EveryScape

EveryScape

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]


References

  1. "Google Street View Competitor Everyscape Gets $7 Million Funding". Business Insider. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  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. Moore, Galen. "Founder Mok Oh Leaves EveryScape". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  5. "Press and News at EveryScape". Archived from the original on 2008-02-24. Retrieved 2008-04-17.
  6. "EveryScape Takes Streetview Indoors". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  7. Eisenberg, Anne (25 November 2007). "A Web Tour Will Show Stores From the Inside Out". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  8. "Xconomy: EveryScape Adds Cambridge". Xconomy. 2008-01-17. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  9. "Laguna Beach goes virtual". Orange County Register. 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2018-09-19.
  10. "EveryScape lands $7M in VC funding". www.bizjournals.com. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 2018-09-19.

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