options for mail scanning, check deposits, mail forwarding, recycling, and shredding. The platform serves sole proprietors, home-based businesses, SMBs, and mid-market firms that need a permanent business address, remote mail handling, and digital access to postal mail.

Product overview

LegalZoom Virtual Mail is a unified virtual mailbox platform that digitizes physical business mail for remote management. The product portfolio includes a core Virtual Mail service with five tiered subscription plans (Starter MailBox, Essentials MailBox, Premium MailBox, Startup MailRoom, and Business MailRoom) ranging from $29 to $229/month, catering from solo professionals to large businesses. Additional offerings include a standalone Virtual Address for business registration, and an add-on Check Deposit Service. All plans leverage shared infrastructure including 53 real street addresses across 44 states, AI-powered mail summarization and categorization, encrypted cloud storage, and API integration capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• LegalZoom Virtual Mail (Business)

Quantifiable outcome

• 17.5M+ pieces of mail scanned
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature8 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/earthclassmail
• YouTubeyoutube.com/LegalZoom
• Facebookfacebook.com/LegalZoom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/earth-class-mail
• Instagraminstagram.com/legalzoom

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors3 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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