EveryScape

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EveryScape
Founded2002
FounderMok Oh
Headquarters
Waltham, Massachusetts
Key people
Jim Schoonmaker
(CEO)
Website www.everyscape.com

EveryScape is an online mapping service based in Waltham, Massachusetts. It allows users to view panoramic images from various locations and is a competitor of Google's Street View service. [1] [2]

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History

EveryScape was founded in 2002 by Mok Oh in Newton, Massachusetts, and was originally called Mok 3. [3] [4] [5]

In 2005, the company raised $4.5 million in Series A funding. [6]

In May 2007, EveryScape unveiled a demo of its service in San Francisco. [2] On October 29, 2007, the company debuted its service in Boston, New York, Miami, and Aspen, Colorado. [7] The service included 360 degree panoramic views of the cities, and allowed users to contribute indoor and outdoor photographs to its maps. [4] [8] [9]

EveryScape expanded its service to Lexington, Massachusetts, in December 2007, [10] to Cambridge, Massachusetts, on January 17, 2008, [11] and to Laguna Beach, California, a week later on January 24, 2008. [12]

On April 7, 2008, EveryScape added Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. [13] Later in the month, Beverly Hills was added.[ citation needed ]

In March 2008, the company secured $7 million in Series B funding for expansion. [14] [15] [16]

In February 2010, the company raised $6 million in Series C funding. [6]

In December 2010, EveryScape formed a partnership with Bing to develop an “Interior Views” feature on Bing Maps. The feature allowed users to explore the inside of buildings. [17]

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References

  1. ↑ "Google Street View Competitor Everyscape Gets $7 Million Funding". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  2. 1 2 "EveryScape takes on Google Streetview and raises $7 million". VentureBeat. 2008-03-04. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  3. ↑ "With this photo-based VR, you are (almost) there - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-20. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  4. 1 2 "Xconomy: EveryScape Founder Mok Oh Leaves Firm, Looks for New Ways to Map Online to the Real World". Xconomy. 2011-01-19. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  5. ↑ Moore, Galen. "Founder Mok Oh Leaves EveryScape". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  6. 1 2 "EveryScape Raises Another $6 Million For Local 3D Street Search". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  7. ↑ "Press and News at EveryScape". Archived from the original on 2008-02-24. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
  8. ↑ "Xconomy: EveryScape: Street-Level Views That Go Behind Closed Doors". Xconomy. 2007-10-29. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  9. ↑ "EveryScape Takes Streetview Indoors". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  10. ↑ Eisenberg, Anne (25 November 2007). "A Web Tour Will Show Stores From the Inside Out". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  11. ↑ "Xconomy: EveryScape Adds Cambridge". Xconomy. 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  12. ↑ "Laguna Beach goes virtual". Orange County Register. 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  13. ↑ "'The Real World Online' Comes to San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia at EveryScape.com @ YACHT VACATIONS & CHARTERS MAGAZINE". Archived from the original on 2012-02-11. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
  14. ↑ Internet atlas EveryScape lands funding – Daily Business Update – The Boston Globe
  15. ↑ EveryScape views expansion with $7M second round - Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology:
  16. ↑ "EveryScape lands $7M in VC funding". www.bizjournals.com. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  17. ↑ "Beyond The Street, Bing Will Add Interior Views Of Local Businesses From EveryScape". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
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