About Unacast

Location Intelligence for Every Business

Unacast, the global location intelligence and insights company.

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Using Location Data for Good

Unacast is a global location intelligence and insights company transforming our understanding of human activity in the physical world. Using state-of-the-art machine learning and artificial intelligence, Unacast extracts valuable information from location data, delivering trustworthy, reliable, and privacy-friendly location intelligence. Companies across industries, at every stage of growth, rely on Unacast’s actionable human mobility insights to make more informed decisions that better align with the world around them.

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Accurate

We are dedicated to rigorous methodology focused on accuracy over volume to provide our clients with the trustworthy products and insights they need

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Global

We’re committed to providing data for countries across the world to support global companies in understanding mobility patterns both within and outside of the U.S.

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Trusted

We believe in being honest and open with clients and partners, even in regards to the weaknesses in our data. World-class researchers like Harvard, MIT, and Stanford rely on that transparency in trusting us as their location data partner.

Unacast History

2015
Founders Thomas Walle & Kjartan Slette raise seed round to kickstart R&D phase for new company Unacast
2016
$5m raised to test new products and business models
February 2018
$17.5m raised to launch Data as a Service location analytics products in the US
May 2019
Launched Turbine (Platform as a Service) with Telia in the Nordics as the first client
2020
Launched free COVID-19 Social Distancing Scoreboard to help with the pandemic
October 2021
$16m raised to launch in 20+ new countries
2022
Fastest Growing Company
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December 2023
Unacast merges with Gravy Analytics, expanding its product line and adding global data coverage

Leadership

Thomas Walle

Thomas Walle

CEO & Co-Founder
Jeff White

Jeff White

President
Jonathon Schuster

Jonathon Schuster

CPO
Tor Åge Ballo

Tor Åge Ballo

CTO
Aaron Vance

Aaron Vance

SVP Supply
Chris Gildea

Chris Gildea

CRO
Bridget Anderson

Bridget Anderson

CCO
Arve Egil

Arve Egil

CFO
Kjartan Slette

Kjartan Slette

GM, Turbine

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Data for Social Good in Action

We believe in using location data to make our world a better place.

Unacast believes that location data should be used for social good. Location data and its derived datasets have the potential to fuel innovation within our communities and help people live healthier, more fulfilling lives. For select organizations whose missions align with these values, we provide access to location datasets at a nominal cost. Supported projects have benefitted communities both in the U.S. and overseas.

We know that understanding human movement patterns, and how they change over time is key to better stewardship. Location intelligence lets local governments make policy decisions based on data, not opinion.

It allows non-profit organizations and environmental groups to allocate scarce resources in the places where it is needed most. In times of crisis, location data can help prioritize outreach, deploy life-saving healthcare services, or direct the efforts of first responders. It can also help cities plan for the future – for skyrocketing growth, or a declining population – and inform critical infrastructure and redevelopment projects.

In short, location data can help to solve some of our society’s biggest challenges. Too often these problems are under-resourced; the great irony is that these are often the issues that most impact our everyday lives.

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What our customers are saying

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Unacast is an amazing GCP partner. They are using data to do innovative things ranging from tracking COVID-19 to predicting what location is the best for a new retail store. This is a huge step for our partnership and it will be a game changer!

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Ingrid Gonzale
Google
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Unacast is by far the most flexible and adaptable location data provider. They have great coverage geographically, they're adjusting to the market needs in a fast and strategic way, and their teams are transparent and helpful throughout the entire process.

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Jay Panchal
AlphaMap
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BT has chosen to partner with Unacast because of the company’s proven track record … We look forward to becoming the market leader within data monetization for the UK market, and our partnership with Unacast is essential to that growth strategy.

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Chris Withers
BT Group
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Our strategic partnership with Unacast marries the expertise and data assets of Precisely and Unacast to deliver innovative and highly valued dynamic demographics data to our customers. We trust that our partnership with Unacast will continue to grow into the future.

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Jeff Bank
Precisely
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Our collaboration with Unacast is more important than ever because it takes data integration to the next level to account for evolving shopping habits and provide retailers the necessary insights to adjust operations and customer engagement accordingly.

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Craig Szklany
Sensormatic
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Our gold mine of location data is Unacast. What really impressed us with this partnership has been the high quality of the data…as well as the amazing support we receive. We have been very happy with this relationship and we are looking forward to continuing into the future.

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Anatasios Noulas
Firefly Advertising
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We are most impressed with the amount of usable data, frequency Unacast onboards new data, and how easy it has been to collaborate and create relationships. I have been impressed with the possibilities of the data, and there is so much potential with using Unacast’s mobility data.

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Stefano Biondi
Generali Real Estate
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One thing we like about Unacast is that the platform is relatively intuitive. Another thing is it offers that psychographic segmentation right in the app. At a quick glance, you can get a better understanding of the core customer.

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Matthew Lautensack
Director of Research and Development
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I would absolutely recommend it to anyone who has retail or a physical presence. I think it's that missing piece of the puzzle that marketers are often kind of on the hook for, but don't really know how to get and have to make a lot of assumptions.

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Senior Manager of Media
Pet Industry Client
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I think [Unacast and Spatial.ai] are helpful for media buyers in particular, especially when you have a budget and you don't really want to waste anything…to make sure you're getting the most out of your media dollars

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Digital Marketing Director
Pet Industry Client
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The latest Unacast trade areas by zip update has been a game changer. It is important because it makes it easy to see where the majority of our customers are actually coming from so we can target by zip code…then we start to think about target audiences and get into Spatial AI and selecting audiences to export to our campaigns.

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Senior Manager of Media
Pet Industry Client
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We already had the framework for data. So on our end, it wasn’t tough to introduce, and the Unacast team made it exceptionally easy for us. It was extremely streamlined. It went through without a hitch and the integration was ahead of schedule.

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Director of Data Partnerships
AdTech Client
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Unacast’s location data is invaluable not only for Demand-Side Platforms (DSPs) but also for brands seeking to refine their client lists and understand consumer demographics and behaviors. This data is universally beneficial within the advertising sector.

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Director of Data Partnerships
AdTech Client
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We’ve explored several data providers for location data and other services, but our decision to continue working with Unacast is a clear one. We are confident that Unacast will keep evolving to meet our needs as we adapt to the future.

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