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PlaceIQ powers critical business and marketing decisions with location data, analytics and insights

New York City, United StatesFounded 2010Marketing
Valuation $100–500M Latest valuation · 2016
Headcount <100 Current team size
Total funding $50–100M Disclosed equity funding
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About PlaceIQ

Founded in 2010 by Duncan McCall and Steve Milton, PlaceIQ established itself as a significant player in the location intelligence market before its acquisition by Precisely in February 2022. The founders, McCall and Milton, embarked on their venture with the vision of creating a new industry that utilizes movement data to inform business and marketing decisions. McCall's background in RFID and universal positioning startups, combined with Milton's expertise in AI/ML commercial product development, provided the foundational knowledge for the company.

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PlaceIQ operates by analyzing vast amounts of anonymized location data from opted-in mobile devices to provide insights into real-world consumer behavior. This data is processed to understand consumer movement patterns, such as store visits, dwell time, and travel habits, without linking to personal identifiable information. The company serves a diverse client base across industries like retail, automotive, dining, and travel, helping them with audience targeting, marketing campaign measurement, and uncovering business opportunities through a deeper understanding of the consumer journey. Revenue is generated by providing access to its data analytics and insights, which are integrated into clients' decision-making processes for marketing and business strategy.

The core of PlaceIQ's offering is its platform that transforms raw location data into actionable intelligence. This includes products like PlaceIQ Audiences and PlaceIQ Movement, which are now part of the Precisely portfolio. The platform features a proprietary data cleansing process to ensure accuracy and reflect real human movement. Clients can leverage over 1,200 syndicated or custom audience segments based on behaviors, brand loyalty, and visits to competitive locations. A key feature is the Place Visit Rate (PVR®), a technology that measures the impact of advertising on actual foot traffic to physical locations, allowing clients to quantify the real-world return on investment of their marketing efforts.

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At a glance

Status
Acquired
Founded
2010
Headquarters
New York City, United States
Employees
24
Open positions
None listed
Dealroom signal
62.8/100
Sub-industry
Marketing Analytics
Sector
Marketing, Testing, Adtech, Shopping, SaaS, Advertising, Branding, Investing, User Behavior, Location Based, Behavior Analytics, Video, Platform, Alternative Data
Investment activity
1 company, latest Apr 2020
Capital deployed
Preferred round
ACQUISITION

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Funding history

10 recorded events

Company financing events and reported valuations.

Deal typeDateAmountValuationInvestorsSource
ACQUISITIONOther financing Jan 2022 $0 Precisely
EARLY VCOther financing Aug 2019 $0 Undisclosed
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Growth signals

PlaceIQ website traffic

Latest recorded traffic for PlaceIQ is 10 monthly website visits, down 98.5% over the last three months. PlaceIQ's team declined 65.2% over the past year.

Latest monthly visits10 3-month web change-98.5% 1-year team growth-65.2%
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Investors

13 investors on the cap table

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Seed5 investors entered at this stage

Series A2 investors entered at this stage

Series B and later5 investors entered at this stage

  • Harmony Partners
  • IRIS
  • Venvest Capital
  • Alibaba
  • Armentum Partners

Other known investors1 additional known investor

  • Precisely
Team profiled 71 named & role-tagged
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Global footprint

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Workforce by country
3 countries with
team presence
🇺🇸 United States90%
🇵🇭 Philippines5%
🇨🇦 Canada5%
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