Niantic, Inc. was an American software development and video game company based in San Francisco, known for augmented reality mobile games including Ingress and Pokemon Go. It began in 2010 as Niantic Labs, an internal startup within Google, and became an independent company in October 2015 when Google restructured under Alphabet Inc. In 2025 Niantic was acquired by Scopely, with its game development team continuing to operate as Scopely Explore and its non-game business spun off separately as Niantic Spatial.
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Company TypeCensus-designated place in the United States 2 Founded Year Chronology
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1. Niantic, Inc. (Wikipedia)
Infobox: defunct
May 29, 2025
Infobox: founded
2010
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Private
Operates In: Technology Industry, Infobox: industry
Video game industry, Video games, Technology industry, Technology
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census-designated place and village in East Lyme, Connecticut, United States
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