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.
Location: United States, Illinois, Chicago
Employees: 11-50
Total raised: $5M
Founded date: 2011
Investors 2
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| - | Plug and P... | plugandpla... |
| - | Kairos Ven... | kairosvent... |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 23.06.2015 | Series A | $5M | - |
Mentions in press and media 4
| Date | Title | Description |
| 13.05.2024 | The quest to "feel" textures on your phone | figcaption>span]:font-sans"> Imagine if you could touch your phone screen to feel the texture of that shirt you might buy, the roughness of a sand dune, or the striations of a block of wood. That's the promise of surface haptics,... |
| 28.07.2020 | The hype, haplessness and hope of haptics in the COVID-19 era | Devon Powers Contributor Devon Powers is an associate professor of advertising at Temple University and the author of "On Trend: The Business of Forecasting the Future." David Parisi Contributor David Parisi is an associate profes... |
| 23.06.2015 | Tanvas Raises $5M to Let You Feel What You See on a Touchscreen | Touchscreen devices are increasingly improving their resolution and audio quality to change what you see and hear, but a Chicago startup wants to bring another sensory improvement to our electronics: the sense of touch. Tanvas, a Chicago st... |
| 23.06.2015 | Tanvas Raises $5M in Series A Funding | Tanvas (previously known as Tangible Haptics), a Chicago, Illinois-based company that aims to transform the touchscreen into a full sensory experience, raised $5m Series A funding. The round was led by R7 Partners with participation from Pe... |