Startup profile for Foursquare: latest funding, latest known valuation, total disclosed funding, investors, status, sources, and why the company is interesting. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.
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Foursquare funding, valuation and investors

Location intelligence and places-data platform for enterprises and developers.

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Funding, valuation & investors

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Latest funding

Series C

$50M · 2011

Latest known valuation

Not publicly disclosed

Total disclosed equity funding

$70M

Excludes debt, grants, acquisitions, secondaries, and IPO proceeds.

Current status

private

growth

Investors in latest funding

Lead: Andreessen Horowitz

Other: Union Square Ventures , Spark Capital

Sources: latest funding · techcrunch.com Last verified: 2026-07-25

Overview

Foursquare provides location intelligence, places data, and geospatial analytics APIs used by enterprises, marketers, and developers — building on its consumer check-in heritage but now primarily a B2B data platform.

Why Foursquare is interesting

Foursquare evolved from consumer check-ins to enterprise geospatial data; a16z led major rounds with Union Square Ventures and Spark Capital.

Product & use cases

Location intelligence and places-data platform providing geospatial analytics APIs for enterprises and developers.

  • Foot-traffic analytics for retail and real estate
  • Audience targeting using location data
  • Places data APIs for app developers

Key facts

  • Series B (2010): $20M led by a16z (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) with Union Square Ventures (/fund/union-square-ventures) (TechCrunch)
  • Series C (2011): $50M led by a16z with USV and Spark Capital (/fund/spark-capital) (TechCrunch)
  • Pivoted from consumer check-ins to enterprise location intelligence and places data

Funding history (newest first)

Series C

2011 $50M

Source: Read source · techcrunch.com

Series B

2010 $20M

Source: Read source · techcrunch.com

Investors in our directory

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andreessen-horowitz spark-capital union-square-ventures

Competitive landscape

Edge: One of the largest proprietary places databases — evolved from consumer check-ins to enterprise data platform.

Foursquare pivoted from consumer check-ins to enterprise location intelligence — a durable data asset. a16z led Series B ($20M, 2010) and Series C ($50M, 2011) with USV and Spark Capital.

  • Google Places API incumbent

    Dominant places data; Foursquare has proprietary POI database.

  • SafeGraph direct

    POI data competitor.

  • Placer.ai adjacent

    Foot-traffic analytics; Foursquare offers broader data platform.

Notable stories

  • Foursquare's check-in app peaked during 2010-2012 social mobile wave before pivoting to enterprise location data (TechCrunch).

Industries

enterprise-saas

Market / IPO context

Editorial / static context — not a live quote.

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FAQs about Foursquare

Practical answers founders, operators, and investors typically search for.

Foursquare sells location intelligence and places data to enterprises and developers — powering foot-traffic analytics, audience targeting, and geospatial APIs. The company pivoted from its original consumer check-in app.
Andreessen Horowitz (/fund/andreessen-horowitz) led Foursquare's Series B ($20M, 2010) and Series C ($50M, 2011). Union Square Ventures (/fund/union-square-ventures) and Spark Capital (/fund/spark-capital) also participated.
Foursquare's last widely reported venture round was its 2011 Series C. The company has continued operating as a private enterprise data business.
Foursquare built one of the largest proprietary places databases in the market — a durable data asset that outlasted the consumer check-in fad and now powers enterprise location analytics.
No. Foursquare remains a private company.
The consumer app was deprecated; Foursquare is now an enterprise location data business.
Foursquare maintains a proprietary POI database built from years of check-in and venue data.
See company website for current headquarters.
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