TollBit
AI Agents · Digital Media
1open role
$24Mlatest round · Series A · Nov 2024 · 2 yr ago
2backers · AIX Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners
50+team · employees, estimated range
Overview
TollBit is an AI infrastructure company that lets website owners create agent-optimized versions of their sites, control access and monetize traffic from AI bots. Its platform gives publishers analytics on bot traffic and aims to compensate creators for the data used by AI applications. The company is based in the United States.
Funding and backers
Total raised
$24M
1 round on record
Latest round
$24M
Series A · Nov 2024 · 2 yr ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
1
open roles
Backers
2
AIX Ventures, Lightspeed Venture Partners
The money's age
Due for its next round
24 months since the last round · hiring slowed
Momentum
0/100
no fresh signals
Last sign of life
1 mo ago
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 2%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | Nov 2024 | $24M | — | axios.com |
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Jobs
≈ $143k – $278k per year (Estimated) · Remote (United States) · 6+ years exp
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Hiring Momentum
48/100
Stable
Open positions
1
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
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Backend
100% ▼
Financials
Total raised
$24M
Latest round
Series A
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series A | 2024 | $24M | Details |
Tech stack
The technologies known for TollBit, by layer.
Languages
Go
JavaScript
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React.js
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AWS
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CI/CD
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