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Gowalla

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Gowalla is the leading Social Guide to the world’s most loved places and cities.

Its award-winning mobile app and website — paired with an ever-growing collection of socially-powered Guides to cities, parks and regions across the globe — as curated by the Gowalla community and experts like Disney and National Geographic — make it easy for friends and families to share and discover photos, experiences and recommendations on the go.

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Gowalla was launched in 2009 and is backed by investors including Greylock Partners, Also p-Louie Partners, Founders Fund, and other prominent angel investors.

Recent Milestones

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  Gowalla was acquired by Facebook. (12/2/11)
  Posted 12/2/11 at 8:29pm via techcrunch.com
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  Gowalla added Pia Burone Arthur as Marketing Director. (5/1/11)
  Posted 9/29/11 at 8:36am
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  Gowalla — Gowalla named in Lead411's Hottest Texas Companies list (6/22/10)
  Posted 7/3/10 at 9:49am via lead411.com
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  Gowalla added Andrew Waldrup as Culture Evangelist. (6/1/10)
  Posted 11/20/11 at 5:22pm
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  Gowalla added Mattt Thompson as Hacker. (2/1/10)
  Posted 8/31/10 at 12:28pm
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  Gowalla received $105k in Series B funding. (1/28/10)
  Posted 1/30/10 at 4:11pm via sec.gov
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  Gowalla added Andy Ellwood as Vice President, Business Development. (1/2/10)
  Posted 5/14/13 at 11:59am
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  Gowalla received $8.29M in Series B funding. (12/9/09)
  Posted 12/4/09 at 1:56pm via crunchbase.com
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  Gowalla added Jason Calacanis as Investor. (11/1/09)
  Posted 1/7/10 at 11:34am
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  Gowalla — Gowalla launches public beta at SXSW (3/13/09)
  Posted 8/17/09 at 11:30am via gigaom.com
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  Gowalla received $2M in Series A funding. (2/27/08)
  Posted 1/16/09 at 1:02pm via paidcontent.org
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  Gowalla — PackRat launched to public (1/21/08)
  Posted 8/17/09 at 11:28am
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  Gowalla added Jonathan Carroll as Product Marketing. (12/1/07)
  Posted 8/17/09 at 11:27am
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  Gowalla added Josh Williams as Co-Founder, CEO. (9/1/07)
  Posted 9/15/08 at 1:07pm
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  Gowalla added Scott Raymond as Co-Founder, CTO. (9/1/07)
  Posted 4/10/09 at 10:23am
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  Gowalla added Keegan Jones as Product Designer. (9/1/07)
  Posted 4/10/09 at 10:23am

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Gowalla

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Website	gowalla.com
Blog	gowalla.com/blog
Stage	Live
Launch Date	March 13, 2009
Tags	location, lbs, gps, iphone, mobile, social-network, digital-collectibles

Gowalla is a mobile and web service that gives people around the world a new way to communicate and express themselves through the everyday places and extraordinary settings they enjoy.

People can capture and share their spot in the world with friends and family, while discovering new places, events and trips as they go. Gowalla offers businesses, campaigns, and organizations the unique opportunity to reward loyalty, reach new consumers, and to create memorable experiences.

Based in Austin, Texas, Gowalla was launched in 2009 by Josh Williams and Scott Raymond. The company is backed by notable investors including Greylock Partners, Alsop-Louie Partners, Founders Fund, and other prominent angel investors.

Videos

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GoWalla video, October 2009

PackRat

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Website	apps.facebook.com/packrat
Stage	Live
Launch Date	January 20, 2008
Tags	social-game, virtual-goods

PackRat is a collectible card on Facebook platform. Players steal, trade and collect digital cards with their friends.

Above: Steal with PackRat
Uploaded: 8/17/09

Above: Buy Cards on PackRat
Uploaded: 8/17/09

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Sources

1. Report: Facebook Has Acquired Gowalla (techcrunch.com) [edit]
2. Social Gamer AlamoFire Gets $2 Million First Round (paidcontent.org) [edit]
3. TechCrunch, SEC (crunchbase.com) [edit]
4. SEC D/A (sec.gov) [edit]
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Location Awareness is the New Black (gigaom.com) [edit]
Lead411 launches "Hottest Texas Companies" awards (lead411.com) [edit]