# Radar

> Radar is a New York-based location platform that gives developers and enterprises a cost-effective alternative to Google Maps Platform and Mapbox. Its SDKs and APIs cover geofencing, maps, geocoding, trip tracking, and address autocomplete, plus solutions for location-based marketing, fraud and geo-compliance, and operations. Founded in 2016 by former Foursquare colleagues Nick Patrick and Coby Berman, Radar powers location features for brands like Panera Bread, DICK'S Sporting Goods, T-Mobile, and bet365, processing hundreds of billions of API calls a year across hundreds of millions of devices.

- **Founded:** 2016
- **Headquarters:** New York, New York, United States
- **Founders:** Nick Patrick (Co-Founder & CEO), Coby Berman (Co-Founder & COO)
- **Team size:** ~160 employees (approximate)
- **Products:** Geofencing, Maps, Geocoding & Address Autocomplete, Trip Tracking, Places
- **Notable:** Grew to 300B+ location API calls per year across 300M+ devices, Raised $85.5M total across Seed, Series A, B, and C (Accel led three consecutive rounds), 100+ companies migrated from Google Maps/Mapbox to Radar

## Products & services

- **Geofencing** — SDKs for iOS, Android, React Native, Flutter and web that trigger events when users enter, exit, or dwell in polygon and circular geofences.
- **Maps** — Vector base maps, custom styling via Maps Studio, satellite imagery, and routing - a drop-in alternative to Google Maps and Mapbox.
- **Geocoding & Address Autocomplete** — Forward/reverse geocoding, search, and address validation powered by Radar's proprietary HorizonDB geospatial database.
- **Trip Tracking** — Live ETAs and arrival detection for pickup, delivery, and on-the-way experiences.
- **Places** — Place and chain detection that identifies the specific store or point of interest a device is at.
- **Radar Protect** — Geo-compliance and anti-fraud with a customizable rules engine, plus Reveal for detecting risky web and mobile traffic and GPS spoofing.
- **Radar Optimize** — Operations toolkit for logistics: delivery tracking, arrival detection, and ETA optimization.
- **Radar Engage** — Location-based marketing and real-time personalized messaging.
- **Location OS** — An AI-enabled bundling of Radar's platform announced Oct 2025, including a ChatGPT-style report builder for location data.

## Achievements

- Grew to 300B+ location API calls per year across 300M+ devices
- Raised $85.5M total across Seed, Series A, B, and C (Accel led three consecutive rounds)
- 100+ companies migrated from Google Maps/Mapbox to Radar
- Launched HorizonDB, a proprietary geocoder, to control cost and quality
- Announced Location OS (Oct 2025), pitched as the first AI-enabled location OS for enterprises
- Named a top NYC workplace by Built In and Crain's

## Latest updates

- **2025-10** — Launched Location OS, an AI-enabled bundling of the platform with a ChatGPT-style report builder for location data.
- **2025-08** — Relocated headquarters to the Flatiron district of New York City.
- **2025-01** — Added satellite maps, floor-level detection, a one-line maps-migration SDK, and anti-fraud visualizations.
- **2024-01** — Shipped HorizonDB geocoder and Maps Studio; expanded TomTom-powered coverage to nearly 200 countries.
- **2023-09** — Radar Maps Platform reached general availability as a Google Maps/Mapbox alternative.

## Links

- Website: https://radar.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/radarlabs
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/radarlabs
- GitHub: https://github.com/radarlabs
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/radarlabs/

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Last updated: 2026-07-18