Niantic has raised $4.3B across 5 funding rounds. The company is valued at $9B (post-money).
Niantic also announced that Google, Nintendo, and The Pokémon Company would invest up to $30 million in Series-A funding when it spun out of Google in 2015. It later raised $300 million at a $9 billion valuation to build the 'real-world metaverse.'
5 funding rounds, the latest highlighted.
Niantic was founded in 2010, United States.
$20M upfront plus $10M milestone-conditioned, later topped up by an additional $5M from VC and angel investors in Feb 2016. $25M raised, led by Google, Nintendo, The Pokemon Company.
A primary round — the company sells new shares to investors it selects. $200M raised, led by Spark Capital.
AXiomatic Gaming and Samsung Ventures also invested. $245M raised, led by IVP.
A primary round — the company sells new shares to investors it selects. $300M raised, led by Coatue.
No longer independent.
5 dated rounds, newest first.
CoatueLEAD
IVPLEAD
Spark CapitalLEAD
GoogleLEADNNintendoLEADTThe Pokemon CompanyLEAD
Samsung VenturesThe closest augmented reality / mobile games peers are on the competitors page.
The routes section explains what is realistically available for a company at this stage.
No. Niantic was acquired by Scopely Software development and video game company that developed augmented reality mobile games including Ingress and Pokemon Go; spun out of Google in 2015; its shares do not trade independently.
The last valuation is $9B.