Funded Tech Companies

Niantic

Looking for the VC firms that backed Niantic? Samsung Ventures, AXiomatic Gaming and CRV joined the equity holders in this innovative digital media company.

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Overview

Niantic, Inc. is a software development company best known for the augmented reality mobile game, Ingress. It was formed by Keyhole, Inc. founder John Hanke in 2010 as Niantic Labs, an internal startup at Google.

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Last Transaction

1/17/2019

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Chief Executive Officer

John Hanke

        

Company Investors

• Samsung Ventures
• AXiomatic Gaming (Bruce Stein)
• CRV
• Battery Ventures
• IVP (Sandy Miller)
• Causeway Media Partners
• NetEase
• Founders Fund
• Spark Capital
• Javelin Venture Partners
• WSJ Joshua Fund
• Meritech Capital Partners
• Fuji TV
• Alsop Louie Partners
• Private Investors (Cyan Banister)
• Private Investors (David Jones)
• Private Investors (Lucas Nealan)
• The Pokémon Company
• Nintendo

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