Wheere

Wheere is a company specialized in indoor geolocation, providing a technology capable of locating with an accuracy of less than one meter indoors, even through 50 meters of concrete. Its solution relies on low-frequency wave emission and an algorithm, enabling coverage in complex environments such as industrial sites, hospitals or tunnels. It needs only four antennas to cover one square kilometer, and its independent from GNSS systems.{{Cite web |date=2023-11-23 |title=Montpellier : cette start-up a inventé le GPS qui traverse le béton |url=https://actu.fr/occitanie/montpellier_34172/montpellier-cette-start-up-a-invente-le-gps-qui-traverse-le-beton_60367965.html |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=actu.fr |language=fr}}{{Cite web |last=Coutance |first=Pascal |date=2024-06-28 |title=Wheere, la start-up montpelliéraine qui veut révolutionner la géolocalisation indoor |url=https://vipress.net/wheere-la-start-up-montpellieraine-qui-veut-revolutionner-la-geolocalisation-indoor/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=VIPress.net |language=fr-FR}}

Wheere was founded in 2021 by Pierre-Arnaud Coquelin and Antoine Carrabin, after identifying a gap in the indoor geolocation market.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.bfmtv.com/economie/replay-emissions/tech-and-co/quentin-barenne-wintics-et-pierre-arnaud-coquelin-wheere-jo-2024-les-startups-dans-les-starting-blocks-04-07_VN-202407040842.html |title=Quentin Barenne (Wintics) et Pierre-Arnaud Coquelin (Wheere) : JO 2024, les startups dans les starting-blocks - 04/07 |date=2024-07-04 |language=fr |access-date=2025-02-27 |via=www.bfmtv.com}} This venture emerged from an earlier experiment with McLloyd,{{Cite web |title=Millau, au départ des GPS de sport |url=https://www.ladepeche.fr/2022/01/08/millau-au-depart-des-gps-de-sport-10033401.php |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=ladepeche.fr |language=fr}} founded by Coquelin in 2013, which focused on GPS tracking in sports.{{Cite web |last=Mauger |first=Charlotte |date=2024-12-16 |title=Wheere simplifie les géolocalisations indoor |url=https://www.itforbusiness.fr/wheere-simplifie-les-geolocalisations-indoor-85654 |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=IT for Business |language=fr-FR}} After several years of research and testing, the company launched the first version of its system in Montpellier.{{Cite journal |last=Moniteur |first=Le |date=2024-07-10 |title=Wheere géolocalise les personnes malgré les murs en béton |url=https://www.lemoniteur.fr/article/geolocaliser-les-personnes-malgre-les-murs-en-beton-la-solution-de-wheere.2332808 |language=fr}}

In July 2023, Wheere raised €11 million{{Cite web |title=Montpellier : la start-up Wheere invente le GPS qui va aussi à l'intérieur |url=https://www.midilibre.fr/2023/11/20/montpellier-la-start-up-wheere-invente-le-gps-qui-va-aussi-a-linterieur-11592008.php |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=midilibre.fr |language=fr}}{{Cite web |date=2024-07-05 |title=Wheere lève 11 M€ pour devenir la référence mondiale de géolocalisation indoor et outdoor |url=https://gazette-du-midi.fr/au-sommaire/entreprises/wheere-leve-11-meur-pour-devenir-la-reference-mondiale-de-geolocalisation |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=La Gazette du Midi |language=fr}} from Blast.Club, Sofilaro, Bpifrance and angel investors including Arnaud Frey (founder and CEO of Extia), Adrien Montfort (co-founder and CTO of Sorare) and Arthur (producer and television host).{{Cite web |date=2023-10-23 |title=L'expert de la géolocalisation indoor Wheere lève 11 millions d'euros |url=https://www.lejournaldesentreprises.com/article/lexpert-de-la-geolocalisation-indoor-wheere-leve-11-millions-deuros-2072194 |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=www.lejournaldesentreprises.com |language=fr}}{{Cite web |title=Levée de fonds de 11 millions d'euros pour Wheere {{!}} Infonet |url=https://infonet.fr/actualite/levees-de-fonds/startup-wheere-tour-de-table/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=infonet.fr |language=fr}}

In November 2023, Wheere announced the deployment of its indoor geolocation technology for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in partnership with the Paris Fire Brigade. {{Cite news |date=2023-11-02 |title=Wheere déploiera sa technologie de géolocalisation indoor aux JO de Paris 2024 |url=https://www.lesechos.fr/pme-regions/innovateurs/wheere-deploiera-sa-technologie-de-geolocalisation-indoor-aux-jo-de-paris-2024-2026350 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240117182542/https://www.lesechos.fr/pme-regions/innovateurs/wheere-deploiera-sa-technologie-de-geolocalisation-indoor-aux-jo-de-paris-2024-2026350 |archive-date=2024-01-17 |access-date=2025-02-27 |work=Les Echos |language=fr |url-status=live }}

In January 2025, Wheere was selected to participate in the Consumer Electronics Show (CES Las Vegas 2025).{{Cite web |last=Seilhan |first=Clément |date=2025-01-09 |title=CES 2025: 12 startups occitanes tentent leur chance à Las Vegas • Mid E-News |url=https://midenews.com/ces-2025-12-startups-occitanes-tentent-leur-chance-a-las-vegas/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=Mid E-News |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web |title=Wheere prévoit de lever 40 millions d'euros pour repousser les limites du GPS via une constellation de satellites - Hérault Tribune |url=https://www.herault-tribune.com/articles/wheere-prevoit-de-lever-40-millions-deuros-pour-repousser-les-limites-du-gps-via-une-constellation-de-satellites/ |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=www.herault-tribune.com |language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web |title=Montpellier : Wheere, le GPS d'intérieur, en visite à Las Vegas au CES |url=https://www.midilibre.fr/2025/01/06/montpellier-wheere-le-gps-dinterieur-en-visite-a-las-vegas-au-ces-12420972.php |access-date=2025-02-27 |website=midilibre.fr |language=fr}}

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