# Tinkercast funding: rounds and investors

> Tinkercast has raised $736K across 1 round since 2020. Investors include National Science Foundation. Every round with its source.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/company/tinkercast (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Who invested in *Tinkercast*

One round we have observed, with the one investor named in it. Every figure came from a named source, and where the company reported a raise to the SEC itself, that is shown beside it.

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Funding summary Updated 26 Oct 2026

**$736K** raised across 1 round since 2020, from 1 source

- **Latest round:** Grant, $736K Sept 2020
- **Investors:** 1

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## The rounds

- **Sept 2020** Grant **$736K** [National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Source recorded

## Founders and team

From Tinkercast's own website: 8 on the team.

- **Meredith Halpern-Ranzer** Chief Executive Tinkerer
- **Ali Paksima** Chief Financial Tinkerer
- **Guy Raz** Chief Strategic Tinkerer
- **Jodi Nussbaum** Chief Operational Tinkerer
- **Mindy Thomas** Chief Creative Tinkerer
- **Anna Zagorski** Senior Manager of Brand and Content Marketing
- **Linda Rothenberg** Controller
- **Twee Mac** Associate Production Tinkerer

## Everyone who backed them

[National Science Foundation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nsf-small-business-innovation-research-small-business-techno) Government **1** round

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## Quick answers about Tinkercast

### Who invested in Tinkercast?

Tinkercast's investors include National Science Foundation.

### How much has Tinkercast raised?

Tinkercast has raised $736K across 1 round since 2020.

### When did Tinkercast last raise?

Tinkercast's most recent round was a Grant of $736K in Sept 2020.

### What was Tinkercast's biggest round?

Its most recent round, $736K in Sept 2020, is also its largest on record.

### Who backed Tinkercast first?

Tinkercast's first round on record, in Sept 2020, was backed by National Science Foundation.

### What stage is Tinkercast at?

Tinkercast's latest named round is a Grant, in Sept 2020.

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