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Niantic Stock

Augmented reality platform

Founded

2011

Notable Investors

Google

Headquarters

San Francisco CA, US

Total Funding

$481M

About Niantic Stock

Niantic, Inc. builds augmented reality games and is best known for developing Pokemon Go. It began as a lab within Google, spinning out of the larger company in 2015 to become Niantic, Inc. Their products include the popular Pokemon Go, Ingress, and Field Trip.

Investors

Google

SpaceX, Magic Leap, Niantic, Symphony Communication Services, Ionic Security, Barefoot Networks, EasyPost

Funding History

October 2015	$35.0M
November 2017	$201M
December 2018	$245M

Management

Founder & CEO

John Hanke

CMO

Mike Quiqley

CTO

Phil Keslin

Press

Niantic will make Pokémon GO more stay-at-home friendly with remote raids

TechCrunch - Apr, 15 2020

Niantic squares up against Apple and Facebook with acquisition of AR startup 6D.ai

TechCrunch - Mar, 31 2020

‘Pokémon GO’ Mystery Bonus Hour 3/5: What Is It?

Forbes - Mar, 5 2020

Niantic is working with Qualcomm on augmented reality glasses

TechCrunch - Dec, 5 2019

Is this Niantic’s next game?

TechCrunch - Nov, 19 2019

How To Submit ‘Pokémon GO’ Pokestop Location Nominations In Your Area

Forbes - Nov, 14 2019

Mysterious Components: ‘Pokémon GO’ Is Rolling Out Its New Team Rocket Boss Battles, But Only For Some

Forbes - Nov, 6 2019

Niantic will soon let small businesses pay to have a Pokémon GO Pokéstop

TechCrunch - Nov, 6 2019

The One Thing You Need To Know Before Buying Pokémon GO’s ‘A Colossal Discovery’ Ticket

Forbes - Nov, 1 2019

What To Expect From The VR/AR Global Summit

Forbes - Oct, 23 2019

People Still Play That? ‘Pokémon GO’ Just Made $176 Million In August, #1 In The World

Forbes - Sep, 21 2019

Team Rocket: Invaded Pokéstops In 'Pokémon GO' Are Incredibly Rare Right Now

Forbes - Jul, 23 2019

'Pokémon GO': A Major Warning About Today's Community Day

Forbes - Jul, 21 2019

Pokémon GO’s New IV Appraisal System Might Be The Game’s Best Addition Ever

Forbes - Jul, 18 2019

Team Rocket Is Coming To 'Pokémon GO' Very Soon With A New Update And Some Special Research

Forbes - Jul, 17 2019

Pokémon GO's New Update Will Put IV Calculators Out Of Business

Forbes - Jul, 16 2019

Pokémon GO battles will soon be less tappy, more Fruit Ninja-y

TechCrunch - Jul, 15 2019

The Roblox EC-1

TechCrunch - Jul, 13 2019

'Harry Potter: Wizards Unite' Launch Weekend Didn't Compare to 'Pokémon GO'

Forbes - Jun, 26 2019

Ray Dalio, Niantic, Adobe, Dropbox, remote work, Northzone, and Slack

TechCrunch - Jun, 22 2019

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite goes live in Canada, Germany, and 23 other countries

TechCrunch - Jun, 22 2019

This Week In XR: Wizards Unite Now Live, Magic Leap Sues nReal, An AR Moonshot, VR Festivals

Forbes - Jun, 21 2019

AR display-maker DigiLens lands $50 million from Samsung, Niantic

TechCrunch - May, 14 2019

Pokémon GO's Lake Trio: Azelf, Mesprit and Uxie Won't Rotate, And I Have Questions

Forbes - May, 6 2019

Nine lessons on how Niantic reached a $4B valuation

TechCrunch - May, 1 2019

Niantic EC-1, Part 3 and what the data show are the best fundraising decks

TechCrunch - Apr, 13 2019

Harry Potter, the Platform, and the Future of Niantic

TechCrunch - Apr, 12 2019

The definitive Niantic reading guide

TechCrunch - Apr, 10 2019

'Pokémon GO' Lotad Limited Research Day Starts Much Earlier And Ends Much Later Than Usual

Forbes - Mar, 30 2019

EC Weekly: Gaming, crypto, shipping and the multiple future strategies of tech

TechCrunch - Mar, 30 2019

How a Google side project evolved into a $4B company

TechCrunch - Mar, 29 2019

The Niantic EC-1

TechCrunch - Mar, 29 2019

‘Pokémon GO’ Community Day: How To Get Yourself A Shiny, Powerful Sceptile

Forbes - Mar, 23 2019

Pokemon Go's PvP was designed to appeal to players new and old--and it worked

gamasutra - Mar, 19 2019

GDC 2019: Unity "investing heavily" in augmented reality tech

pocketgamer - Mar, 19 2019

Nintendo Reconsidering Gaming Android Smartphone Plans: Report

androidheadlines - Mar, 18 2019

Pokemon Go Rayquaza Raid Event Returns

gamespot - Mar, 15 2019

Pokemon Go's First Legendary Lunch Hour Event Is Today

gamespot - Mar, 13 2019

Niantic’s Harry Potter: Wizards Unite is a sorcerous smorgasbord for the Pokémon GO generation

TechCrunch - Mar, 11 2019

Pokémon GO's Clamperl Limited Research Day: When Is It And What To Expect

Forbes - Feb, 24 2019

Pokemon Go Team Medallion lets you switch sides once a year

slashgear - Feb, 22 2019

DT, Niantic, MobiledgeX & Samsung Demo Edge Multi-Gamer Experience

lightreading - Feb, 22 2019

Niantic confirms that Pokémon GO is getting PvP battles ‘soon’

TechCrunch - Nov, 30 2018

Here’s the teaser trailer for Niantic’s Pokémon GO-style Harry Potter game

TechCrunch - Nov, 14 2018

Niantic overhauls Ingress to make it more welcoming for new players

TechCrunch - Nov, 5 2018

Pokémon Go update bringing ‘mon from the Sinnoh region is live

TechCrunch - Oct, 16 2018

Pokémon GO maker Niantic is coming to TechCrunch Sessions AR/VR

TechCrunch - Oct, 15 2018

Pokémon GO will get Gen IV Pokémon “soon”

TechCrunch - Oct, 9 2018

That weird nut Pokémon that showed up in Pokémon GO? It’s official now.

TechCrunch - Sep, 25 2018

All The Regionals Hatching From 7km Eggs For Pokémon GO's Ultra Bonus Event

Forbes - Sep, 10 2018

Pokémon GO's Eevee Community Day(s): What Time Is It, And What You Need To Know

Forbes - Aug, 10 2018

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$56.6MTotal Funding

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