Hivemapper
15 known investors
Hivemapper is a decentralized mapping network built on Solana that enables contributors to map the world in real time using cameras and apps while earning rewards through a token-based incentive system.
Also known as Hivemapper · Hivemapper Network
Founders & leadership
Investors · 15
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Also in the syndicate · 2
Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements$32M disclosed across 1 round · 2025
- $32MraisedOct 2025 · 3 sources
Ajna Capital, Borderless Capital, LDA Capital, Pantera Capital
Source ↗
Source: company announcements and press reports — follow each round's link for the claim.
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Hivemapper is a decentralized street-level mapping network in which a distributed base of people, cameras and apps collect road imagery and map data in real time. The resulting map is presented through an interactive coverage explorer that reports total road kilometers mapped, unique road kilometers mapped and global road coverage, with region pages for cities including Tokyo, Singapore, Los Angeles, Paris, New York and Austin.
The network is built on the Solana blockchain and uses a token, HONEY, to reward contributors for supplying fresh map data; contributions are recorded on-chain. Hardware in the ecosystem includes dashcams, with contributor commentary on the company site describing a newer device called the 'Bee' as an upgrade over earlier dashcam models. Hivemapper is commonly discussed as part of the DePIN (decentralized physical infrastructure) category alongside projects such as Helium.
Business model
Hivemapper operates a contributor-powered network rather than owning a mapping fleet: individuals and fleets install dashcams (including the 'Bee' device) or apps, drive as they normally would, and submit street-level imagery. Contributions are tracked on-chain and compensated in the HONEY token, which the company describes as the economic engine of the network. Contributors are also offered a 'fleet protection' benefit called Beekeeper. The company's site references map data being used by external parties such as Lyft.
Not stated in the available sources beyond the HONEY token mechanism for rewarding contributors; one contributor post references a token burn mechanism correlated to revenue.
Traction
The company's site reports total and unique road kilometers mapped and global road coverage via live counters, and cites a third-party post stating the network has mapped about 33% of the global road network. Contributor posts referenced on the site indicate Lyft's use of Hivemapper's community-built maps.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography
Market position
Hivemapper is described by third-party commentators cited on its site as a leading DePIN project and a decentralized alternative to incumbent mapping providers, having mapped roughly a third of the global road network.
Hivemapper positions itself as a crowd-sourced, contributor-owned alternative to centrally collected street-level map data, emphasizing real-time freshness, on-chain transparency of contributions and token-based compensation instead of a company-operated collection fleet. The site describes it as the fastest-growing network of its kind.
Technology
A blockchain-based mapping network on Solana in which imagery collected by dashcams (including the 'Bee' device) and mobile apps is tracked on-chain and rewarded with the HONEY token, feeding an interactive global road coverage map.
Go-to-market
Acquisition is driven by recruiting individual drivers and commercial fleets to install cameras and map passively during normal driving, with token rewards as the incentive, supported by community and social-media advocacy from contributors and crypto-ecosystem participants.
Contributors include individual drivers and commercial fleet operators; map data consumers referenced include companies such as Lyft.
Geography
The network is presented as global, with coverage pages highlighted for Tokyo, Singapore, Los Angeles, Paris, New York and Austin; posts cited on the site reference contributor activity in additional U.S. locations such as Sacramento and Salt Lake City.
Compiled by commissioned research from 2 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Competitors · 8
by search overlap
Companies competing with Hivemapper for the same Google search keywords, organic and paid, via search-intersection analysis.
Non-dilutive funding · 4 SBIR/STTR awards
Federal grants — no equity taken| Agency | Phase | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department of DefenseSpecial Operations Command | Phase II | 2021 | $2.1M |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase II | 2019 | $1.5M |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase II | 2019 | $750K |
| U.S. Air ForceAir Force | Phase I | 2019 | $44.9K |
Source: SBIR.gov award data (U.S. Small Business Administration). SBIR/STTR awards are competitive federal R&D grants and contracts — non-dilutive capital alongside any venture rounds above.
In the news
▸Research sources · 2
primary sources listed
- Hivemapper Smarter mappinghivemapper.com · web
2 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Hivemapper do?
- Decentralized, Solana-based network of drivers, dashcams and apps that maps global streets in real time and pays contributors in HONEY.
- Who founded Hivemapper?
- Hivemapper was founded by Ariel Seidman.
- Who are Hivemapper's investors?
- Hivemapper's investors include Accelerator Ventures, Borderless Venture, Founder Collective, Hemisphere Ventures LLC, Homebrew, Multicoin Capital, Shine Capital, 75 & Sunny and 5 more.
- How much funding has Hivemapper raised?
- Hivemapper has disclosed $32M raised across 1 round.