2008 · Seed
Would you have funded Waze?
Crowdsourced driving directions
An Israeli team has a navigation app that builds its maps and traffic data from what its own drivers report in real time. Google, Apple and GPS makers already offer free or cheap maps.
- Map quality depends on having many users first
- Free app
Show what happened
🦄 Breakout
Waze Google bought it in June 2013 for about $1.3 billion.
Venture investors funded several rounds.
Sources: Waze (Wikipedia)
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