Top Location Based Services Startups in 2027

Digital Factory is a mobile technology company that delivers deep strategic insights for mobile engagements, develops leading-edge geolocation technology that integrates into a brand’s mobile app to enable micro-messaging and increases consumer engagement and path to purchase. Digital Factory has developed a mobile platform for content delivery based on our proprietary location technology -- Micro-Fencing. Our technology leverages the consumer’s mobile device to: - Engage customers with real-time, location-relevant content - Drive traffic and urgency with compelling, real-time offers - Increase loyalty and stickiness to drive purchase frequency, basket size and lifetime value - Add value and drive reuse of existing apps through the seamless integration of Digital Factory's technology

Using comScore verified, real-time data from 50 million first-party integrations with the world's most popular apps, inMarket identifies and engages consumers at every stage of the shopping cycle and creates exciting experiences that drive huge campaign ROI for the world’s top brands.

Since launching in 2009, Grindr has grown into the largest social networking app for gay, bi, trans, and queer people. We have millions of users who use our location-based technology in almost every country in every corner of the planet. And we’re still evolving. Today, Grindr proudly represents a modern LGBTQ lifestyle that’s expanding into new platforms. From social issues to original content, we’re continuing to blaze innovative paths with a meaningful impact for our community. At Grindr, we’ve created a safe space where you can discover, navigate, and get zero feet away from the queer world around you. Keep connecting.

Radar is location infrastructure for every product and service, powering use cases like curbside pickup, delivery, and location-aware app experiences for brands like Panera Bread, T-Mobile, and Zillow. We recently raised a $55M Series C led by Insight Partners and Accel to build location infrastructure for every product and service. Our team is growing quickly and has backgrounds from companies like Google Maps, GitHub, Foursquare, and Facebook. We are remote-friendly and based in NYC.

Feeld is a dating app for the curious; for those open to experiencing people and relationships in a new way. Our mission is to elevate the human experience of sexuality and relationships and create a world where everyone is more intimately connected to each other and themselves.

BarnTools is a rapidly growing innovative AgTech company specializing in improving the swine and poultry industries. The company currently offers a wireless monitoring system for agricultural facilities. Our culture is built on teamwork and trust. Headquartered in West Des Moines, IA, we are looking for highly qualified candidates to join our global team. This is a remote position and no on-site time is required.

Placer.ai is a fast-growing big data startup led by seasoned executives and repeat entrepreneurs who are building the world's first "Google Analytics for the physical world" platform. Placer.ai’s platform provides instant visibility into any property in the U.S., presenting accurate details about visitation patterns and demographic breakdowns of visitors. Placer.ai’s customers can see where visitors have been before, where they go afterwards, where they typically go for sports, entertainment, groceries, etcetera, and what their interests are. Placer.ai's A.I.-based SaaS platform replaces archaic solutions such as manual surveys, installed cameras and other people counting systems, thus creating a blue ocean market of more than $100B. Placer.ai has grown 3x year-over-year for the past 3 years, counting more than 500 paying customers across a range of industries, including 2 of the world’s top 10 retailers, 2 of the top 10 CPG firms worldwide, a world’s top hospitality firm, 2 of the world’s top 10 commercial real estate (CRE) firms and 2 of the world’s top multinational asset managers and hedge funds. Placer has just raised its $50M Series B funding.

✭ Acquired by Aruba Networks in May 2013! Many thanks to AngelList for helping us raise our initial investment round. And thanks to the community for believing in us. Onward! Meridian is a mobile-software company for visitor engagement. Retailers, stadiums, hotels and more use our CMS, Meridian Editor, to build apps including the finest indoor navigation, content and promotions.

Match pioneered the dating category over 20 years ago, redefining the way we meet and fall in love. Today, in an age where there’s more swiping and less liking, we’re proud to be the dating app that has sparked millions of love stories and continues to create meaningful connections every day. Meeting through an app is the #1 way singles meet today and Match is a top-rated dating app available on iTunes and Google Play. Over 80% of our members access Match through our mobile app and can experience Match in eight languages, within 25 different countries. Match subscribers have access to an arsenal of premium features to help them find love including IRL events, dating content, free upgrades like Boost and profile reviews by date strategists.

A platform that automates the collection, assignment and execution against that physical world data that transforms businesses