Tolemi on LinkedIn · Jul 2026
Tolemi said it showcased BuildingBlocks and Slate at the CodeComply Summit, focusing on code enforcement, ownership history, and workflow automation for cities.
Data integration & insights for state and local governments
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Overview
Tolemi is a Boston-based govtech/civic-tech company founded in 2013 that sells a data integration and insights platform for state and local governments. Its platform helps municipalities aggregate cross-department data into parcel-linked views to support code enforcement, rental registration, housing, redevelopment, and other municipal workflows.
Primary product
BuildingBlocks — a map-based data integration and spatial analytics platform for local governments
Founded
2013
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Team size
20-30
Work style
Flexible
Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
Sub-industry
GovTech / civic tech / municipal software
Offices
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Business model
B2G SaaS
Enterprise software licensing
Implementation and support services
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$3.8M
Latest round
Seed · Jan 2018
Latest amount
$3.1M
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder, CEO
Co-Founder, CTO
Co-Founder & Board Director
Director of Client Services
VP of Sales
Work & culture
Mission-driven and public-service oriented, with a team described as former municipal employees, consultants, and technologists. Public materials emphasize customer partnership, data-driven government, cross-department collaboration, and sustainable execution.
Work style
Flexible
Compensation
Public salary data and job postings suggest a market-rate small-company compensation structure: one public posting listed Senior Backend Engineer at $130k-$180k, while Salary.com estimated average pay at about $104k annually. Public benefits language mentions health/dental/vision coverage, 401(k) match, commuter benefits, gym coverage, unlimited PTO, and flexible remote work.
Benefits
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k) match
Commuter benefits
Gym expense coverage
Unlimited PTO
Flexible work-from-home / remote policy
Support for spouses and dependents
Product & market
Pricing
Custom quote / demo-based enterprise pricing; no public list price found
Differentiators
- —Parcel-linked, map-based analytics
- —Cross-department data integration from many municipal systems
- —Designed specifically for state and local government workflows
- —Workflow automation for inspections, registrations, and case management
- —Proprietary property-level insights and alerts
- —Supports both public-facing and internal municipal use cases
Technology
Elixir
React
GitHub-hosted custom internal tools
Geospatial / GIS mapping
Web-based SaaS platform
Customers
State and local governments
City of Buffalo
City of Brockton
City of Lawrence
City of Waterloo
City of Columbus
City of Newport News
City of Chattanooga
City of Oklahoma City
City of Albuquerque
City of Tucson
City of Philadelphia
Kansas City
Competitors
CivicPlus
Esri
GovPilot
CARTO
UrbanFootprint
Zencity
CityInsight
CityScan
Aarden AI
PlanHub
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
About $1M-$2M estimated ARR (GetLatka estimated ~$1.4M for 2024)
Estimated monthly visits
42.5K
Traffic estimate as of Jun 2026
Latest news
City of Columbus / Granicus · Apr 2025
Columbus approved a sole-source contract with OpportunitySpace/Tolemi for BuildingBlocks to manage vacant, foreclosure, and wholesaler registries; first-year price was $178,000 with later annual pricing around $149,000.
13News Now · Apr 2025
The city used BuildingBlocks to identify unregistered rental properties and enforce housing code compliance; the article says Newport News had used the software since 2023.
Accelerator for America · Nov 2024
AFA said the Data for Housing Solutions initiative had reached 17 cities and used BuildingBlocks to improve housing strategy, property analysis, and public-land decision-making.
Accelerator for America · Dec 2023
AFA and Tolemi launched the first cohort of 17 cities, giving participants access to a custom version of BuildingBlocks to analyze housing markets, public land, and affordable housing opportunities.
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