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PrivateFor profitComputer HardwareChicago, Illinois, United States

Tanvas

Tanvas is a defining touch by enabling touchscreens.

Founded
2011
15 years ago
Staff
11-50
4 on LinkedIn
Followers
856
on LinkedIn
Funding
$7.5M
as listed, currency not stated

Tanvas is pioneering the next generation of multi-touch haptic technology. Despite advances in graphics, sound and vibration, today’s touchscreen is still a lifeless window to the digital world. TanvasTouch surface haptics add a new dimension of interaction by bringing software-defined textures and feelings to smooth, physical surfaces. TanvasTouch can be built into any touch-enabled product across many applications including automotive, visually impaired, laptops, trackpads and commercial displays. The company… Read all

Tanvas is pioneering the next generation of multi-touch haptic technology. Despite advances in graphics, sound and vibration, today’s touchscreen is still a lifeless window to the digital world. TanvasTouch surface haptics add a new dimension of interaction by bringing software-defined textures and feelings to smooth, physical surfaces. TanvasTouch can be built into any touch-enabled product across many applications including automotive, visually impaired, laptops, trackpads and commercial displays. The company was spun out of Northwestern University and is headquartered in Chicago.

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Size

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11-50 people: larger than 33% of companies with a size listed. 4 people list it on LinkedIn.

Age

201119002026

15 years old.

Reach

Website ranked #13,729,798 in the world for traffic, about 75 visits a month. 856 followers on LinkedIn.

What it does

Consumer ElectronicsHardwareSoftwareHaptic touchscreenSurface HapticsHaptic TechnologiesHuman Computer InteractionMultisensory ExperiencesTouch surfacesTouchscreen technologyHapticsMulti-touch

Funding, as listed

$7.5M currency not stated

  • Rounds5
  • LatestSeries a, Jan 2018
  • Investors6, 2 leading

What the source datasets report. We have not watched these rounds ourselves.

FoundersEd Colgate, Michael Peshkin

Every detail we hold

Everything the source datasets list about Tanvas, field by field. Contact details are held but never shown.

The company

Name
Tanvas
Type
For profit
Status
Private
Founded
2011
Founders
Ed Colgate, Michael Peshkin
Industry
Computer Hardware
Categories
Consumer Electronics, Hardware, Software
Specialities
Haptic touchscreen, Surface Haptics, Haptic Technologies, Human Computer Interaction, Multisensory Experiences, Touch surfaces, Touchscreen technology, Haptics, Multi-touch

Where

City
Chicago
Region
Illinois
Country
United States
Markets
Greater Chicago Area, Great Lakes, Midwestern US

Size and reach

Staff band
11-50
People on LinkedIn
4
LinkedIn followers
856
Web traffic rank
#13,729,798
Monthly web visits
75

Funding, as listed

Total
7,508,869 (currency not stated)
Rounds
5
Latest round
Series a
Latest round date
Jan 2018
Investors
6
Lead investors
2
Listing status
private

About this record

Sources
Crunchbase, LinkedIn
Last imported
Sept 2026

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