LivingCities is co-founded by Dennis Crowley, Matt Miesnieks (CEO), and designer John Gaeta, and is developing a consumer-facing "social layer" that captures the spirit of real-life geographies in virtual spaces. The platform is described as a mirror-world that will integrate elements of web3 while aiming to avoid the speculative behaviors often associated with crypto. The team says it plans to build primarily on the web and mobile web, potentially sidestepping app stores and their fees, and is not positioning the product as an augmented-reality competitor to mapping players like Niantic or Snap. The founders draw on prior exits and experience: Crowley founded Foursquare and Miesnieks sold 6D.ai to Niantic; Gaeta is known for his work on the Matrix Trilogy. Financially, the company has secured early-stage capital to begin execution, but no revenue or user metrics are disclosed in the articles.

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May 2022