About
Tom Shapland co-founded Tule and was previously a product manager at LiveKit.
Founder/CEO at TuleYC S14
Intro paths
YC
Tom went through Y Combinator (Summer 2014) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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In turn, Tom can intro founders to Tule's investors below.
Tule's investors · 2
Co-founders at Tule
JL
Jeff LaBargeFounder/CTO
Experience
- Building Something NewCofoundercurrent2026 — present
- LiveKitProduct Lead2025 — 2026San Francisco Bay Area
- Canonical AICEO2024 — 2025California, United States
- CropX TechnologiesCEO at Tule, a part of CropX2023 — 2024
- Tule (YC S 14)Co-founder and CEO2014 — 2023
Skills & more
Science20Research27Viticulture5Atmospheric Science3Agronomy4Plant Physiology6Data Analysis15Environmental Science10Experimental Design10Horticulture4Agriculture6Biology1
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Climate ChangeEcologyArtificial Intelligence (AI)Precision AgricultureProduct DevelopmentSalesAgribusinessData AnalyticsBiometeorologyLeadershipSustainable AgricultureFrom Tom's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Tom Shapland?
- Tom Shapland co-founded Tule and was previously a product manager at LiveKit.
- Where does Tom Shapland work?
- Tom Shapland is Founder/CEO of Tule.
- What companies did Tom Shapland found?
- Tom Shapland founded Tule.
- Where did Tom Shapland go to school?
- Tom Shapland studied at Y Combinator (S14); University of California, Davis (Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics); University of California, Davis (Master of Science (M.S.), Atmospheric Physics and Dynamics).
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