Overview
Trajectory score
73
/ 100TrueUp rank#778
Valuation
$9.0billion
TrueUp rank#421
Employees
500
TrueUp rank>1,000
Business
Augmented reality gaming
Founded
17 years ago
2010
Company type
Private - Venture-Backed
Niantic is an Augmented reality gaming company. It is currently valued at $9.0 billion as a private company. 500 people work at Niantic. The company was founded in 2010.
Company grid
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Jobs
No job info
Financials
Valuation
$9.0billion
Tech Unicorn
Last round - Nov 2021
TrueUp rank#421
- Most recent funding
- 5 years ago
- ZIRP-era funding
- Total funding
- $770 million
- Actual value "created"
- +$8.2 billion
- Valuation minus total funding
Lead Investor - Series A
Alsop Louie Partners
- Valuation per employee
- $18.0 million
- TrueUp rank#271
Culture
Employee sentiment
Would recommend company
70%
200+ reviews
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
Above averagevs. other tech cos.
Approve of CEO
John Hanke
67%
Sources: TrueUp, Glassdoor, Blind
People
Employee growth
Rankings and awards
Fast Company - Next Big Things in Tech
2024
CNBC Disruptor 50 #38
2019
Layoffs
- Layoff events
- 5
- People impacted
- 556
Apr 2025 · 1 year ago
68 impacted
Mar 2025 · 1 year ago
68 impacted
Aug 2023 · 3 years ago
100 impacted
Jun 2023 · 3 years ago
230 impacted
Jun 2022 · 4 years ago
90 impacted
Policies
- Remote openings
- Not available
- H-1B sponsorships (2025)
- 31
- TrueUp rank#274
