Hivemapper collects 4K, street-level imagery from dashcams driven by contributors and processes, quality-assures, and annotates that data to create a decentralized map. The platform exposes APIs for images, directions, geocoder searches and a Freshview timelapse feature for specific intersections. Contributors — drivers and editors — are rewarded with the startup’s native token, HONEY. Hivemapper is building atop the Solana blockchain; businesses buy credits that are transacted on-chain, though routine API calls are not treated as blockchain transactions. The company is live in nine metro areas and plans to launch in 30 more markets this year before expanding internationally. Hivemapper plans to initially target businesses such as logistics and delivery firms, as well as governments and NGOs, and will begin shipping a $449 dashcam in July. Hivemapper builds a 3D map and navigation tool specifically for drone fliers. The company is mapping the entire earth for drone fliers and aims to make that mapping data accessible across web, mobile, and drones. It raised $3M in seed funding to support product development. The funds will be used to continue building the platform, and the company is hiring. Hivemapper was founded in January 2015 by CEO Ariel Seidman and is based in Burlingame, CA. No operating metrics were disclosed in the article.

Total raised

$21M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Series A

Latest activity

Apr 2022