Dennis Crowley
FounderFounder at Hopscotch Labs · Founder at Foursquare
New York City
Writes $5K – $50K checks · typically $25K
FoundedFoursquareHopscotch Labs
About
Dennis Crowley is Co-Founder and CEO of Hopscotch Labs and Co-Founder and Co-Chair of Foursquare, a location technology platform. He previously founded Dodgeball, a location-based mobile social service acquired by Google in 2005, and co-created the urban game PacManhattan. Crowley is also Co-Founder and Co-Chair of Street FC and Founder and Chairman of Kingston Stockade FC, and holds a Master's degree from New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program and a Bachelor's degree from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University.
Founder at Hopscotch Labs
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Hopscotch Labs's investors · 4
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Founder at Foursquare
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Andreessen HorowitzMenlo Park · $500K – $50M checks · since 2025Canvas VenturesCampbell · $5M – $20M checks · since 2019Felicis VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $15M checksSpark CapitalSan Francisco · $500K – $25M checksTeamworthy VenturesNew YorkUnion Square Ventures (USV)New York City · $1M – $8M checks
Experience
- Hopscotch LabsCo-Founder / CEOcurrent2024 — presentNYC
- FoursquareCo-Founder / Co-Chaircurrent2009 — presentNYC
- Street FCCo-Founder / Co-Chaircurrent2018 — presentNew York
- The League for ClubsFounding Member / Board Membercurrent2024 — present
- Kingston Stockade Football Club (Stockade FC)Founder / Chairmancurrent2015 — presentKingston, NY
- LivingCities.xyzCo-Founder2021 — 2023
- National Premier Soccer LeagueBoard Member2017 — 2021
- area/codeMaking Games2007 — 2008NYC
- GoogleProduct Manager ("Dodgeball" mobile service)2005 — 2007New York, New York
- DodgeballFounder2004 — 2007NYC
- ConQwestCo-Creator2004
- PacManhattanCo-Creator / Pac-Man2004
- MTVProduct Development (Mobile)2003
- Attitash Bear Peak Ski and Summer ResortSnowboard Instructor2001 — 2002Bartlett, NH
- VindigoProduct Development2000 — 2001Greater New York City Area
- Jupiter Communicatios / Jupiter ResearchResearch Analyst1998 — 2000
Skills & more
Leadership9Entrepreneurship10User Experience18Social Networking25Product Development12Mobile Applications14Mobile Devices32Digital Media5Strategic Partnerships7Online Advertising4Digital Strategy5E-commerce8
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Darian ShiraziScout
Investor, entrepreneur, and Managing Partner at Gradient Ventures
David YocomScout
Associate at iSelect Fund
Jack AltmanScout
General Partner at Benchmark
Joshua ReevesScout
Angel
Alex MacCaw
Investor at Earl Grey Capital
Dave Morin
Founder and Managing Partner at Offline Ventures
Jeffrey Berman
General Partner, Camber Creek at Commonweal Ventures
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Dennis Crowley?
- Dennis Crowley is Co-Founder and CEO of Hopscotch Labs and Co-Founder and Co-Chair of Foursquare, a location technology platform. He previously founded Dodgeball, a location-based mobile social service acquired by Google in 2005, and co-created the urban game PacManhattan. Crowley is also Co-Founder and Co-Chair of Street FC and Founder and Chairman of Kingston Stockade FC, and holds a Master's degree from New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program and a Bachelor's degree from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University.
- Where does Dennis Crowley work?
- Dennis Crowley is Founder of Foursquare and Co-founder at Hopscotch Labs.
- What check size does Dennis Crowley write?
- Dennis Crowley typically writes checks of $5K – $50K.
- What companies did Dennis Crowley found?
- Dennis Crowley founded Foursquare, Hopscotch Labs.
- Where did Dennis Crowley go to school?
- Dennis Crowley studied at New York University (MPS, Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP)); Syracuse University (BS, Newhouse School of Public Communications).
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Also worked at Google1,691
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