Overview
Location
United States, California, Los Altos
Employees
51-200
Founded date
2014
Mentions in press and media 8
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| Sep 16, 2016 | Google acquires location analytics company Urban Engines | The Urban Engines team will be joining Google Maps There are some things its hard to remember how we ever lived without them. One of those is GPS. Sure, maybe the thrill of getting lost and finding something new and cool is gone, but man it... |
| Sep 16, 2016 | Google Maps picks up mapping analytics and visualization startup Urban Engines | This isn’t so much an acquisition as a welcoming back into the fold. Urban Engines was formed in 2014 by a bunch of former Google employees, with backing from Google Ventures and Eric Schmidt. The startup was formed to help deal with urban ... |
| Sep 15, 2016 | Google acquires Urban Engines to bring its location-based analytics to Google Maps | Google has acquired Urban Engines, a provider of location-based analytics for urban planning. The team will be joining the Google Maps team in a bid to “help organizations better understand how the world moves.” Financial terms of the deal ... |
| Sep 15, 2016 | Google acquires Urban Engines to bring its location-based analytics to Google Maps | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today! Google has acquired Urban Engines, a provider of ... |
| Jun 9, 2015 | Urban Engines Wants To Help You Leverage All Forms Of Transit | If you’ve spent much time in San Francisco over the past few years, you’ve seen the city slowly congest itself into something Gordian. Getting around has become increasingly difficult as construction cuts into lanes, roads can’t handle the ... |
| Feb 10, 2015 | Urban Engines Takes The Power Of Its Transit Platform To Consumers With A Smart Offline Maps App | As a part-time urban planning nerd, I love visualizations of buses, trains and cars pulsating through cities. Now with more data available through smartphones, emergent logistics platforms like Uber and eventually Internet-connected and sel... |
| May 15, 2014 | Backed By Google Ventures And Eric Schmidt, Urban Engines Wants To Solve Urban Congestion Using Data Intelligence | It’s no secret that as our population grows, buses, trains and other transportation infrastructure in cities are becoming more congested. Public transportation departments use qualitative date from surveys, and video cameras to understand c... |
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FAQ about Urban Engines
When was Urban Engines founded?
Urban Engines was founded in 2014.
What has the press written about Urban Engines?
Parsers VC has collected 8 articles mentioning Urban Engines, among them “Google acquires location analytics company Urban Engines” (Sep 16, 2016) and “Google Maps picks up mapping analytics and visualization startup Urban Engines” (Sep 16, 2016).
Is Urban Engines still active?
Yes, Urban Engines is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 17, 2016.