Tovala
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Funding and backers
Total raised
$30M
1 round on record
Latest round
$30M
Series C · Feb 2021 · 5 yr ago
Team
51-200
employees, estimated range
Hiring now
6
+3 posted in 30 days
Backers
6
Endeavor, Y Combinator
The money's age
Long since its last round
68 months since the last round · and hiring
Momentum
45/100
hiring for its size, a new city, in the news
Last sign of life
this month
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 0.07%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Series C | Feb 2021 | $30M | — | businesswire.com |
Backed byfrom the funds' portfolios and accelerator catalogs
Endeavor 
Y Combinator 
Interplay 
Comcast Ventures 
GFR Fund 
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News
Tovala Labor Day sale: Get a free Smart Oven with a meal subscription
Tovala's Labor Day sale gets new customers a free $299 Smart Oven plus 50% off their first week of meals - here's how the deal works.
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How Tovala Banks On Subscriptions And Incrementality - But Not Ads - To Profit From Its Oven
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The Tovala Oven and Meal Kit Is Like a Robot Chef of Future Past
Tovala is a meal kit that comes with a smart oven, or a smart oven that comes with a meal kit. New family meals make it much more useful. But lord, the sodium.
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Make family dinner easy with new Tovala family meals and a free oven deal
The Simple Family-Style Meals That Elevated My Weeknight Dinner Routine
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Tovala Review: Quick, Fuss-Free Cooking For Busy Days - Forbes Vetted
We tested the Tovala Smart Oven Pro and its accompanying meal kits to see how well the appliance performs in the kitchen-and whether its meals are worth it.
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5 Best Prepared Meal Delivery Services for Days You Don't Want to Cook
We've tried all of the top services available nationwide and find that CookUnity is the best prepared meal delivery service. Here are our honest reviews of CookUnity and 11 others, including Factor, Tovala, and Sakara.
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My Cranky 5-Year-Old Helped Me Figure Out the Best Meal Delivery Services for Families
These are the best meal delivery services for families according to BA editors and contributors who've tried them at home.
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A luxury toaster oven? Yes, this exists - and I tried it for a month to see if it's worth it
The Tovala Smart Oven Pro can bake, air fry, toast, steam, broil and reheat. It also has a meal delivery service with select gluten-free and carb conscious options that are quick and easy to make.
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Tovala over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
33
Postings analysed
5
Stack modernity
85/100AI adopter
Languages
Python
Go
TypeScript
C++
Frameworks & libraries
FastAI
PyTorch
React.js
ESP-IDF
Cloud & platforms
AWS
Debian
GitHub
Linux
AI & ML
Claude
LLM
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33 technologies · by team · pay by technology · changes · similar stacks
Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$135k
Typical range
$38k – $175k
Open positions
7
4
Jobs
Senior
75%
Staff
25%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 3 | $140k | $135k – $140k |
| Staff | 1 | $175k | $175k |
Highest paying role
Plant Manager
$175k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Tovala
By role, level and city, against the market · 7 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
88/100
Scaling fast
Open positions
7
4 opened / 3 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
72 days
faster than 18% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Administrative
25% ▲
DevOps
13% ▲
Hardware
13% ▲
HR
13% ▲
Marketing
13% ▼
Field & Service
13% ▼
Activity Timeline
Added Wi-Fi to stack
Sep 2026
Added SQL to stack
Sep 2026
Added RTOS to stack
Sep 2026
Added MQTT to stack
Sep 2026
Added GitHub to stack
Sep 2026
Added FreeRTOS to stack
Sep 2026
Added Flask to stack
Sep 2026
Added ESP-IDF to stack
Sep 2026
Added C++ to stack
Sep 2026
Added Microsoft Excel to stack
Sep 2026
Added Google Docs to stack
Sep 2026
Added Windows to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
3
Hiring now
3
Countries
1
Busiest office
Chicago
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Chicago
United States
HQ
3 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 67% engineering 50-200 est. staff $108k Avg Salary
hires for DevOps, Hardware, Administrative
West Valley City
United States
Plant / site
3 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $116k Avg Salary
hires for HR, Field & Service, Industrial Engineering
Carol Stream
United States
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff $38k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
Jobs
$115k – $140k per year • Hybrid • Full-Time • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Chicago
Python
Go
TypeScript
SQL
C++
Flask
AI/ML
Copilot
Cursor
Claude Code
DevOps
RTOS
CI/CD
AWS
GitHub
Wi-Fi
IoT
MQTT
FreeRTOS
ESP-IDF
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$120k – $140k per year • Hybrid • Full-Time • 7+ years exp • Chicago
Debian
CI/CD
Ubuntu
IAM
Linux
Windows
VPN
Management
Google Workspace
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Financials
Total raised
$30M
Latest round
Series C
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Series C | 2021 | $30M | Details |