The industry-leading platform for all things geospatial

The industry-leading platform for all things geospatial

From beloved consumer app to industry leader — that’s our journey in a nutshell. We pioneered the whole ‘check-in’ thing, but we’ve come a long way since then. We realized the power of our technology to other businesses, so we decided to think bigger.

Foursquare by the numbers

16B+

Human-verified check-ins ensuring data quality

120M+

Global points of interest

500M+

Unique devices reached via our targeting solutions

550+

Integrated partners

100%

Of the top national advertisers use our technology

300+

Employees worldwide

How we got here

2009

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Foursquare launches.
Places API open to developers.

2011

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Built snap-to-place technology.

2013

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Developers using tools reach 40k.

2014

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Launched the Swarm app.

2015

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Launched Pinpoint media.

2016

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Launched Attribution.
Hit 10B check-ins.

2017

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Opened SDK to developers.

2018

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Developers using tools reach 125k.
Hit 12B check-ins.

2019

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Foursquare acquired Placed.

2020

Factual

Foursquare acquired Factual.

2021

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Foursquare acquired Unfolded.

2022

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Launched Hex Tiles.

2023

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Launched Foursquare Knowledge Graph.
Hit 16B check-ins.

2024

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Launched Sales Impact
Released Open Source Places

Awards & recognition

2024 Best Innovation in Mobile & Device Development

Foursquare Places API named Best in Enterprise APIs 2022

Best Attribution Tool

Executive team

Gary Little

President & CEO

As CEO and President of Foursquare, Gary is responsible for driving the company mission and vision as the world’s most trusted and independent location technology platform.

Jonathan Bank

SVP, Customer Success

As SVP of Customer Success at Foursquare, Jonathan is responsible for optimizing the operational footprint of the company in order to deliver industry-leading customer experiences while enabling the company to scale along with expected growth opportunities.

Vikram Gundeti

Chief Technology Officer

As the Chief Technology Officer, Vikram is responsible for driving the technical strategy, decision making and research for Foursquare’s geospatial platform.

David Im

SVP & Head of Global Finance

As our SVP of Finance, David will oversee Foursquare’s accounting, FP&A, financial reporting, investor relations, procurement, tax and treasury functions on a global basis.

Lindsey Kintner

SVP, Global Head of Sales

As SVP, Global Head of Sales, Lindsey drives the development of strategies to maximize sales, bolster revenue growth, and optimize monetization across Foursquare’s leading suite of geospatial solutions.

Kit Krugman

SVP, People & Culture

As SVP of People & Culture at Foursquare, Kit is responsible for leading Foursquare’s approach to people innovation and organizational design. She leads the development of Foursquare’s team functions with a particular focus on building the organization as a strategic multiplier.

Michele Morelli

SVP, Marketing & Communications

As SVP of Marketing & Communications, Michele is responsible for overseeing the brand strategy, communications, and product and performance marketing of Foursquare’s apps and enterprise products.

James HuYoung

General Counsel

As General Counsel, James is responsible for guidance regarding litigation risks, corporate initiatives, risk management, equity, employment, regulatory and all other legal and compliance matters at Foursquare.

Pam Thomas

VP, Chief of Staff

In her role as VP, Chief of Staff, Pam works on a wide array of strategic and operational initiatives, all focused on increasing the velocity of Foursquare’s strategy.

Board of directors

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Gary Little

President & CEO

Dennis Crowley

Dennis Crowley

Co-founder & Co-chairman

Gil Elbaz

Gil Elbaz

Co-chairman

Brandon Gardner

Brandon Gardner

President and COO, Raine

Scott Kuper

Scott Kupor

Managing Partner, Andreessen Horowitz

Gina Loften

Gina Loften

Retired Chief Technology Officer


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