Foursquare Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2009

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 516

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

Foursquare General Information

Description

Developer of a location technology platform designed to improve the understanding of locations for leading business services and consumer products. The company's platform leverages a deep understanding of location intelligence to uncover valuable insights about customers, enabling brands to understand and connect with targeted audiences while measuring foot traffic and advertising success.

Contact Information

Website
www.foursquare.com
Formerly Known As
Foursquare All-Stars
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Formerly VC-backed
Corporate Office
  • 1160 Battery Street
  • Suite 275
  • San Francisco, CA 94111
  • United States
Primary Industry
Business/Productivity Software
Other Industries
Media and Information Services (B2B)
Parent Company
Infillion
Vertical(s)
SaaS, Mobile
Corporate Office
  • 1160 Battery Street
  • Suite 275
  • San Francisco, CA 94111
  • United States

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Foursquare Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Raised to Date Post-Val Status Stage
18. Merger/Acquisition 18-Sep-2026 Completed Generating Revenue
17. Secondary Transaction - Private 01-Dec-2025 Completed Generating Revenue
16. Later Stage VC 25-Apr-2025 Completed Generating Revenue
15. Debt - General 31-Dec-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
14. Debt - General 30-Jun-2020 Completed Generating Revenue
13. Later Stage VC (Series A2) 30-May-2019 Completed Generating Revenue
12. Later Stage VC (Series F) 02-Oct-2018 Completed Generating Revenue
11. Mezzanine 01-Jun-2017 Completed Generating Revenue
10. Later Stage VC (Series E) 07-Oct-2016 $45M $192M Completed Generating Revenue
9. Debt - General 04-Jan-2016 $147M Completed Generating Revenue
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Foursquare Cap Table

Stock # of Shares
Authorized		 Par Value Dividend Rate (%) Original
Issue Price		 Liquidation Liquidation
Pref. Multiple		 Conversion Price % Owned
Series F
Series E
Series D
Series C
Series B 1,499,104 $0.000100 $13.34 $13.34 $3.34 5.7%
Series A 1,350,000 $0.000100 $1 $1 $0.25 5.13%
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Foursquare Comparisons

Description
Primary
Industry
HQ Location
Employees
Total Raised
Post Valuation
Last
Financing
Details
Developer of a location technology platform designed to improve the understanding of locations for leading business serv
Business/Productivity Software
San Francisco, CA
516 As of 2026

Boston, MA
 

Wichita Falls, TX
 
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Foursquare Competitors (54)

One of Foursquare’s 54 competitors is Ground Signal, a Private Equity-Backed company based in Boston, MA.

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Ground Signal Private Equity-Backed Boston, MA
InMarket Venture Capital-Backed Wichita Falls, TX
Mixpanel Venture Capital-Backed San Francisco, CA
AppsFlyer Venture Capital-Backed Herzliya, Israel
SiteZeus Venture Capital-Backed Tampa, FL
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Foursquare Patents

  • 189

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • Total Patents Families

  • 120

    Granted

  • 38

    Pending

  • Expiring in next 12 mo

Foursquare Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20260105111-A1 Artificial intelligent agent crowdsourcing Pending 14-Oct-2024
WO-2026085126-A1 Artificial intelligent agent crowdsourcing Pending 14-Oct-2024
US-20260105488-A1 Data attribution pipeline Pending 14-Oct-2024
WO-2026085138-A1 Data attribution pipeline Pending 14-Oct-2024
EP-4710223-A2 Hierarchical grid based geospatial knowledge graph and associated operations Pending 11-May-2023 G06N5/02
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Foursquare Signals

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Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth

Size Multiple

Median
Size Multiple

Key Data Points

Similarweb Unique Visitors

Majestic Referring Domains

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Foursquare Former Investors (28)

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds
Andreessen Horowitz Venture Capital Minority
C4 Ventures Venture Capital Minority
Angel (individual) Minority
Cohesive Capital Partners PE/Buyout Minority
DFJ Growth Venture Capital Minority
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Foursquare Investments & Acquisitions (5)

Foursquare’s most recent deal was a Merger/Acquisition with Superlocal. The deal was made on 01-Jan-2025.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Superlocal 01-Jan-2025 Merger/Acquisition Social/Platform Software
Unfolded (Media and Information Services) 20-May-2021 Merger/Acquisition Media and Information Services (B2B)
Factual 06-Apr-2020 Merger/Acquisition Media and Information Services (B2B)
Placed (Seattle) 30-May-2019 Merger/Acquisition Business/Productivity Software
Syntertainment 18-Sep-2013 Early Stage VC Entertainment Software
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Foursquare Affiliates

Subsidiaries (1)

Name Industry Location Year Founded
Superlocal San Francisco, CA 2016

Foursquare FAQs

  • When was Foursquare founded?

    Foursquare was founded in 2009.

  • Where is Foursquare headquartered?

    Foursquare is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

  • What is the size of Foursquare?

    Foursquare has 516 total employees.

  • What industry is Foursquare in?

    Foursquare’s primary industry is Business/Productivity Software.

  • Is Foursquare a private or public company?

    Foursquare is a Private company.

  • What is Foursquare’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for Foursquare is .

  • How much funding has Foursquare raised over time?

    Foursquare has raised $412M.

  • Who are Foursquare’s investors?

    Andreessen Horowitz, C4 Ventures, , Cohesive Capital Partners, and DFJ Growth are 5 of 28 investors who have invested in Foursquare.

  • Who are Foursquare’s competitors?

    Ground Signal, InMarket, Mixpanel, AppsFlyer, and SiteZeus are some of the 54 competitors of Foursquare.

  • When was Foursquare acquired?

    Foursquare was acquired on 18-Sep-2026.

  • Who acquired Foursquare?

    Foursquare was acquired by Infillion.

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