Startup profile for Foursquare: what they do, why they are interesting, stage (growth), industries, and links to our funding articles. Part of the Venture Capital Tracker startup directory.

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Foursquare

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

Stage

growth

Status

private

Coverage

full

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.

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

Investors in our directory

Funds linked from Foursquare's profile — open a fund page for stage focus and related deal articles.

Industries

Enterprise SaaS

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Related funding articles

Venture Capital Tracker pieces that cover Foursquare's financing or category context.

FAQs about Foursquare

Funding context and why this company shows up in venture coverage.

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.

Last updated: 2026-07-24