This article showcases our top picks for the best New York City based Location Based Services companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Location Based Services industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
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Top New York City Location Based Services Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
CARTO
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CARTO is a platform that turns spatial data into an efficient delivery routes, better behavioral marketing, and strategic store placements.
Verve Group
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Verve Group’s omnichannel ad platform connects advertisers, agencies, brands, and publishers to people in real time.
PlaceIQ
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PlaceIQ provides location intelligence services that enable advertisers to reach mobile brand audiences for marketing activities.
Roomi
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Roomi is a free mobile platform that helps people find flexible, affordable co-living solutions.
Unacast
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Unacast built the Real World Graph® and is the leading transparent and contextualized location data platform
Estimote
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Estimote is a technology start-up, building a sensor-based Operating System for the physical world
The Infatuation
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The Infatuation is a website, app, newsletter, and recommendation platform that helps users find restaurants for every situation.
Minibar Delivery
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Minibar Delivery provides on-demand delivery of wine, spirits, beer & mixers.
Kontakt.io
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Kontakt.io is on a mission to simplify the delivery of location data insights.
Cloud4Wi
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Cloud4Wi enables businesses and organizations to seamlessly and safely collect, analyze and act on location-based customer data
Start.io (formerly StartApp)
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Start.io is a mobile data platform that enables organizations to uncover insights and make data-driven decisions that drive growth.
StreetCred
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StreetCred offers accessible data for places people care about.
Ubimo
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Ubimo is a Location Intelligence SaaS platform that lets enterprises of all sizes see and act on offline consumer behavior.
Blink
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Headquartered in New York, Blink is a platform that connects the world’s best storytellers to companies that have a story to tell.
Flyby Media
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Flyby Media develops next-generation consumer mobile social applications that connect the physical world with digital content.
Munch Ado
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Munch Ado is a fully-managed marketing / e-commerce growth platform for restaurants.
Arrivalist
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Arrivalist measures the way people visit places by looking at the changing locations of mobile computing devices after media exposures.
UPJAUNT
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Travelers, professionals and businesses discover and connect around mutual interests and stories.
Connexient
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Connexient is dedicated to creating innovative Indoor Mapping, Navigation and Indoor Location-based Services Solutions.
Mommy Nearest
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Mommy Nearest is one of the fastest-growing mobile communities for parents looking for child-friendly places while on the go.
Seamless
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Seamless North America is an online platform and smartphone app that allows customers to order food from preferred restaurants.
Monaeo
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Monaeo is a location data analytics platform that helps businesses and individuals identify and manage tax risks created by travel.
QWASI
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QWASI is a technology team building customer experience and communication solutions for global brands.
Xtify
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Xtify is an IBM company providing mobile app publishers with the tools to execute push and location-triggered notification campaigns.
Leantegra
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Complete suite for indoor location intelligence: Real-time Location System, Proximity Marketing and Location Analytics
Capture Media
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Capture leverages the power of social networks to connect newsrooms to over 1 billion smartphone cameras for real-time, worldwide coverage.
Dasher
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Dasher is building a next-generation messaging platform enabling delivery of rich, interactive, real-time data in 1:1 and group chats.
iSharingSoft
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iSharing is a real-time locator service that allows family members and close friends to privately share their location information.
Dart Technologies
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Passenger In-Vehicle Infotainment for Connected and Autonomous Mobility
Snapette
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Snapette is a mobile shopping application for finding and sharing fashion products available in neighborhood stores.
Fondu
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Fondu is an online community for sharing bite-sized reviews about places to eat and drink.
Cityglobe
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Cityglobe is a resource portal that helps location-seeking companies meet investment-seeking cities.
WiFi Map
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WiFi Map is the largest Wi-Fi community in the World!
LokaTrain
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Location based app to discover fitness professionals in your area, connect with those you like, and schedule training sessions.
Fuzd
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Meet new people from around the world! You can chat with people in your language and they’ll receive messages in theirs instantly!
Place Pixel
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Place Pixel is a New York-based software company that creates next-gen mapping experiences.
ConvertCart
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ConvertCart is a machine learning based all-in-one conversion optimization tool suite that ties together 21 tools into a powerful ecosystem.
Hearts & Science
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Hearts & Science has been inspired by confident marketers seeking business advantage in a world of personalized digital marketing.
Roomster
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The leading multi platform roommate matching & shared housing application. IOS, Android & fully responsive design
Common
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Common is a mobile app and a community that allows its users to share their lifestyle experiences with other people.
Swill
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Swill is an online delivery platform that enables its users to find and buy from among a range of alcohol products.
Live XYZ
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Live XYZ is on a mission to map the world – a live map of every place on every block showing the culture, activity, and life of a city.
MeetMoi
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MeetMoi is a location-based dating site enabling members to meet others based on preferences and proximity.
Badger
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Badger develops interactive technology based solutions provides tool for social picture sharing and thematic mapping with mobile device.
Bar Stars
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Bar Stars is a social discovery app making it easier to meet new people and connect with friends in real life and in person.
BroadwayWorld.com
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BroadwayWorld.com offers online content management and advertising services.
SPREO
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SPREO is a developer of a cloud-based indoor mapping platform used for indoor positioning.
Menupages
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MenuPages provides online menus that enable users to find nearby restaurants that offer they food they want.
Hmmm
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Hmmm provides a mobile app with which anybody can present on live.
Nichewith
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Nichewith is a private location-based, photo-sharing application for sporting events, concerts, and after-school activities.
Now
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Now is a free iPhone application that enables users to find out happenings around the city, based on crowd sourced photos.
Sense Networks
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Sense Networks offers MacroSense®, a technology platform for analyzing vast amount of mobile location data.
Stylr
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Stylr is a location-based shopping application that helps consumers find the fashion they love in stores around them.
VenPath
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VenPath is the world’s largest consumer data marketplace. We instantly deliver the data your business needs.
Ditto
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Ditto is an iPhone app that allows users to get recommendations on restaurants, movies and other activities from their friends.
DigiCollect
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Digital Platform with an ERP system and proprietary applications for the power sector
Topos
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Topos creates location intelligence products that provide new social, cultural, and business insights about neighborhoods and cities.
UpNext
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Upnext is an interactive 3D mapping platform engaged in digital strategy, mobile application development and user experience design.
bring10
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Bring10 is an online platform that enables users to connect with nearby shops and restaurants of their liking.