Captain Mail Company Facts

Captain Mail is a personalized, screen-free educational mail subscription for children ages 4–9. Each physical adventure is addressed to the child and arrives through the postal mail.

Company overview

• Company: Captain Mail LLC
• Founded: 2020
• Founders: Daniel Somech and Sigalit Somech
• Educational advisor: Talia Kovacs
• Audience: Children ages 4–9 and the families who support their learning
• Primary market: United States, with international shipping available

What Captain Mail provides

Every Captain Mail adventure combines a personalized illustrated letter, licensed Encyclopedia Britannica content, a word of the week, questions and conversation starters, a brain-building activity sheet, an attainable superpower or character-strength prompt, a joke, and a collectible three-dimensional papercraft toy.

The experience is designed to encourage curiosity, reading, creative play, problem-solving, and meaningful family conversation without requiring another screen.

Plans and pricing

• Every two weeks: two packets per month for $13 monthly, equal to $6.50 per packet
• Monthly: one packet per month for $7.50

Captain Mail does not offer a weekly plan. Subscriptions can be paused or canceled. U.S. shipping is free. International USPS shipping starts at $1.50.

Options for families

Families can add a recurring sibling kit for $3 per additional child per packet, for up to three siblings. Each sibling receives their own personalized copy of the same adventure and papercraft toy. The Folder + Magnet is a separate, optional one-time add-on priced at $6.

Editorial and media contact

For company information, interviews, partnerships, or product questions, contact help@captainmailkids.com.

For a fuller explanation of the product, read What Is Captain Mail?