Who are Foursquare’s big-name angels?
Fresh off its London launch, location-sharing service Foursquare revealed the rest of its big-name roster of angel investors. The company raised $1.35 million in a first round of funding last month from Union Square Ventures and O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures.
Foursquare is one of the few breakouts from a pack of startups eager to take advantage of smartphones and GPS to build location-based social networks and services. Foursquare was designed differently in that it’s more of a… Continue Reading
Foursquare location-sharing app is now live in London
Foursquare, the location-sharing app gaining traction because it’s designed like a game, is now live in the U.K. The move marks more international expansion after the company raised $1.35 million in a first-round of funding a month ago with investors like Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey. (The site is already available in parts of Canada and Amsterdam.)
The three-person company has been on a tear lately, overhauling its main site to feature a live stream of updates… Continue Reading
Ball in Foursquare’s court with $1.35 million round
Location-based social network Foursquare, which has attracted buzz for making nightlife like a game, raised $1.35 million from Union Square Ventures and O’Reilly AlphaTech Ventures.
Co-founder Dennis Crowley, who was also behind a similar service called Dodgeball that Google acquired, said there were other angel investors he would reveal next week. This is Foursquare’s first round.
In Foursquare, you “check-in” to places like restaurants and bars through the startup’s iPhone or Android apps. Check-in enough times at… Continue Reading
New version of Foursquare reminds you where your friends are — constantly
Foursquare just released a new version of its mobile application for sharing your location with friends — including a new feature that should make the app a much bigger presence in users’ lives. Taking advantage of new options in the iPhone’s operating system, Foursquare 1.3 includes push notification, delivering a message whenever your friends check in at a new location whether you’re using the app or not.
New York City-based Foursquare is run by the same… Continue Reading
Dodgeball founder pegs Google in the face with Foursquare
Each year, around the time of the SXSW festival people start wondering out loud what the “next Twitter” will be. You see, the quickly spreading micro-messaging service really got its start at the Austin,Texas-based festival two years ago, and has been growing ever since. Of course, last year’s Twitter was, well, Twitter. But this year there may be another service that catches on — if it can get approval in Apple’s App Store.
The service, called… Continue Reading