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Hivemapper

Decentralized map network using crypto-enabled dashcams

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21-100 employees
  • B2C
  • Cryptocurrency
  • Logistics
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  • Blockchain
San Francisco, CA

Company mission

Hivemapper's mission is to make an accessible global map, built by all of us.

Top investors

0% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

When Hivemapper launched in 2015, it focused on creating 3D maps for drone pilots, but in the last few years its set its sights on a much more ambitious target – to decentralize how maps are produced.

It’s aiming to do this by way of a dashcam and community owned, blockchain-based mapping network. Essentially, drivers purchase the dashcam, which mines and earns them Hivemapper’s own cryptocurrency, HONEY, in exchange for building maps while they drive.

Considering that Google Maps, the world’s most popular navigation system, is slow to update its street views - especially in remote areas - Hivemapper could be onto something with it close-to-real-time network. It remains too early to tell if Hivemapper’s coins will become truly valuable in time, but the considerable funds the company has raised from crypto-focussed investors surely displays its strong potential.

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Benefits

  • 401(k) program
  • Unlimited Flex PTO
  • Medical, dental and vision benefits plus FSA
  • Paid lunch
  • Family leave
  • Commuter benefits

Company values

  • Have empathy and candor – We are thoughtful of other perspectives and we give others the benefit of the doubt. We speak our minds but always with respect and intellectual honesty. We understand that listening unlocks more than talking, and we strive to be good listeners. We support others to be successful in their journeys.
  • Go a bit over the speed limit – We are ambitious. We are constantly asking ourselves “what is my next level?”. We believe that it is better to ask for forgiveness than ask for permission, yet we won’t be reckless.
  • Own the problem – We do what it takes to deliver. We herd the cats to drive our projects forward. We strive to articulate a vision or define the problem and rally others to solve it.
  • Always be inventing – We are iterative. We are resilient. We are curious. We don’t fear the messiness.
  • Be bold – Nobody ever won by thinking and acting small.
  • Wear the customer’s shoes – We get into the customer’s mindset. We go to the customer to learn how they work. We observe and listen.
  • Be proud of what you ship – We care about our work. We are making something that we want to use and are proud of recommending.

Funding (2 rounds)

Apr 2022

$18m

SERIES A

Nov 2015

$2.9m

SEED

Total funding: $20.9m

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Leadership

Previously co-founded and was CEO of brand intelligence SaaS Gigwalk. Spent five years as Director of Product Management (Search & Maps) at Yahoo!, and five years as a Principal Product Manager at Oracle's Siebel.

Previously worked in 3D Data & Product Engineering at Scale AI, following two year spells as a Senior Software Engineer at EarthX, then Minerva Project.

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