Foursquare CEO Crowley Steps Down As Valuation Is Slashed
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2016-01-15
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Foursquare’s CEO Dennis Crowley is stepping down and will be replaced by Jeff Glueck, who joined as COO in 2014, the company said on Thursday.
The shuffle makes Crowley the full-time executive chairman and is intended to boost the company’s advertising and enterprise businesses.
The New York-based company also announced it has raised $45 million in new Series E funding.
However, the company likely raised the round at about half of the $650 million at which it was valued in its previous round in 2013, according to The New York Times, citing people close to the matter.
The so-called “down round” suggests that the company is struggling to monetize the location-sharing app it launched about seven years ago.
The shuffle makes Crowley the full-time executive chairman and is intended to boost the company’s advertising and enterprise businesses.
The New York-based company also announced it has raised $45 million in new Series E funding.
However, the company likely raised the round at about half of the $650 million at which it was valued in its previous round in 2013, according to The New York Times, citing people close to the matter.
The so-called “down round” suggests that the company is struggling to monetize the location-sharing app it launched about seven years ago.
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