# Geoff Michener

> Geoff Michener is the founder and CEO of Dataplor, a location-intelligence company that grew from verifying small businesses in Mexico to maintaining data on more than 370 million points of interest across over 250 countries and territories. His career has moved from international economics and government internships to LivingSocial, a first startup, and a data subscription business built around a stubborn premise: algorithms improve when somebody checks the street.

- **Role:** CEO and Founder at Dataplor
- **Organizations:** Dataplor, ProspectWise, LivingSocial, Acquisio, Forbes Business Council
- **Education:** Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Denver, Master of Arts, Johns Hopkins University, MBA coursework, The Wharton School
- **Known for:** Founded Dataplor and expanded its proprietary coverage to more than 370 million points of interest across over 250 countries and territories by June 2025., Led Dataplor through a $10.6 million Series A in 2024 and a $20.5 million Series B in 2025., Helped transform Dataplor from a service-oriented field-data model into a recurring data-subscription business.

## Career timeline

- **Undergraduate years** — Studied international trade and economics, studied abroad in Nicaragua, and completed internships connected to the White House, Pentagon and a think tank.
- **2012-2013** — Worked in business development and data partnerships at LivingSocial.
- **2013-2016** — Co-founded and served as COO of ProspectWise, a crowdsourced small-business data company.
- **2016** — Started Dataplor to address gaps in reliable location and small-business data in emerging markets.
- **2018** — Dataplor was operating with a field network that verified businesses in emerging markets and a culture centered on direct communication.
- **2020** — Described Dataplor's shift from service-heavy collection work toward a scalable database and subscription model.
- **2024** — Dataplor raised a $10.6 million Series A led by Spark Capital.
- **2025** — Dataplor launched global mobility data and raised a $20.5 million Series B led by F-Prime.

## Achievements

- Founded Dataplor and expanded its proprietary coverage to more than 370 million points of interest across over 250 countries and territories by June 2025.
- Led Dataplor through a $10.6 million Series A in 2024 and a $20.5 million Series B in 2025.
- Helped transform Dataplor from a service-oriented field-data model into a recurring data-subscription business.
- Oversaw the launch and international expansion of Dataplor's privacy-first mobility and foot-traffic product.
- Published commentary on location intelligence, privacy, insurance, mobility data and international business growth.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Published an article arguing that global data is a competitive advantage for business leaders.
- **2025-06** — Announced Dataplor's $20.5 million Series B led by F-Prime to expand geographic coverage, products and integrations.
- **2025-05** — Announced the international expansion of Dataplor's privacy-first mobility and foot-traffic data.
- **2025-04** — Discussed Dataplor's origin, location-data quality and international expansion in an interview with HiTechNectar.

## Links

- Website: https://www.dataplor.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gmichener
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/dataPlor
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/dataplorco/

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Last updated: 2026-08-27