About Tumml
Tumml, an accelerator and incubator program founded in 2012, is based in San Francisco, United States. With a presence in 3 countries, it has supported around 22 startups in sectors like Enterprise Applications, Consumer. As of Jan 2026, Tumml has witnessed 7 portfolio exits. Most notable companies in
its portfolio include Neighborly, SoundThinking and SkyCool Systems. The program primarily supports Seed startups based in United States. Its latest investment was a $15K Grant (prize money) round in Green Badger on Sep 20, 2016.
Key Metrics
Founded Year
2012
Location
San Francisco, United States
Portfolio Companies
Sectors of Investment
Stages of Investment
Seed & Grant (prize money)
Locations of Investment
Tumml's List of Top Investments
Tumml has a portfolio of 22 companies. Their most notable investments are in HandUp and Akimbo.Their portfolio spans across United States, Canada and Israel. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Consumer, High Tech and 15 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Grant (prize money) stages. Here is the list of top investments by Tumml:1. Neighborly
Online platform for bond management. It is partnering with the cities, communities, and organizations to create rewarding opportunities for citizens and with companies and institutions to earn perks. It allows everyone to invest in municipal bonds to support city projects. The investor gets the capital back plus interest.
Key facts about Neighborly
- Founded Year: 1981
- Location: Waco (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $35M
- Investors: Catapult, AbdyLowy and 25 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 2018, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Online suite solutions for public safety management. Platform focus is on using sound detection technology to help law enforcement agencies detect and respond to gunfire incidents. It uses AI technology for weapon detection. It offers tools for crime analysis, investigation management, forensic services, highway safety, constituent protection and more.
Key facts about SoundThinking
- Founded Year: 1996
- Location: Fremont (United States)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $22M
- Investors: 5Y Capital, Mainsail Partners and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Unattributed, Oct 02, 2017, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Provider of radiative cooling systems. It cools the water with no electricity and without evaporating water. The panel in which the optical properties of three materials are stacked and operate in unison, allows it to overcome the radiation and reduce its temperature.
Key facts about SkyCool Systems
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $5M
- Employee Count: 10 as on Dec 31, 2024
- Investors: ARPA-E, National Science Foundation and 11 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Aug 09, 2023, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. Parko
Parko is a crowd-sourced solution for parking. Collect and analyse data on other drivers' parking behaviours to deliver intelligent parking availability information. Provides the most optimal route for finding parking with real-time updates from other drivers. Parko gives a door-to-door ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival), taking into account the expected parking search time. Parko's solutions are being integrated into navigation and parking payment companies as a suite of easy-to-embed SDKs, API libraries and dashboards.It is selected by Tumml, the San Francisco-based accelerator for its program for 2015.
Key facts about Parko
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: Tel Aviv (Israel)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $1.62M
- Employee Count: 1 - 10 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: OurCrowd, Wolfpack Ventures and 4 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, 2015, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Provider of app-based plasma lighting products. It offers plasma lighting products that are flicker-free and provide high output and full-spectrum color. Its app is available for Android devices.
Key facts about Hive Lighting
- Founded Year: 2011
- Location: Los Angeles (United States)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $473K
- Employee Count: 12 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: Boma Investments, Tumml and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Jan 26, 2018, $*****
Tumml's Investments by Stage
Tumml has made 6 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $186K and 1 investment in Grant (prize money) stage with an average round size of $15K.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 6 |
Grant (prize money) | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Tumml's Investments by Sector
Tumml has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Enterprise Applications, Real Estate and Construction Tech, Auto Tech and EdTech. Notably, it has invested in 22 Tech companies, 14 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 11 Consumer (B2C) companies and at least 11 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 4 |
Enterprise Applications | 3 |
Real Estate and Construction Tech | 2 |
Auto Tech | 1 |
EdTech | 1 |
Others | 8 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Tumml's Investments by Geography
Tumml has made most investments in United States (6), followed by Israel where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 6 |
Israel | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Tumml's recent investments
Tumml has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Tumml:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 20, 2016 | United States | Grant (prize money) | 1028 | - | |
2015 | Israel | Seed | 1634 | - | |
Sep 01, 2014 | United States | Seed | 8803 | - | |
Jul 16, 2014 | United States | Seed | 8151 | [+13] | |
Jun 16, 2014 | United States | Seed | 9669 | - |
Acquired companies in Tumml's Portfolio
7 companies from Tumml's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was SoundThinking in Feb 2022 by ShotSpotter for $*****.Here are Tumml's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 22, 2022 | - | - | 9079 | |
Jul 08, 2021 | - | - | 7833 | |
Feb 28, 2018 | - | - | 3585 | |
Oct 10, 2017 | Jul 16, 2014 | Seed | 6627 | |
Sep 09, 2016 | - | - | 9114 |
Co-investors of Tumml
Over the past 13 years, 22 investors have co-invested in Tumml's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Tumml: OurCrowd, SparkLabs Global Ventures and 1 other have invested in rounds before Tumml. There is 1 company where OurCrowd has invested before Tumml and 1 company where SparkLabs Global Ventures has invested before Tumml.
- Top Co-investors of Tumml: 14 investors entered a company along with Tumml. These include investors like Version One Ventures (1 company).
- Invested after Tumml: A total of 5 investors have invested in Tumml's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Impact America Fund (1 company) and Shadow Ventures (1 company).
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