Niantic was founded in 2011 and is headquartered in San Francisco, US
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Key People/Management at Niantic
John Hanke
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Mike Quigley
Chief Marketing Officer
Kei Kawai
Head of Product
Dennis Hwang
Director, Visual and Interaction Design
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Niantic Office Locations
Niantic has offices in San Francisco, Sunnyvale, Paris, São Paulo and in 7 other locations
San Francisco, US (HQ)
1 Ferry Building Suite 200
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Niantic Financials and Metrics
Summary Metrics
Founding Date | 2011 |
Total Funding | $225 m |
Latest funding size | $200 m |
Time since last funding | 7 months ago |
Investors | You & Mr Jones Brandtech Ventures, Scott Banister, NetEase Capital, Javelin Ventures, Founders Fund, Alsop Louie Partners, Google, Pokemon Company Group, Spark Capital, Cyan Banister, Meritech Capital Partners, Lucas Nealan, Nintendo |
Niantic's latest funding round in November 2017 was reported to be $200 m. In total, Niantic has raised $225 m. Niantic's latest valuation is reported to be $3.7 b.
Niantic Financials
Niantic's revenue was reported to be $950 m in Y, 2016
| USD | Y, 2016 |
|---|---|
Revenue/Employee | 14.1 m |
Niantic Acquisitions / Subsidiaries
| Acquired Company | Date | Deal Size |
|---|---|---|
| Escher Reality | February 01, 2018 | |
| Evertoon | November 03, 2017 |
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Niantic Online and Social Media Presence
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Niantic News and Updates
June 18, 2018
Pokémon Go finally gets trading and a friends list, rolls out this week
Niantic announced today that Pokémon Go will soon be getting two big features: Pokémon trading and a friends list. These have been requests from the community since the AR title app launched in July 2016. The features will roll out later this week, according to a studio blog post. Pokémon Go is a hu…
June 18, 2018
Pokémon GO now lets you befriend other animal kidnappers
Niantic today announced it’ll soon be adding Friends and Trading features to Pokémon Go, meaning you have a new reason to reinstall the app on your phone. The details: The new features were initially hinted at during this year’s E3 presentation, and were finally revealed by Niantic today. Players ca…
May 21, 2018
Pokémon Go is getting content from the Sun and Moon games
Pokémon Go is getting ready to celebrate the coming of summer by adding new creatures from Sun and Moon, the latest generation of games from the monster-collecting series. Specifically, Niantic will add the Alolan forms of Kanto region Pokémon to Go in “the coming weeks.” Pokémon Go is a massive mob…
May 09, 2018
Niantic is going to crowdsource AR maps
It seems clear that Niantic always had broader plans than simple casual gaming. The Google-supported startup’s 2016 title Pokémon GO is largely considered a major factor in helping to mainstream augmented reality technology. Now the company is looking to take things a step further, tapping its massi…
May 09, 2018
Pokemon Go maker Niantic plans to build AR maps with users' help
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Niantic Inc, which developed hit mobile game Pokemon Go, plans to map the world in 3D with its players' help, its chief executive told Reuters, establishing the startup as a frontrunner in a new facet of digital mapping.
May 07, 2018
Niantic is attempting another Pokémon Go Fest
Let's hope the developers behind Pokémon Go have learned their lesson.
Niantic is hosting another Pokémon Go Fest in Chicago – one year after the first Pokémon Go Fest made headlines for being an absolute disaster – the company announced Monday. The 2018 Pokémon Go Fest, happening July 14 and 15, …
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