Foursquare
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Foursquare is a technology company that uses location intelligence to build meaningful consumer experiences and inform business decisions. It provides two apps: Foursquare City Guide and Foursquare Swarm. In addition, the Company's location intelligence technology helps brands to locate, message and measure their own consumers.
| Type | Private | |
| Founded | 2009 | |
| HQ | New York, US | Map |
| Website | foursquare.com | |
| Employee Ratings | More |
Recent NewsAll News
- How the Co-Founder of Foursquare Tracks His Life
- 'It changes the dynamics of the industry': Foursquare wants to own location-based advertising with its acquisition of Snap's Placed and potentially others
- Foursquare Secures $150 Million Funding To Acquire Snap Inc.’s Attribution Tool, Placed
- Foursquare Is Adding Even More Data About Where You Are
Latest Updates
| Employees (est.) (Jan 2020) | 479 | (-17%) |
| Job Openings | 37 |
Key People/Management at Foursquare
Jeff Glueck
CEO
Dennis Crowley
Co-Founder / Executive Chairman
Liz Ritzcovan
Chief Revenue Officer
Foursquare Office Locations
Foursquare has offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and in 2 other locations
New York, US (HQ)
50 W 23rd St 8th floor
Chicago, US
Chicago, IL, USA
Los Angeles, US
Los Angeles, CA, USA
San Francisco, US
San Francisco
Foursquare Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2009 |
Foursquare total Funding | $390.4 m |
Foursquare latest funding size | $150 m |
Time since last funding | 8 months ago |
Foursquare investors | Union Square Ventures, DFJ Growth, Andreessen Horowitz, Morgan Stanley, Spark Capital, Silver Lake Partners, Threshold, The Raine Group, Smallcap World Fund, Microsoft, Oreilly AlphaTech Ventures, Naver Corporation, Simon Ventures, Snap |
Foursquare's latest funding round in May 2019 was reported to be $150 m. In total, Foursquare has raised $390.4 m
Foursquare Operating Metrics
Foursquare's Registered Users was reported to be 60 m in Aug, 2015. Foursquare's Monthly Active Users was reported to be 50 m in Aug, 2015.
Foursquare Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Company Name | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Placed | May 30, 2019 |
Foursquare Online and Social Media Presence
22.24k Twitter followers
Foursquare has 22.24k Twitter Followers. The number of followers has increased 0.3% month over month and increased 0.8% quarter over quarter
Foursquare's Trends
Twitter Engagement Stats for @foursquare
1.1k
Tweets
1.5k
Following
22.2k
Followers
13
Tweets last 30 days
8.2
Avg. likes per Tweet
100%
Tweets with engagement
Foursquare News and Updates
May 31, 2019
'It changes the dynamics of the industry': Foursquare wants to own location-based advertising with its acquisition of Snap's Placed and potentially others
Foursquare's acquisition of Snap's Places reflects the latest round of consolidation of ad-tech firms as marketers demand scale to justify putting money in the space.
Foursquare CEO Jeff Glueck said the company might buy other location companies and floated the idea of going public.
He said Foursq…
May 31, 2019
Foursquare Secures $150 Million Funding To Acquire Snap Inc.’s Attribution Tool, Placed
Foursquare, the social media platform of yesteryear turned enterprise tech company, announced a $150 million funding infusion as well as its first acquisition, Placed, the Snap Inc.-owned ad-tracking attribution platform.
May 31, 2019
Foursquare Is Adding Even More Data About Where You Are
Foursquare said it had acquired Placed, which tracks location through apps that offer rewards, from the owner of Snapchat.
May 31, 2019
Foursquare raises $150M and buys key competitor to scale its analytics business
Much has changed at Foursquare Labs Inc. in the past few years. The company, which started out by providing a check-in app that allowed users to broadcast their trips, now sells location-based analytics and development tools to brands. Foursquare late Thursday revealed that it has raised a $150 mil…
May 31, 2019
Foursquare Buys Location Data Company Placed from Snap: Term Sheet
On deals and dealmakers.
Foursquare Blogs
January 10, 2019
The Future of Location Technology
A Foursquare recap, plus predictions and insights for the start of 2019The way many of us view tech changed in 2018.In 2019, consumers will ask for more from the products and tools they use every day, and demand empathy and excellence from the companies in their orbit. They will want companies to ta…
November 29, 2018
Foursquare Shows Walmart and Target on Track to Pick Up Toys”R”Us Shoppers This Holiday Season
GameStop also seeing increased shopping by loyal Toys”R”Us fansRetailers are in the midst of the busiest shopping season of the year, and all bets are on the table as they eye an $11 billion opportunity following the demise of one of retail’s longest standing players, Toys“R”Us. With 739 store closu…
November 27, 2018
Announcing the winner of our first ‘Foursquare for Good’ program
Objective Zero provides life-saving resources for U.S. veteransFor many Americans, the past week has been spent reflecting on the things that matter most. At Foursquare, that’s also true, as we tallied up the votes for our first-ever Foursquare for Good program. In September, at Bloomberg’s Data for…
November 20, 2018
Community Spotlight: Cordula Beisel
Meet the members of our community that help make our technology great. In this month’s edition, we reached out to Superuser Cordula Beisel of Neustadt, Germany, to learn more about the places she likes to explore and map with Foursquare City Guide.Germany might not be the first country that comes to…
November 13, 2018
How Improving Location Accuracy Leads to Superior Results
In a previous post, we looked at two of the most common approaches to location marketing — geographic versus contextual — and discussed the advantages of bringing them together in a single flexible solution.But one point needs to be stressed: No approach will be successful if the underlying technolo…
November 08, 2018
Why Flexible Location Technology is Powering the Future of Marketing
Location technology has revolutionized the way companies reach, engage and understand their users. By leveraging data about where users go in the real world, businesses are able to provide more personalized, relevant content and target users far more effectively.Unfortunately, however, much of today…
Foursquare Frequently Asked Questions
When was Foursquare founded?
Foursquare was founded in 2009.
Who are Foursquare key executives?
Foursquare's key executives are Jeff Glueck, Dennis Crowley and Liz Ritzcovan.
How many employees does Foursquare have?
Foursquare has 479 employees.
Who are Foursquare competitors?
Competitors of Foursquare include Docker, Meituan-Dianping and DoorDash.
Where is Foursquare headquarters?
Foursquare headquarters is located at 50 W 23rd St 8th floor, New York.
Where are Foursquare offices?
Foursquare has offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco and in 2 other locations.
How many offices does Foursquare have?
Foursquare has 6 offices.
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