Live XYZ

What Live XYZ does

Live XYZ Inc. is a New York-based, privately-held mapping and location-data company founded in 2014. It operates a neighborhood-level map and storefront directory platform that aims to index every business and map it to its physical front door. The company serves two primary segments: enterprise users that consume storefront and public-space data through a paid directory, and local businesses / storefronts that gain visibility on neighborhood-level maps. Its mission is described as mapping every place on every block to reflect the culture, activity, and life of a city.

The product portfolio is organized around three interconnected surfaces. The consumer-facing Live XYZ brand at livexyz.com provides public exposure. share.livexyz.com is the public map interface over the same underlying POI dataset. The Live XYZ Directory at directory.livexyz.com is the enterprise-accessible searchable directory, gated behind Microsoft Azure Active Directory single sign-on so that organizations can provision access via their existing Microsoft accounts. The underlying technology stack is not explicitly disclosed in source material; described functionality combines mapping, design, and data indexing, with no documented proprietary models, APIs, SDKs, or MCP integrations beyond the Azure AD SSO layer.

The business model is enterprise data licensing on a recurring subscription basis, with the Directory representing the monetized surface. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and enterprise access is initiated by contacting [email protected]. The go-to-market mixes a self-serve/PLG channel on the public maps with enterprise field sales for the Directory. The company is led by co-founder and CEO Jason Greenwald, has 11–50 employees, and has raised disclosed rounds from On Grid Ventures (January 2017) and Aurelia Ventures (September 2021). No subsequent capital events, product launches, partnerships, leadership changes, or geographic expansions are evidenced in the source material, which represents a meaningful data gap for assessing current operating velocity.

Name

Live XYZ

Legal name

Live XYZ Inc.

Website

https://livexyz.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Live XYZ is a New York-based mapping platform, founded in 2014, that builds a neighborhood-level storefront directory indexing every business to its front door. It serves consumers via public maps and enterprise customers through a paid, Azure-SSO-gated directory product.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

New York

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Data Access: Live XYZ provides enterprise users access to the data behind its public maps at share.livexyz.com through its directory platform. The company appears to monetize through enterprise data licensing arrangements where organizations can access and utilize the storefront and public space mapping data. Access is granted via organizational Microsoft accounts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Core offering

Live XYZ operates a neighborhood map and storefront directory platform that indexes every business and maps it precisely to its front door. It delivers public-facing maps for general consumers at share.livexyz.com and an enterprise directory at directory.livexyz.com that provides organizational access to the underlying storefront and public-space data behind the public maps.

Product overview

Live XYZ operates as a unified neighborhood map and storefront directory platform consisting of three interconnected offerings: (1) the core Live XYZ platform providing public-facing neighborhood maps and business visibility, (2) the Share Live XYZ public map interface for consumer access, and (3) the Live XYZ Directory offering enterprise users searchable access to the underlying storefront and public space data. The platform is designed for mappers, designers, technologists, and community advocates seeking comprehensive business mapping and indexing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Live XYZ Platform A neighborhood map and storefront directory platform where every business is visible, indexed, and mapped to the front door, providing public-facing maps for general consumers.
• Live XYZ Directory

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Yelp: Yelp is the most direct competitor — a consumer-facing local business directory where every storefront is searchable and reviewed. Live XYZ competes for both consumer discovery and enterprise data access against Yelp's established dataset.
• Foursquare: Foursquare operates a global POI and location-intelligence platform sold to enterprises, overlapping directly with Live XYZ Directory's enterprise data licensing value proposition and consumer venue discovery surface.
• Mapbox: Mapbox provides developer-facing mapping platform and POI data layers, competing with Live XYZ for enterprise customers who need curated map and place data integrated into their own products.

Broad incumbents

• Google Maps: Google Maps is the dominant consumer mapping platform with the largest POI dataset globally. It competes with Live XYZ on consumer storefront discovery and through the Google Maps Platform API for enterprise data access.
• HERE Technologies: HERE Technologies is a leading enterprise mapping and location data provider serving automotive, logistics, and retail. It competes for the same enterprise data licensing budget Live XYZ targets.
• Apple Maps: Apple Maps competes with Live XYZ on consumer storefront discovery and is increasingly expanding POI accuracy as a competitive differentiator against Google Maps, putting pressure on smaller mapping entrants.
• TomTom: TomTom is a long-standing mapping and location data vendor supplying enterprises and automotive OEMs. It competes with Live XYZ for enterprise map data contracts.
• Esri: Esri is the dominant enterprise GIS and geospatial analytics platform; its ArcGIS platform competes for the same enterprise customers who need mapped storefront and public-space data for analysis and operations.

Emerging players

• Placer.ai: Placer.ai is a location-analytics platform that aggregates foot-traffic data tied to specific storefronts and POIs, addressing a similar enterprise customer need for granular location intelligence as Live XYZ Directory.
• SafeGraph: SafeGraph provides curated POI data and places datasets to enterprise customers for analytics and site selection, directly comparable to Live XYZ's enterprise storefront data licensing offering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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