# Foursquare — Vendor Intelligence Profile
> Source: Vedex (https://vedex.ai) | Generated: 2026-10-05T08:35:07.171Z

## Overview

- **Vendor Type**: data_provider, platform
- **Headquarters**: New York, NY
- **Year Founded**: 2009
- **Employee Count**: 500
- **Description**: Foursquare is a leading location technology company that provides geospatial data, intelligence, and developer tools to help businesses understand real-world human movement and place-based context. By leveraging a massive proprietary dataset derived from mobile signals and consumer applications, Foursquare offers solutions for location intelligence, audience targeting, and proximity marketing.
- **Slogan**: The location technology platform for the modern enterprise.
- **Domain**: location.foursquare
- **Contact Email**: info@location.foursquare.com
- **Company Website**: https://location.foursquare

## Categories & Sectors

- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Point of Interest Data, Consumer Behavior Data
- **Sectors**: Retail, Advertising, Real Estate, Logistics, Technology

## Marketplace Presence

- **Source Platforms**: alternativedata_org, conference:esri_uc_2026, databricks_marketplace, datarade, snowflake_marketplace
- **Platform Count**: 4
- **Delivery Methods**: REST API, S3 Bucket
- **Geographic Coverage**: Global

## Intelligence Scores

- **Vendor Score**: 68.7
- **Market Presence**: 56.9
- **Trust & Compliance**: 83
- **Integration**: 88.1
- **AI Readiness**: 53
- **Business Maturity**: 78
- **Support & Operations**: 74.1

## Trust & Compliance (vendor-reported)

> These are the vendor's own attestations as collected from public sources, not Vedex's. Verify directly with the vendor.

- **Trust Score**: 75/100 (based on vendor-reported attestations, not verified by vedex)
- **SOC 2 Type II**: Yes (current report available)
- **ISO 27001 Certified**: No
- **GDPR Compliance**: Fully compliant (DPA available)
- **Encryption Standards**: AES-256 for data at rest and TLS 1.2+ for data in transit
- **Penetration Testing**: Annual third-party penetration testing
- **Historical Breach Record**: No public incident found in our search (unverified)
- **Data Residency Options**: US, EU
- **Written Compliance Policies**: Data privacy, Information security, Intellectual property

## AI & ML Readiness

- **LLM-Friendly Output Formats**: Structured JSON with schemas
- **File Formats Supported**: CSV, JSON, Parquet
- **SDK Languages**: Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Java

## Business & Funding

- **Funding Stage**: D+
- **Estimated ARR Range**: $100M+
- **Key Customers**: Uber, Samsung, Microsoft, Snapchat, T-Mobile
- **Key Partnerships**: AWS, Google Cloud, Snowflake

## Competitors

- **Competitors**: DRAKO, Echo Analytics, SafeGraph, Xtract

## Products

### Foursquare Open Source Places
A free, open-source dataset containing over 100 million points of interest globally.
- **Pricing**: $57,500
- **Free**: No
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-open-source-places-1c861e/llms.txt

### Foursquare Spatial Desktop
A desktop tool providing access to 100M+ POIs and H3 Hub datasets for spatial analysis.
- **Pricing**: $10,000
- **Free**: No
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-spatial-desktop-1ce366/llms.txt

### Global Places Dataset
Geolocation data for global POI. This is a paid dataset; please contact databricks@foursquare.com for more information.
- **Pricing**: $31,250
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: ADVERTISING_AND_MARKETING, GEOSPATIAL, RETAIL, FINANCIAL, COMMERCE, MEDIA
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/global-places-dataset-3f99a8/llms.txt

### Foursquare H3 Hub Datasets
Spatial datasets at resolution 8 covering landuse, population, and other geographic metrics.
- **Pricing**: $10,000
- **Free**: No
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-h3-hub-datasets-535cc3/llms.txt

### Foursquare Places API
An API providing access to Foursquare's comprehensive POI dataset for real-time location data integration.
- **Pricing**: $10,000
- **Free**: No
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-places-api-5c5d18/llms.txt

### Foursquare Audience Segments
Consumer device IDs segmented by behavioral interest and place visitation activity for marketing targeting.
- **Pricing**: $10,000
- **Free**: No
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-audience-segments-6a541b/llms.txt

### Places - Free New York City Sample
Point of interest dataset for New York City including addresses, open hours, ratings, lat/longs, and more.
- **Pricing**: $31,250
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: ADVERTISING_AND_MARKETING, FINANCIAL, GEOSPATIAL, RETAIL, MEDIA
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/places-free-new-york-city-sample-df6e50/llms.txt

### Foursquare Business Listings
A service to manage and distribute business location information across Foursquare's ecosystem and partner platforms.
- **Pricing**: $57,500
- **Free**: No
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-business-listings-ed624d/llms.txt

### Foursquare Pilgrim
Mobile SDK for real-time location awareness and visit detection.
- **Pricing**: $25,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Point of Interest Data, Consumer Behavior Data
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-pilgrim-073ecb/llms.txt

### Foursquare Movement
Mobility and movement pattern data product, referenced in industry discussions about location data
- **Pricing**: $25,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Consumer Behavior Data
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-movement-086eb1/llms.txt

### Foursquare Places
A premium tier of Foursquare's next-generation Places dataset, powered by the proprietary Places Engine.
- **Pricing**: $15,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Point of Interest Data, Consumer Behavior Data
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-places-0a43b3/llms.txt

### Foursquare Places Pro
A premium tier of Foursquare's next-generation global points of interest (POI) dataset.
- **Pricing**: $57,500
- **Free**: No
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-places-pro-0e7f71/llms.txt

### Consumer Insights Reports
Regular industry reports based on location data, mentioned in press and marketing
- **Pricing**: $3,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Consumer Insights
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/consumer-insights-reports-115462/llms.txt

### Foursquare Proximity
A tool for defining and targeting audiences based on proximity to specific locations.
- **Pricing**: $25,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Point of Interest Data, Consumer Behavior Data
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-proximity-13a835/llms.txt

### Foursquare Places Premium
A high-tier version of the Places dataset offering enhanced POI data and attributes.
- **Pricing**: $87,500
- **Free**: No
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-places-premium-14d447/llms.txt

### Foursquare Haystack
Foot traffic and visitation analytics platform for retail and commercial properties
- **Pricing**: $240
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Consumer Behavior Data
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-haystack-1af123/llms.txt

### Foursquare Venue Categories
Hierarchical categorization system for venues, fundamental to their POI data structure
- **Pricing**: $12,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Point of Interest Data, Reference Data
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-venue-categories-271f93/llms.txt

### Foursquare Attribution
Measurement tool for linking ad exposure to real-world store visits.
- **Pricing**: $25,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Consumer Behavior Data, Ad Tech
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-attribution-413ff3/llms.txt

### Movement by Foursquare
Well-known foot traffic analytics platform with public reports and dashboards
- **Pricing**: $3,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Consumer Insights
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/movement-by-foursquare-468bef/llms.txt

### Foursquare Movement SDK
A self-service geolocation SDK that enables developers to integrate location tracking into mobile apps.
- **Pricing**: $32,000
- **Free**: No
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-movement-sdk-51d182/llms.txt

### Foursquare Data Solutions
General term used for various data offerings from Foursquare.
- **Pricing**: $300
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Point of Interest Data, Consumer Behavior Data
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-data-solutions-5507d5/llms.txt

### Foursquare Custom Data Feeds
Likely exists for enterprise clients but not explicitly named in training data
- **Pricing**: $25,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Point of Interest Data, Consumer Behavior Data
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-custom-data-feeds-652a4e/llms.txt

### Foursquare Studio
Cloud-based geospatial visualization and analytics platform (formerly Unfolded).
- **Pricing**: $12,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Point of Interest Data
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-studio-67f989/llms.txt

### Foursquare Insights
Analytics and intelligence platform for real estate and retail insights
- **Pricing**: $25,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Point of Interest Data, Consumer Behavior Data
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-insights-760931/llms.txt

### Foursquare Audience
A platform for creating and targeting custom audiences based on real-world location behavior.
- **Pricing**: $25,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Consumer Behavior Data
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-audience-812117/llms.txt

### Foursquare Visits
Dataset providing insights into human movement and foot traffic patterns.
- **Pricing**: $25,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Consumer Behavior Data
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-visits-878acf/llms.txt

### Foursquare City Guide
Known product that provides recommendations based on location.
- **Pricing**: $12,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Point of Interest Data, Consumer Behavior Data
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-city-guide-901bac/llms.txt

### Foursquare Panel
Aggregated, anonymized location data panel used for market research and analytics.
- **Pricing**: $25,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Consumer Behavior Data
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-panel-9089a6/llms.txt

### Foursquare Demographics
Demographic enrichment and audience profiling at location
- **Pricing**: $15,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Consumer Behavior Data, Demographic Data
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-demographics-93c7af/llms.txt

### Foursquare Analytics
Commonly referenced in industry discussions regarding foot traffic insights.
- **Pricing**: $25,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Point of Interest Data, Consumer Behavior Data
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-analytics-954eaa/llms.txt

### Foursquare Market Intelligence Reports
Possible consulting or report-based offering given their enterprise focus, but not specifically recalled
- **Pricing**: $25,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Consumer Behavior Data
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-market-intelligence-reports-9ff1f6/llms.txt

### Foursquare Pilgrim SDK
Software development kit for mobile apps to track real-time location and visit context.
- **Pricing**: $12,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Point of Interest Data, Consumer Insights
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-pilgrim-sdk-a93a7c/llms.txt

### Foursquare Tendencies
Behavioral segmentation and consumer tendency analysis
- **Pricing**: $25,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Consumer Behavior Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-tendencies-b96cf1/llms.txt

### SafeGraph
Major acquisition providing POI and foot traffic data; SafeGraph data integrated into Foursquare
- **Pricing**: $10,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Point of Interest Data, Consumer Behavior Data
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/safegraph-bc63c6/llms.txt

### Places Data: McDonald's in the United States
This dataset contains geolocation information for McDonald's locations in the U.S.
- **Pricing**: $10,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: ADVERTISING_AND_MARKETING, COMMERCE, FINANCIAL, GEOSPATIAL, RETAIL
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/places-data-mcdonald-s-in-the-united-states-c5968a/llms.txt

### Foursquare Patterns
Behavioral patterns and movement intelligence derived from mobile data
- **Pricing**: $25,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Consumer Behavior Data
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-patterns-d0ba78/llms.txt

### Foursquare Location Cloud
Cloud-based location data infrastructure and API management
- **Pricing**: $12,000
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Point of Interest Data
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-location-cloud-e6ef3c/llms.txt

### Foursquare Spatial
A geospatial intelligence platform built on open standards designed for business intelligence and location-based analytics.
- **Pricing**: $300
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Foot Traffic Analytics, Point of Interest Data, Consumer Insights
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-spatial-e7f49f/llms.txt

### Foursquare API
The primary developer interface for accessing Places and location data.
- **Pricing**: $2,400
- **Free**: No
- **Categories**: Geospatial Data, Location Intelligence, Point of Interest Data, Developer Tools
- **Link**: https://vedex.ai/products/foursquare-api-fc3c56/llms.txt

## Links

- Vedex Profile: https://vedex.ai/vendor/foursquare-55c27e
- Due Diligence: https://vedex.ai/due-diligence/foursquare-55c27e