Foursquare

E236192

location-based services company software company technology company

Foursquare is a location-based technology company best known for its mobile apps and platform that let users discover places, check in, and power location intelligence for businesses.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Foursquare canonical	3
Foursquare Attribution	1
Foursquare Audience	1
Foursquare City Guide	1
Foursquare Developer Platform	1
Foursquare Places API	1
Foursquare Studio	1
Foursquare for Business	1
Yelp	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2125392 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Foursquare
Context triple: [Ashton Kutcher, investedIn, Foursquare]

A. Square, Inc.
Square, Inc. is a financial technology company best known for its mobile payment solutions and point-of-sale systems that enable businesses to accept electronic payments easily.
B. Grubhub
Grubhub is a major U.S.-based online food ordering and delivery platform that connects diners with local restaurants through its website and mobile app.
C. Lyft
Lyft is a major American ride-hailing and transportation company that connects passengers with drivers through a mobile app platform.
D. GMB
GMB is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to The Gambia.
E. Starbuck
Starbuck is the morally conscientious first mate of the whaling ship Pequod in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick," serving as a cautious and ethical counterpoint to Captain Ahab’s obsessive quest.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Foursquare
Target entity description: Foursquare is a location-based technology company best known for its mobile apps and platform that let users discover places, check in, and power location intelligence for businesses.

A. Square, Inc.
Square, Inc. is a financial technology company best known for its mobile payment solutions and point-of-sale systems that enable businesses to accept electronic payments easily.
B. Grubhub
Grubhub is a major U.S.-based online food ordering and delivery platform that connects diners with local restaurants through its website and mobile app.
C. Lyft
Lyft is a major American ride-hailing and transportation company that connects passengers with drivers through a mobile app platform.
D. GMB
GMB is the three-letter ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code assigned to The Gambia.
E. Starbuck
Starbuck is the morally conscientious first mate of the whaling ship Pequod in Herman Melville’s novel "Moby-Dick," serving as a cautious and ethical counterpoint to Captain Ahab’s obsessive quest.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (73)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	location-based services company ⓘ software company ⓘ technology company ⓘ
acquired	Factual ⓘ Placed ⓘ
businessModel	B2B location data services ⓘ advertising and marketing solutions ⓘ freemium consumer apps ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dataSource	mobile device location data ⓘ partner data ⓘ user check-ins ⓘ
foundedBy	Dennis Crowley ⓘ Naveen Selvadurai ⓘ
foundedIn	2009 ⓘ
hasClient	advertisers ⓘ app developers ⓘ brands ⓘ retailers ⓘ
hasDatabase	global places database ⓘ
hasFeature	badges ⓘ check-ins ⓘ gamification elements ⓘ location recommendations ⓘ mayorships ⓘ place discovery ⓘ tips for places ⓘ user reviews ⓘ
hasMobileAppStoreListing	App Store ⓘ surface form: Apple App Store Google Play Store ⓘ
hasNumberOfUsers	tens of millions of registered users ⓘ
hasOfficialBlog	https://enterprise.foursquare.com/blog ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://foursquare.com ⓘ
hasProduct	Foursquare self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Foursquare Attribution Foursquare self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Foursquare Audience Foursquare self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Foursquare City Guide Foursquare self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Foursquare Developer Platform Foursquare self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Foursquare Places API Foursquare self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Foursquare Studio Foursquare self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Foursquare for Business Pilgrim SDK ⓘ Swarm ⓘ
headquartersLocation	New York ⓘ New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
inception	2009 ⓘ
industry	digital advertising ⓘ location intelligence ⓘ location-based services ⓘ mobile software ⓘ
knownFor	check-in based mobile app ⓘ location intelligence platform ⓘ location-based social networking ⓘ points of interest database ⓘ
mergedWith	Factual ⓘ
offers	advertising solutions ⓘ business analytics ⓘ developer tools ⓘ location data APIs ⓘ location intelligence solutions ⓘ
operatesIn	multiple countries ⓘ
platformType	API platform ⓘ mobile application ⓘ web platform ⓘ
supportsOperatingSystem	Android ⓘ iOS ⓘ
targetAudience	businesses ⓘ consumers ⓘ developers ⓘ
uses	GPS location data ⓘ Wi-Fi signals ⓘ beacon signals ⓘ cell tower data ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ashton Kutcher → investedIn → Foursquare ⓘ

PayPal Mafia → hasNotableCompanyFoundedOrLed → Foursquare ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yelp

Loopt → competitor → Foursquare ⓘ