# Gowalla Exploration

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/gowalla-exploration

- Industry: Internet
- Headquarters: Austin, US
- Website: www.gowalla.com
- Total disclosed funding: $14M
- Latest round: Seed (Jan 28, 2021)
- Investors on record: 10

## About

Based in Texas, US, and founded in 2008 by Josh Williams and Patrick Piemonte, Gowalla Exploration, Inc. offers an augmented reality social game intended for individuals to provide information about different geographies. Gowalla Exploration, Inc. was acquired by Facebook in 2011 and the application ended its service in 2012. Founders Josh Williams and Patrick Piemonte revived the augmented reality platform in 2020. The company’s latest seed funding round was co-led by Spark Capital and GV.

The company is a mobile application that focuses on giving credits to users for the data they submit and badges as a reward for completing specific tasks.

The company plans to release a startup application in Spring 2021 which is called the Street Team that will be available for iOS users.

## Funding rounds

- Seed, Jan 28, 2021, $4M — Spark Capital, GV, Upside Partnership, Niantic, Inc., Otherwise Fund
- Series B, Dec 9, 2009, $8.4M — Shasta Ventures, Greylock Partners, Founders Fund, Alsop Louie Partners, Floodgate
- Series A, Feb 1, 2008, $2M — Founders Fund, Alsop Louie Partners

## Investors

- Founders Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/founders-fund) — Series A, Series B
- Alsop Louie Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/alsop-louie-partners) — Series A, Series B
- Shasta Ventures (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/shasta-ventures) — Series B
- Greylock Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/greylock-partners) — Series B
- Floodgate (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/floodgate) — Series B
- Spark Capital — Seed
- GV (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/gv) — Seed
- Upside Partnership (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/upside-partnership) — Seed
- Niantic, Inc. — Seed
- Otherwise Fund (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/otherwise-fund) — Seed