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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.

2025
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Foursquare acquired Superlocal.
Launched Geospatial Intelligence Platform.

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.

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.

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

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Barry Schuler

Founder and Managing Partner, DFJ Growth

Gina Loften
Gina Loften

Retired Chief Technology Officer


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