Tickle Inc. was acquired by Monster Worldwide in May 2004 and is a part of the overall Monster network. The company's original backers include August Capital as well as leaders in consumer advocacy, media, consumer research and technology.

Tickle tests are created by a staff of PhDs collaborating with experts in their respective fields. Led by Dr. Jennifer Bruning Brown, a team of psychologists from Harvard, Yale, Duke, Northeastern, Washington University in St. Louis, SUNY at Albany, and The University of Kansas have produced the highest quality and most scientific tests available on the Internet, meeting standards on par with the academic world.

Tickle’s management team is comprised of Internet veterans who are among the best in their field. The executive team includes:

      Anne Dwane, Senior Vice President, Monster Affinity Networks
      David Steinberger, Vice President and General Manager
      Maria Szymanek, Senior Director Finance