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Loopt

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Loopt is a mobile social mapping application. Using cell phones and mobile devices, it displays the locations of a user’s friends along with their presence status (available, away, etc) visually on maps or on lists. Based on GPS and related data, users can request alerts when friends are within a certain distance, send messages to groups of friends in particular area, and be able to tag and blog physical locations in a way that’s accessible to friends through Loopt. Users can also take pictures from their cell phones and tag them; these pictures will be available to friends and others on the Loopt network.

As of October 2008, Loopt is available on Sprint Nextel, Verizon, Boost Mobile, metroPCS, AT&T iPhone, and many BlackBerry devices, but the company is also speaking with other mobile carriers.

Similar companies, if not necessarily competitors, include Jaiku and Dodgeball

Milestones

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  Loopt acquired GraffitiGeo. (10/09)
  Posted 10/20/09 at 8:17pm
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  Loopt — TechCrunch network on Loopt launches (10/1/08)
  Posted 10/1/08 at 12:20pm
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  Loopt received $8.25M in Series B funding. (7/23/07)
  Posted 11/12/07 at 3:33am
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  Loopt received $5.05M in Series A funding. (9/06)
  Posted 11/12/07 at 1:58am
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  Loopt received $6k in Seed funding. (6/1/05)
  Posted 11/12/07 at 2:06am
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  Loopt added Brian Knapp as VP of Corporate Affairs.
  Posted 11/12/07 at 1:51am
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  Loopt added Greg McAdoo as Board Member.
  Posted 3/24/08 at 3:02pm
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  Loopt added Steve Lemon as VP of Engineering.
  Posted 11/12/07 at 1:51am
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  Loopt added Patrick Chung as Board Member.
  Posted 3/24/08 at 3:02pm
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  Loopt added Brian Marciniak as VP of Business Development.
  Posted 11/12/07 at 1:50am
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  Loopt added Nick Sivo as Co-Founder and CTO.
  Posted 11/12/07 at 1:50am
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  Loopt added Sam Altman as Co-Founder and CEO.
  Posted 11/12/07 at 1:50am
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  Loopt added Mike Ramsay as Board Member.
  Posted 3/24/08 at 3:04pm
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  Loopt added Eric Carr as VP of Location Technologies.
  Posted 6/3/08 at 1:02pm
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  Loopt added Evan Tana as Director, Product Management.
  Posted 7/17/09 at 3:57pm
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  Loopt added Sam Yam as Analytics Lead.
  Posted 7/18/09 at 1:21am

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Loopt

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Website	loopt.com
Blog	looptblog.com
Stage	Live
Tags	ad-supported-software-mobile-social-network

Loopt’s social mapping service costs $2.99 a month following a 30 day free trial.

Above: loopt
Uploaded: 5/12/09

Loopt iPhone App

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Website	loopt.com/loopt/iphone.aspx
Stage	Live
Launch Date	July 10, 2008
Tags	iphone-app

The Loopt iPhone App allows you to pinch, tap and drag an interactive map to find where your friends are and to see what they’re doing.

You can download the app here for free.

Above: Loopt iPhone App Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 7/10/08

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3. Loopt to make mobile presence usable (techcrunch.com) [edit]
4. Loopt draws on $8.25 million of a $12M planned second round (venturebeat.com) [edit]
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