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Niantic

Pier One, Bay 3, San Francisco, CA, 94111, United States

Overview

Games promoting outdoor activity and social engagement.

Deals · 12mo

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Links

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Stage focus

Multi-stage

Geographic focus

United States

Sector focus

Augmented Reality
Software
Virtual Reality

Investment portfolio

4rounds
NAMEDATESIZE
TRIPP
Jun 2022Participated
$11 MSeries A
DigiLens
Apr 2022Participated
$50 MSeries D
Gowalla
Jan 2021Participated
$4 MSeed
DigiLens
May 2019Participated
$50 MSeries C
TRIPP
Jun 2022Participated
$11 MSeries A
DigiLens
Apr 2022Participated
$50 MSeries D
Gowalla
Jan 2021Participated
$4 MSeed
DigiLens
May 2019Participated
$50 MSeries C
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Deal Distribution

Niantic: 4 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories.All available history.
Niantic: 4 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round typeLed dealsParticipated deals
Seed01
Series A01
Series C+02

Monthly Deal Activity

Niantic: 4 deals are recorded across 90 months.All available history.
Niantic: 4 deals are recorded across 90 months. All available history
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Sector Breakdown

Niantic: AR/VR is the largest displayed sector by deal count (3 deals).All available history.

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Niantic: AR/VR is the largest displayed sector by deal count (3 deals). All available history
SectorDeals
AR/VR3
Hardware & Robotics2
Manufacturing2
Space & Frontier Tech2
Networks, Cloud & Communication1
Health & Life Sciences1
Gaming & eSports1
Social & Community Platforms1

Deal Size Distribution

Niantic: 4 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands.All available history.

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Niantic: 4 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)Deals
<$5M1
$5M-$10M0
$10M-$25M1
$25M-$50M0
$50M-$100M2
$100M-$250M0
$250M-$500M0
$500M-$1B0
$1B+0

Deals By Geography

Niantic: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (4 deals).All available history.

Top 1 of 1 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Niantic: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (4 deals). All available history
RegionDeals
United States4
Niantic: 20 co-investors are shown, with 37 Interactive Entertainment sharing 1 recorded deals.All available history.

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Niantic: 20 co-investors are shown, with 37 Interactive Entertainment sharing 1 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investorShared deals
37 Interactive Entertainment1
Alsop Louie Partners1
Amazon1
BITKRAFT Ventures1
Capital Factory1
Corning1
Dolby Family Ventures1
Form Capital1
Google Ventures1
HTC1
Mayfield1
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings1
Mitsubishi Corporation1
Optimas Capital Partners1
Otherwise Fund1
Qualcomm1
Samsung1
Samsung Ventures1
Spark Capital1
UDC Ventures1

Investment Strategy

Niantic: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation.All available history.
Niantic: Led accounts for 0% and participating for 100% of round participation. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Led00%
Participating4100%
Niantic: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics.All available history.
Niantic: Single-lead accounts for 0% and co-led for 0% of lead dynamics. All available history
CategoryDeals (count)Share (%)
Single-lead00%
Co-led00%

Lead dynamics requires at least one led deal in this range

Team

Archit Bhargava

Founding Marketing Hire & Global Marketing Lead - Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Pokémon GO & Ingress

Catherine Metzner

Game Designer

Jeff Shouger

Chief Financial Officer

Kei Kawai

Chief Product Officer

Laurie Spindler-Jones

Director of Corporate and Technology Communications

Mike Quiqley

CMO

Mike Stein

Senior Tech Artist

Phil Keslin

CTO