Nick Patrick

Co-Founder and CEO

Industry

Alberta is open for business: What the iGaming Alberta Act means for operators

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June 19, 2026

Alberta's regulated iGaming market is launching July 13, 2026. Here's what operators need to know about the compliance requirements that run after launch: account sharing detection, sanctions screening, and ongoing location monitoring.

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Company

Radar 2025 recap and 2026 preview

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Nick Patrick

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January 2, 2026

In 2025, product and digital leaders adopted Radar for mission-critical fraud and operations use cases and as a key input into AI and ML models.

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Industry

3 predictions for the geolocation compliance market in 2025

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January 6, 2025

2025 will be a major turning point in the geolocation compliance market. Here are 3 big predictions.

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Company

Radar 2024 recap and 2025 preview

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Nick Patrick

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December 29, 2024

In this post, we reflect on a great 2024, preview an even bigger 2025, and thank our amazing community of customers and partners for their support.

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Company

Radar is now processing 1 billion API calls per day

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July 3, 2024

Between geofencing, maps, and geo-compliance, Radar is now processing 1 billion API calls per day!

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Company

Radar 2023 year in review and 2024 preview

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December 29, 2023

With the launch of Radar Maps Platform and our geo-compliance solution for gaming, 2023 was the most ambitious year in Radar history.

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Company

Radar 2022 year in review and 2023 preview

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January 6, 2023

Thanks to our customers and partners, 2022 was a big year at Radar. And we can't wait to show you what we have in store for 2023.

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Company

Radar IRL and the next generation of location tech

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Nick Patrick

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September 22, 2022

We recently hosted the first-ever Radar IRL, where nearly 100 product and digital leaders gathered to discuss the past, present, and future of location tech. Read the recap and catch up on everything we announced.

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Company

Radar raises $55 million Series C led by Insight Partners

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February 8, 2022

We've raised a $55 million Series C led by Insight Partners to build location infrastructure for every product and service.

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Company

Ringing in the new year with a new domain name: radar.com

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December 13, 2021

Our vision is location infrastructure for every product and service, and a big vision means making big bets. Today, we're transitioning from radar.io to radar.com.

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Industry

Why QR codes are cool again (and what to expect next)

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Nick Patrick

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November 18, 2020

QR codes are cool again because they're a lightweight, contactless way to unlock a digital experience tied to a physical location. But many large retailers and QSRs are turning to another, more powerful technology: geofencing.

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Company

The new Radar mission and the next generation of location-based experiences

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Nick Patrick

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October 15, 2020

2020 has been a year of massive change. Location, and how we interact with the physical world, is more important than ever. To focus Radar and our customers on the massive opportunity in front of us, we've refreshed our mission and vision.

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Company

Radar raises $20 million Series B led by Accel to build developer-friendly, privacy-first location data infrastructure

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February 12, 2020

We've raised a $20 million Series B round led by Accel to build developer-friendly, privacy-first location data infrastructure. We're also introducing new building blocks for location-aware apps.

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Company

Radar raises $8 million Series A to scale modern, privacy-first location context platform

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Nick Patrick

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April 11, 2019

To continue our rapid growth, we're thrilled to announce that we've raised an $8 million Series A round led by Two Sigma Ventures, with participation from Accel, Heavybit, Scott Belsky, and Ashley Smith.

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Company

Our commitment to privacy

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October 24, 2018

We take privacy very seriously. Read about the data we collect, how we collect it, and how we use it.

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Company

Welcoming Tim Julien, our new CTO

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Nick Patrick

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February 14, 2018

Tim will lead the way as we aggressively scale our tech stack and engineering team.

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Company

Millions of devices, new partnerships, and a $2 million seed round led by Accel

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Nick Patrick

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October 3, 2017

We're thrilled to announce that we've raised a $2 million seed round led by Accel.

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Industry

Making sense of new background location restrictions in iOS 11 and Android O

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Nick Patrick

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July 17, 2017

iOS 11 and Android O, still in developer preview, introduce new background location restrictions.

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Engineering

An Android location services tutorial for iOS developers

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Nick Patrick

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March 9, 2017

This is the tutorial I wish I had as an iOS developer learning Android location services.

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Company

Introducing Radar

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Nick Patrick

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February 15, 2017

We're ten years into the smartphone era, but building products and services with location is still too hard. We're building Radar to change this.

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