EveryScape
{{Infobox company
| name = EveryScape
| founded = 2002
| founder = Mok Oh
| hq_location_city = Waltham, Massachusetts
| key_people = Jim Schoonmaker
(CEO)
| website = {{URL|www.everyscape.com}}
}}
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.{{Cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/2008/3/everyscape-gets--7-million-in-series-b-funding|title=Google Street View Competitor Everyscape Gets $7 Million Funding|work=Business Insider|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://venturebeat.com/2008/03/04/everyscape-takes-on-google-streetview-and-raises-7-million/|title=EveryScape takes on Google Streetview and raises $7 million|date=2008-03-04|work=VentureBeat|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en-US}}
History
{{Update|type=section|date=August 2010}}
EveryScape was founded in 2002 by Mok Oh in Newton, Massachusetts, and was originally called Mok 3.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/01/27/with-this-photo-based-you-are-almost-there/abyRsN7dK89vJj7J3ank4N/story.html|title=With this photo-based VR, you are (almost) there - The Boston Globe|work=BostonGlobe.com|access-date=2018-09-19|archive-date=2018-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920045800/https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2017/01/27/with-this-photo-based-you-are-almost-there/abyRsN7dK89vJj7J3ank4N/story.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.xconomy.com/boston/2011/01/19/everyscape-founder-mok-oh-leaves-firm-looks-for-new-ways-to-map-online-to-the-real-world|title=Xconomy: EveryScape Founder Mok Oh Leaves Firm, Looks for New Ways to Map Online to the Real World|date=2011-01-19|work=Xconomy|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/mass-high-tech/2011/01/founder-mok-oh-leaves-everyscape.html|title=Founder Mok Oh Leaves EveryScape|last=Moore|first=Galen|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=2018-09-19}}
In 2005, the company raised $4.5 million in Series A funding.{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/02/18/everyscape-6-million-local-3d-street-search/|title=EveryScape Raises Another $6 Million For Local 3D Street Search|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en-US}}
In May 2007, EveryScape unveiled a demo of its service in San Francisco. On October 29, 2007, the company debuted its service in Boston, New York, Miami, and Aspen, Colorado.{{Cite web |url=http://www.everyscape.com/about_pop/press.htm |title=Press and News at EveryScape |access-date=2008-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080224030158/http://www.everyscape.com/about_pop/press.htm |archive-date=2008-02-24 |url-status=dead }} The service included 360 degree panoramic views of the cities, and allowed users to contribute indoor and outdoor photographs to its maps.{{Cite news|url=https://www.xconomy.com/boston/2007/10/29/everyscape-street-level-views-that-go-behind-closed-doors/|title=Xconomy: EveryScape: Street-Level Views That Go Behind Closed Doors|date=2007-10-29|work=Xconomy|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en-US}}{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2007/10/29/everyscape-takes-streetview-indoors/|title=EveryScape Takes Streetview Indoors|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en-US}}
EveryScape expanded its service to Lexington, Massachusetts, in December 2007,{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/25/business/25novelties.html|title=A Web Tour Will Show Stores From the Inside Out|last=Eisenberg|first=Anne|work=The New York Times |date=25 November 2007 |access-date=2018-09-19|language=en}} to Cambridge, Massachusetts, on January 17, 2008,{{Cite news|url=https://www.xconomy.com/boston/2008/01/17/everyscape-adds-cambridge/|title=Xconomy: EveryScape Adds Cambridge|date=2008-01-17|work=Xconomy|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en-US}} and to Laguna Beach, California, a week later on January 24, 2008.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ocregister.com/2008/01/24/laguna-beach-goes-virtual/|title=Laguna Beach goes virtual|date=2008-01-24|work=Orange County Register|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en-US}}
On April 7, 2008, EveryScape added Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C.{{Cite web |url=http://new.yachtchartersmagazine.com/read/536318.htm |title='The Real World Online' Comes to San Francisco, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia at EveryScape.com @ YACHT VACATIONS & CHARTERS MAGAZINE |access-date=2008-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211151806/http://new.yachtchartersmagazine.com/read/536318.htm |archive-date=2012-02-11 |url-status=dead }} Later in the month, Beverly Hills was added.{{Citation needed|date=September 2018}}
In March 2008, the company secured $7 million in Series B funding for expansion.[http://www.boston.com/business/ticker/2008/03/internet_atlas.html Internet atlas EveryScape lands funding – Daily Business Update – The Boston Globe][http://www.bizjournals.com/masshightech/stories/2008/03/03/daily20.html EveryScape views expansion with $7M second round - Mass High Tech: The Journal of New England Technology:]{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2008/03/03/daily31.html|title=EveryScape lands $7M in VC funding|date=5 March 2008|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=2018-09-19}}
In February 2010, the company raised $6 million in Series C funding.
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.{{Cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/12/15/bing-everyscape-interior-views/|title=Beyond The Street, Bing Will Add Interior Views Of Local Businesses From EveryScape|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2018-09-19|language=en-US}}
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.everyscape.com/ Everyscape]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WANHhw3HNfk EveryScape launch YouTube video]
Category:Companies based in Waltham, Massachusetts
Category:2002 establishments in Massachusetts
Category:Internet properties established in 2002