Tenant Inc.
Tenant Inc. provides AI-powered software for self-storage operators to manage billing, rentals and operations. The Irvine-based company, founded in 2019, has 188 employees and raised $25M in seed funding in August 2023.
The growth story
Tenant Inc. grew from 45 to 188 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $25M along the way, most recently a Seed in August 2023.
About
Tenant sells software that helps self-storage facilities automate billing, manage delinquent accounts, and handle move-ins and move-outs. Its AI chat feature also captures online rentals 24/7. Customers use it to reduce payroll costs and increase occupancy rates.
The company claims its software drives significant growth metrics, including 511% website revenue growth and 25%+ online rental growth. With $25M in seed funding and 188 employees, Tenant is scaling its operations to serve more self-storage operators.
Founders and leadership
Engineering is Tenant's largest function with 49 employees, representing over a quarter of its 188-person workforce. The company has leadership with deep industry expertise, being founded by self-storage operators themselves.
The Tenant Inc. org chart
Lance Watkins (CEO) leads 47 mapped leaders with 3 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Engineering 57 (+2% YoY), Information Technology 26 (+13% YoY), Product Management 14 (+27% YoY), Marketing 11 (0% YoY), Business Development 10 (0% YoY), Program and Project Management 9 (+80% YoY).
Talent flow
Tenant recruits heavily from IT services firms, with HID, Infosys and Wipro being its top talent sources. Employees typically stay for a median of 2 years before moving on to companies like Rithum and American Express.
Most common previous employers of Tenant Inc. staff: HID (8), Infosys (3), Wipro (3), Emburse (2), VMware (2), WeVideo (2). Former Tenant Inc. employees most often moved to Rithum (2), Ascendion (1), American Express (1), Bluebird Self Storage (1), Bruno (1), Sigmoid (1).
Alumni worth knowing
The Tenant Inc. mafia
Three Tenant alumni have founded their own companies, including Beacon Ave Marketing and Agora Economic Strategy. These startups collectively employ at least 4 people.
3Eva C., was Digital Marketing Manager until 2023Gia Robbins, was Senior Director, Onboarding and Implementation Operations until 2022Kevin Jaimes, was Information Technology Project Manager until 2025Web traffic
Traffic mix: 83% direct, 5% search, 2% social, 0% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Tenant Inc.: SQL (62), Leadership (59), Python (Programming Language) (56), Project Management (46), Management (43), Microsoft Excel (42), Java (39), Microsoft Office (38).
Where the team actually sits
Tenant Inc. people are concentrated in California, United States (48), Karnataka, India (46), Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (8), Kerala, India (3).
Search footprint
Tenant Inc. attracts about 221 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $7K a month if bought through ads. It gained 164 ranking keywords and lost 191 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 2.90 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 2.90 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.90 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.60 / 5
Frequently asked
Tenant Inc. has 188 employees as of September 2026.
Tenant Inc. has raised $25M in total, most recently a Seed round in August 2023.
Lance Watkins (CEO) sits at the top of Tenant Inc.'s reporting structure, with 3 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Tenant Inc. staff are HID (8 people), Infosys (3 people), Wipro (3 people).
Former Tenant Inc. employees most often move to Rithum (2), Ascendion (1), American Express (1).
At least 3 companies have a founder who previously worked at Tenant Inc., including Beacon Ave Marketing, Gia's Ideas, Agora Economic Strategy.
Tenant Inc. attracts about 221 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $7K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Tenant Inc. staff are SQL, Leadership, Python (Programming Language), Project Management, Management.
Tenant Inc. staff are concentrated in California, United States (48), Karnataka, India (46), Los Angeles Metropolitan Area (8).
Tenant Inc. has about 57 people in Engineering, up 2% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Tenant Inc. has about 26 people in Information Technology, up 13% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 118 current and 103 former Tenant Inc. profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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