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Making an accessible global map, built by all of us

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What could be more human than for us to own a map of the world we belong to?

Hivemapper is a decentralized, ever-updating map built by people using dashcams to mine our cryptocurrency, HONEY.

This new mapping economy represents a fundamental shift
in how maps are built and who owns them, sharing the economic benefits of a global map with those who are building it.

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A new way to map
and mine crypto

Order the world's first crypto-mining dashcam
and start earning HONEY.

A team that loves maps

We are mathematicians, physicists, computer scientists, logistic experts, artists, and designers working to create a decentralized mapping network.

Our team built and scaled global maps and geospatial products at Yahoo Maps, Scale AI, and Mapbox.

Our Investors

Hivemapper has raised equity funding from some of the most prominent Venture Capital (VC) firms in the world including Spark Capital, Multicoin Capital, Founder Collective, GV, Shine Capital, Craft Ventures, Solana Ventures, and more.

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People are talking

Coindesk Article

Mapping Startup Hivemapper Raises $18M to Give Maps the Web 3 Treatment

Crypto-enabled mapping startup Hivemapper is trying to give Google Maps a run for its money. The San Francisco-based company has raised $18 million in a funding round led that was by Multicoin Capital. Some big names from crypto and technology also invested ...
Techcrunch Article

At long last, web3 makes a push to fight Google Maps

Over a decade ago, a group of employees at Yahoo were struggling to compete with Google Maps as the younger firm aggressively outspent its rivals and scaled its offering with a grand vision and unmatched risk-appetite. “We didn’t have the same kind of budget ...
The Information Article

Hivemapper, a Blockchain for Maps, Raises Funding; FTX Backs IEX

If you’re a fan of neat ways entrepreneurs are applying blockchain, this one’s for you. Hivemapper, a San Francisco-based startup, said Tuesday it raised $18 million in a Series A led by Multicoin Capital for its decentralized mapping protocol that rewards users with ...
The Block Article

Hivemapper raises $18 million to create decentralized mapping network

Decentralized mapping network company Hivemapper has raised $18 million in a Series A funding round. The round brings the company’s total financing to date to $23 million, according to a statement on Tuesday. The company declined to disclose Hivemapper's ...
Venture Beat Article

Hivemapper Creating the World’s First Decentralized Mapping Network

Hivemapper Inc., the creator of Hivemapper, a global, decentralized mapping network with a crypto-integrated dashcam, today announced an $18 million Series A round led by Multicoin Capital with participation from Craft Ventures, Solana Capital, ...
Silicon Angle Article

Hivemapper raises $18M to create a decentralized map of the world

Mapping startup Hivemapper Inc. today announced it has raised $18 million in early-stage funding that will support the launch of its dashcam and network that will pay drivers in cryptocurrency for building decentralized maps. Multicoin Capital led the Series ...
Decrypt Article

Decentralized Google Maps? Solana-Based Hivemapper Raises $18M to Build It

The digital mapping industry is dominated by centralized giants like Google, TomTom, and Apple, but blockchain startup Hivemapper sees significant potential in a decentralized, open-source alternative that is built by a wide network of users. Today ...
Coincu Article

Hivemapper raises $18M to create a decentralized map of the world

Hivemapper, a decentralized mapping network, has secured $18 million in a Series A fundraising round. According to a statement released on Tuesday, the round increases the company’s total funding to $23 million. Hivemapper’s value was not disclosed by the ...
Multicoin Capital Article

Proof of Physical Work (Multicoin Blog)

One of the most powerful features of crypto-economic protocols is their ability to create incentive structures that allow anyone in the world to permissionlessly contribute to a set of shared objectives. These incentive structures can be finely tuned to facilitate ...
San Francisco Business Times Article

This Web3 company is paying dashcam users crypto to make better online maps

San Francisco web3 company Hivemapper says it can do a better job mapping out the world's streets than even multibillion dollar companies like Google — and it has devised an innovative, if not complicated, way to get the process to work. Instead of hiring drivers to ride around ...
Yahoo Finance Article

Mapping Startup Hivemapper Raises $18M to Give Maps the Web 3 Treatment

Crypto-enabled mapping startup Hivemapper is trying to give Google Maps a run for its money. The San Francisco-based company has raised $18 million in a funding round led that was by Multicoin Capital. Some big names from crypto and technology also invested ...

Our Values

HOW WE ACT

Have empathy
and candor

We are thoughtful of other perspectives and we give others the benefit of the doubt.

We speak our minds but always with respect and intellectual honesty.

We understand that listening unlocks more than talking, and we strive to be good listeners.

We support others to be successful in their journeys.

Own the problem

We do what it takes to deliver.

We herd the cats to drive our projects forward.

We strive to articulate a vision or define the problem and rally others to solve it.

Go a bit over
the speed limit

We are ambitious.

We are constantly asking ourselves what is my next level.

We believe that it is better to ask for forgiveness than ask for permission, yet we won’t be reckless.

Always be inventing

We are iterative.

We are resilient.

We are curious.

We don’t fear the messiness.

HOW WE MAKE DECISIONS

Be bold

Nobody ever won by thinking and acting small.

Be proud of
what you ship

We care about our work.

We are making something that we want to use and are
proud of recommending.

Wear the
customer’s shoes

We get into the customer’s mindset.

We go to the customer to learn how they work.

We observe and listen.