Niantic Spatial

Spun out of Niantic Labs as a standalone spatial-computing company; owns the Spatial Platform, VPS (1M+ locations), Scaniverse, and the Niantic SDK for XR developers.

The leading independent location-anchored AR platform; replacement for 8th Wall which shuts down March 2026.

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Total raised

Undisclosed

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Headcount

101-250

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Headquarters

San Francisco

United States

Founded

2025

1 year active

Status

Private

Dev Platforms

Subsector

Dev Platforms

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Leadership

John Hanke

Executive Chairman

Brian McClendon

Chief Technology Officer

Thomas Gewecke

President and Chief Operating Officer

Inhi Cho Suh

Chief Executive Officer

Products

Scaniverse
A mobile and web-based 3D scanning platform that captures high-fidelity physical spaces using consumer smartphones or 360-degree cameras and generates multiple outputs including visual positioning maps, Gaussian splats, and 3D meshes. Designed for businesses to operationalize real-world environments at scale, supporting small rooms to large industrial facilities, with no proprietary equipment required, enabling teams to create shared spatial models for collaboration and AI understanding.
Visual Positioning System (VPS) 2.0
A precision localization and orientation system delivering centimeter-scale 6DoF (full position and orientation) tracking in pre-scanned locations and reliable 3DoF global positioning using visual context. Powered by 50 million neural networks and 150 trillion parameters, VPS 2.0 augments GPS in areas with poor coverage and enables AR content anchoring across 600,000+ mapped locations worldwide, functioning in GPS-denied environments like indoors and dense urban areas.
Niantic Spatial Platform
A comprehensive suite of live spatial intelligence services including the Visual Positioning System, advanced 3D visualization powered by Gaussian Splatting, and developer SDKs. The platform integrates reconstruction, localization, and semantic understanding capabilities, delivered as public APIs for global applications or private enterprise solutions, enabling robotics, logistics, real estate, and entertainment companies to build spatial understanding into their operations.
Large Geospatial Model (LGM)
A foundational AI model trained on over 30 billion posed images from millions of global locations, designed to provide spatial reasoning capabilities to large language models. The LGM enables AI systems and robots to understand not just where things are but what they are and their contextual relationships, transforming how machines comprehend and interact with the physical world for applications in robotics, enterprise, and spatial computing.
Niantic Spatial Development Kit (NSDK) 4.0
A unified software development kit supporting Swift, Unity, Native Android, and early support for ROS 2 (Robot Operating System), enabling developers to build spatial applications directly integrated with Scaniverse and VPS 2.0. Developers can leverage existing workflows and programming environments without platform lock-in, accelerating development of mobile apps, robotic systems, and immersive spatial experiences grounded in real-world understanding.

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