Vikram Gundeti
@vikramgundeti.bsky.social
CTO, Foursquare; Founding engineer, Amazon Alexa
Meet the all-new Swarm for iOS.
Redesigned from the ground up to make it easier than ever to check in, share your adventures, and discover new places.
Redesigned from the ground up to make it easier than ever to check in, share your adventures, and discover new places.
July 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Meet the all-new Swarm for iOS.
Redesigned from the ground up to make it easier than ever to check in, share your adventures, and discover new places.
Redesigned from the ground up to make it easier than ever to check in, share your adventures, and discover new places.
We are thrilled to introduce Placemaker Tools for Mobile in beta. With this release, Placemakers can add locations, verify suggested edits, track their contributions, and more, all from their mobile browser. 📱
Sign up to be a Placemaker today & try out the new tools: foursquare.com/placemakers/...
Sign up to be a Placemaker today & try out the new tools: foursquare.com/placemakers/...
February 13, 2025 at 9:03 PM
We are thrilled to introduce Placemaker Tools for Mobile in beta. With this release, Placemakers can add locations, verify suggested edits, track their contributions, and more, all from their mobile browser. 📱
Sign up to be a Placemaker today & try out the new tools: foursquare.com/placemakers/...
Sign up to be a Placemaker today & try out the new tools: foursquare.com/placemakers/...
Our February release of OS Places is now live on @hf.co, Snowflake & S3. Notable additions:
- dataset now available in PMTiles format
- more efficient geocoordinate partitioning sorting
- Removal of 15k POIs with profanity in the name.
Full release notes here: docs.foursquare.com/data-product...
- dataset now available in PMTiles format
- more efficient geocoordinate partitioning sorting
- Removal of 15k POIs with profanity in the name.
Full release notes here: docs.foursquare.com/data-product...
February 7, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Our February release of OS Places is now live on @hf.co, Snowflake & S3. Notable additions:
- dataset now available in PMTiles format
- more efficient geocoordinate partitioning sorting
- Removal of 15k POIs with profanity in the name.
Full release notes here: docs.foursquare.com/data-product...
- dataset now available in PMTiles format
- more efficient geocoordinate partitioning sorting
- Removal of 15k POIs with profanity in the name.
Full release notes here: docs.foursquare.com/data-product...
We are excited to introduce Kepler.gl 3.1, including enterprise-grade features like an embedded @duckdb.org Engine, an LLM Assistant for visual analysis with support for OpenAI, DeepSeek AI and local Ollama models, and PM Tiles support: location.foursquare.com/resources/bl...
January 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
We are excited to introduce Kepler.gl 3.1, including enterprise-grade features like an embedded @duckdb.org Engine, an LLM Assistant for visual analysis with support for OpenAI, DeepSeek AI and local Ollama models, and PM Tiles support: location.foursquare.com/resources/bl...
The latest Foursquare OS Places update delivers measurable data quality improvements, reflecting our active engagement with community feedback and swift implementation of suggested enhancements to better serve our users' needs. (POIs added in green and POIs removed in green)
January 18, 2025 at 3:24 AM
The latest Foursquare OS Places update delivers measurable data quality improvements, reflecting our active engagement with community feedback and swift implementation of suggested enhancements to better serve our users' needs. (POIs added in green and POIs removed in green)
This weekend, I hooked up FSQ Places API with @dharmesh.com's Agent.ai to build a FSQ Place Search Agent. Still need to get the latency under control and add a few more options before I publish but for now, just a demo of an important FSQ can play in the Agentic Universe.
January 5, 2025 at 4:37 AM
This weekend, I hooked up FSQ Places API with @dharmesh.com's Agent.ai to build a FSQ Place Search Agent. Still need to get the latency under control and add a few more options before I publish but for now, just a demo of an important FSQ can play in the Agentic Universe.
In 2024, we unleashed unprecedented product velocity and innovation at Foursquare by embracing a builder-first culture through the following changes. As a result, shipped more features in the last 6 months than in the previous several years combined.
January 4, 2025 at 12:43 AM
In 2024, we unleashed unprecedented product velocity and innovation at Foursquare by embracing a builder-first culture through the following changes. As a result, shipped more features in the last 6 months than in the previous several years combined.
2024 has been a transformative year at Foursquare as we advanced our mission to making geospatial data and insights accessible to everyone. Our initiatives resonated strongly with the industry. We couldn't be more excited for what's ahead in 2025.
January 4, 2025 at 12:34 AM
2024 has been a transformative year at Foursquare as we advanced our mission to making geospatial data and insights accessible to everyone. Our initiatives resonated strongly with the industry. We couldn't be more excited for what's ahead in 2025.