TiLT
Techstars '20Fort Collins, US · Founded 2017 · 164 employees on LinkedIn · 5 known investors
Tilt is an AI-powered leave management platform designed for HR leaders and teams. It provides compliance, employee self-service, and HR analytics for managing employee leave and absences.
Also known as Tilt · Tilt Leave Management
Investors · 5
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Tilt operates a leave experience management (LXM) platform aimed at HR teams responsible for administering employee leave and absence. The product centralizes leave data into what the company describes as a single source of truth, with dashboard views tailored separately for HR administrators, employees, and managers, and built-in payroll calculations tied to leave events. Additional modules include a reporting dashboard for pulling leave insights and custom notification controls that let HR administrators configure when leave-related emails are sent, who receives them, and the message content.
The platform positions leave administration around two goals: compliance control for the employer and transparency for the employee on leave. Tilt states that its platform answers routine leave questions and gives employees visibility into their leave, with the intent of freeing HR staff for direct support, and that it actively mitigates compliance risk rather than returning it to HR. The company also frames leave data as a source of strategic and business insight, including using leave policy as a talent attraction and retention lever.
Business model
Tilt sells access to its LXM platform on a subscription basis priced per employee per month (PEPM). Two published tiers are offered: Essentials at $4 PEPM, positioned for teams seeking guided compliance and automation, and Professional at $6 PEPM, positioned for organizations with complex leave programs and custom integration needs. The site also references choosing plans "for your clients," indicating sales through intermediaries in addition to direct employers.
Recurring per-employee-per-month subscription fees across tiered plans, with a fully customized option for more complex leave management requirements.
Traction
Tilt publicizes customer testimonials from people operations practitioners describing use of the platform for leave administration, and reports that its AbsenceIQ intelligence system has been trained on over 70,000 structured leave cases.
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Market position
Tilt presents itself as a leave-specific platform category ("leave experience management") distinct from broader HR suites, competing on depth of leave compliance expertise, accumulated leave case data, and employee-facing transparency.
Tilt's stated differentiation rests on its AbsenceIQ leave intelligence system and the accumulated corpus of 70,000-plus structured leave cases behind it, combined with an AI phone assistant (Tilley) and role-specific dashboards. The company emphasizes pairing automated compliance handling with a high-touch, human employee experience and transparent flat per-employee pricing.
Technology
The platform is powered by AbsenceIQ, which Tilt describes as a leave intelligence system trained on more than 70,000 structured leave cases, a dataset the company says continues to grow and functions as a data flywheel. Tilt also offers Tilley, an always-on AI phone assistant that answers leave questions, alongside dashboards, reporting, payroll calculation, and configurable notification features.
Go-to-market
Demand generation runs through the company website with demo requests and product video as the primary calls to action, supported by customer testimonials, a trusted-by logo section, published plan pricing, and platform explainer pages.
HR leaders, people operations teams, and managers at employers administering employee leave, including organizations with complex or multi-jurisdiction leave programs. References to plans selected "for your clients" suggest brokers or advisors also serve as a channel. Named customer contacts hold People Operations Specialist and Director of People Ops roles.
Geography
Headquartered in Fort Collins, United States, with a product oriented toward US employer leave compliance.
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Key figures
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primary sources listed
- TiLThellotilt.com · web
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Frequently asked questions
- What does TiLT do?
- Tilt is a leave experience management platform that helps HR teams administer employee leave with compliance and automation.
- Who are TiLT's investors?
- TiLT's investors include Kokopelli Capital, Origin Ventures, Portland Seed Fund, Rockies Venture Club, Techstars.
- Where is TiLT headquartered?
- TiLT is headquartered in Fort Collins, US.