02 / Company & ownership
Behind the brand.
Tile was created by Mike Farley and Nick Evans as a small Bluetooth tag linked to a phone and a wider finding network. Life360 acquired the company and integrated the trackers into a broader family-location platform.
Sources · previous brand research
- 2012
Tile is founded in California.
- 2013
A major crowdfunding campaign funds the first tracker.
- 2021
Life360 acquires Tile.



