Tule was founded by Tom Shapland, Jeff LaBarge in 2014.

Who are Tule's investors?

Tule's investors include Bloomberg Beta, Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, Next Level Ventures.

Tule was acquired by CropX (fomerly Varigate Ltd).

Where is Tule headquartered?

Tule is headquartered in Davis, US.

Tule

acquired by CropX (fomerly Varigate Ltd)YC S14

Davis, US · Founded 2014 · 8 employees · 4 known investors

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Tule Technologies developed irrigation management hardware and software that measured actual evapotranspiration in farm fields to recommend irrigation timing and amounts. It was acquired by CropX in 2022.

Also known as Tule Technologies, Inc. · Tule Technologies

Advanced Manufacturing AgTech AI & Machine Learning Cellular Agriculture Machine Learning IoTUnited States of AmericaAmerica / Canada

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (S14)

Tule was founded in 2014 by Tom Shapland and Jeff LaBarge.

Tom Shapland CEO2014–2025Tom Shapland co-founded Tule and was previously a product manager at LiveKit.

Jeff LaBarge CTOformerJeff LaBarge was co-founder and CTO of Tule Technologies, which built irrigation management hardware and software using evapotranspiration measurement to optimize farm water use until its acquisition by CropX in 2022. He has held product roles at Stripe and Flock Safety.

Gregory Poulin Growth2016–2017Founder/CEO at Goodly

Investors · 4

Bloomberg Betalisted by Bloomberg BetaSan Francisco · $25K – $1M

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Y Combinatorlisted by Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K

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Khosla VenturesreportedMenlo Park · $100K – $20M

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Next Level VenturesreportedDes Moines · $500K – $5M

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Frequently asked questions

What does Tule do?: Tule Technologies developed irrigation management hardware and software that measured actual evapotranspiration in farm fields to recommend irrigation timing and amounts. It was acquired by CropX in 2022.
Who founded Tule?: Tule was founded by Tom Shapland, Jeff LaBarge in 2014.
Who are Tule's investors?: Tule's investors include Bloomberg Beta, Y Combinator, Khosla Ventures, Next Level Ventures.
Who acquired Tule?: Tule was acquired by CropX (fomerly Varigate Ltd).
Where is Tule headquartered?: Tule is headquartered in Davis, US.