CitySquares is based on the simple premise that finding local, neighborhood businesses online is really hard and very frustrating. Furthermore, small businesses are being challenged every day to keep up with the Jones’. Until recently, they had very little chance to compete with national advertisers for consumer attention. So, CitySquares provides small, independent businesses an opportunity to reach a qualified, local consumer audience through a search engine optimized profile on it’s highly trafficked, consumer-facing website. CitySquares provides its content to users in a hyper-local context, that is, neighborhoods and other relevant localities.
Financials
| Date | Type | Amount | Investors | Valuation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01/01/06 | Seed | Unknown | Unknown |
People
Ben Saren (Co-Founder & CEO)
Bob Leland (Co-Founder & VP Product)
Don Dodge (Board Member)
Randy Werner (Board Member)
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News
CitySquares locates $322.5K for local directory info
July 23, 2009 11:34 pm
CitySquares, a web site that lets users find detailed information about their local neighborhoods online, has raised $322,500 of an… Continue reading ⟩
CitySquares finds funds for "hyper local" info
October 23, 2008 11:15 pm
CitySquares Online, a website that allows users to find detailed information about their immediate neighborhoods, brought in a first round… Continue reading ⟩