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Tin Can logoTin Can
TypeFull-time
WorkplaceOn-site
LocationSeattle, WA
Posted10/7/2025
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About Tin Can

At Tin Can, we're giving kids the freedom and social independence we had growing up —without smartphones. Our screen-free phone is a remix of the classic landline, built for today's world: private, safe, and fun. Parents get peace of mind, kids get autonomy.

We’ve been featured on the Today Show, trusted by parents across the U.S., and backed by a growing community of believers.

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Tin Can

The landline reinvented for friends. No screens, no apps, no ads, just fun.

Tin Can is a screen-free phone for kids that gives them the independence to call friends and family—without giving them a smartphone. Built like a modern landline, Tin Can connects over Wi-Fi and uses a simple mobile app for parents to control who can call in and out. There’s no browser, no app store, no camera, no spam—just voice. It’s a safer, saner way for kids to communicate and gain a bit of freedom without the baggage of adult tech. We believe that real connection doesn’t require a screen. And that childhood is better when it’s full of imagination, not notifications. Tin Can started in one neighborhood in Seattle, where we hand-installed 40 early prototypes and watched them spread by word of mouth. Now, Tin Can is being used by kids in over 30 states—with no marketing, no paid ads, just families telling other families. We’re growing fast, and so is the movement of parents looking for a better way to let their kids be independent, without handing over the internet in their poc

Private companySeedIn the news
Founded2024
HQSeattle, United States
Size
11–50 employees
IndustryConsumer Services
Latest fundingSeed · Dec 18, 2025
Investors
Greylock PartnersLateralus Holdings
News
  • How Tin Can’s Landline Gives Gen-Alpha a Real-World Social Network
  • The must-have landline aimed at the smartphone generation
  • Tin Can Pop-Up
  • The Tin Can is a colorful, Wi-Fi–enabled “landline” designed for kids. This simple home phone is evoking nostalgia in millennial parents while giving them a choice beyond the smart device.
  • San Diego parents are bringing back the home phone — for their kids

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