# Niantic

> Niantic is a VC fund in San Francisco backing Augmented Reality and Gaming. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Jan 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/niantic
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/NianticLabs
- Website: http://www.nianticlabs.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nianticlabs

Niantic is a VC fund in San Francisco focused on Augmented Reality and Gaming. Niantic focuses on developing games that encourage outdoor activity and social engagement. It aims to create products for movement, exploration, and face-to-face social interaction. Its notable products include Ingress and Pokémon GO.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Niantic. Shizune tracks 12 team members at Niantic. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/nianticlabs?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Augmented Reality | 3 | 50% |
| Gaming | 2 | 33% |
| Blockchain | 2 | 33% |
| Web3 | 1 | 17% |
| Computer | 1 | 17% |

16 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 17% |
| Series A | 1 | 17% |
| Series C | 1 | 17% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 1 | 17% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Lucas Nealan | System Engineer | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lucas-nealan |
| Mike Quiqley | CMO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mike-quiqley |
| Archit Bhargava | Founding Marketing Hire & Global Marketing Lead - Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Pokémon GO & Ingress | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/archit-bhargava |
| Catherine Metzner | Game Designer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/catherine-metzner |
| Jeff Shouger | Chief Financial Officer | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeff-shouger |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Urban Electronics, Inc. | Urban Electronics, Inc. creates games and hyper local-based experiential apps using emerging technologies |  | Non-equity Assistance | Jan 01, 2023 |  |
| TRIPP | TRIPP: Empowering You To Change The Way You FeelNamed the Best VR Meditation App of 2020 by Men’s Health and VR Fitness Insider, The Washington Post calls TRIPP “Meditation-meets-a-video-game-meets-a-Happy-Pill!”TRIPP is the award-winning XR platform designed to address mental and emotional well-being. Proven to drive deep engagement, TRIPPcreates advanced digital products that are based on scientific research and delivered through virtual reality, augmented reality, and mobile devices. TRIPP's platform is currently delivering wellness solutions into consumer households, Fortune 1000 companies and hospitals/clinics worldwide. | $11.2M | Series A | Jun 01, 2022 |  |
| MR Augmented | MR Augmented is the 1st Web3 Social AR Blockchain Platform |  | Pre-Seed | Sep 01, 2021 |  |
| Gowalla | Gowalla builds social games played in the real world. | $4M | Seed | Jan 28, 2021 |  |
| Gowalla | Gowalla builds social games played in the real world. | $4M | Seed | Jan 28, 2021 |  |
| DigiLens | DigiLens is an innovator in holographic waveguide display technology for extended reality (XR).DigiLens has developed a patented optical platform and photopolymer technology that delivers best-in-class solutions using a unique, low-cost contact-copy manufacturing process. DigiLens enables OEM partners to design and build XR-enabled devices for theglobal automobile, enterprise, consumer, avionics, and military industries. | $50M | Series C | May 14, 2019 |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Offline Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/offline-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Google Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Otherwise Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/otherwise-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Spark Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/spark-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Upside Partnership](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/upside-partnership) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Amazon Alexa Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amazon-alexa-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Niantic invest in?

Niantic invests primarily in Augmented Reality, Gaming and Blockchain startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Niantic?

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### Who are the partners at Niantic?

The team at Niantic includes Lucas Nealan (System Engineer), Mike Quiqley (CMO) and Archit Bhargava (Founding Marketing Hire & Global Marketing Lead - Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, Pokémon GO & Ingress), among 12 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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