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tldraw

tldraw sells an infinite canvas SDK that lets developers embed collaborative whiteboards into their own products.

tldraw.com · London

CALL NO.CS·TLDRAW·26
StageSeries AApril 2025 · led by Lux Capital[2][4]
Raised$13Mdisclosed rounds[1][4][7]
Headcount25as of Jul 2026[7]
Valuationnot publicly disclosedno source in ledger
Founded2022[7]
Money

Raised $13M across disclosed rounds.[1][4][7]

Series A closed April 2025, led by Lux Capital.[2][4]

post-money valuation is not publicly disclosed.

Named investors include Lux Capital, Definition, Amplify Partners, NP-Hard Ventures, Preston-Werner Ventures.[1][2][4]

People

Steve Ruiz, Founder & CEO[1][7][10]

Tim Gilboy, Product[8][9][10]

David Sheldrick, Staff Engineer[8][9][10]

Signals
Apr 9 2025fundingtldraw raises $10M Series A led by Lux Capital and Definition[2][4]
Apr 29 2024filingtldraw files SEC notice for $10M exempt offering[3]
Dec 16 2022fundingtldraw raises $2.7M seed round led by Lux Capital[1]
Comps

Miro · miro.com · Same buyer (product/engineering teams) and same job to be done (collaborative infinite canvas), but Miro is a standalone SaaS app while tldraw is an embeddable SDK.[1]

Figma (FigJam) · figma.com · Same buyer and same job to be done (collaborative whiteboarding), named together in TechCrunch as competing in the same whiteboard space.[1]

Excalidraw · excalidraw.com · Same buyer (developers) and same workflow (open-source embeddable whiteboard canvas), direct open-source alternative.[1]

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tldraw

CALL NO.CS·TLDRAW·26

tldraw sells an infinite canvas SDK that lets developers embed collaborative whiteboards into their own products.

tldraw.com · London

StageSeries A
Raised$13M
Headcount25
Valuationnot publicly disclosed
Founded2022
CompsMiro +2