cumulusIQ joined Ben Franklin incubator in September 2008 and received an investment of $150,000 in December 2008 from Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania to launch the Knowledge Marketplace.

cumulusIQ continue to receive small internship grants and technology transfer grants from Lehigh Economic Development organization under the Keystone Innovation Zone (KIZ) program. The grants so far have totaled over $25,000.

cumulusIQ has received majority of its Angel investment from company Founders Monty Kalsi and his wife Dolly Kalsi. Monty continues to invest in cumulusIQ and strongly believes in company's vision to create a robust, open and competitive platform for knowledge acquisition and service delivery in the 21st century.