Near

Near is a global, full-stack data intelligence software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that curates one of the world’s largest sources of intelligence on people, places, and products. Its patented technology processes data from an estimated 1.6 billion unique user IDs and 70 million points of interest across more than 44 countries. Near empowers marketing and operations teams by providing data and insights that help them understand consumers’ online and offline behaviors, affinities, and attributes, enabling better engagement and business growth. The company serves large-scale enterprises in industries including retail, real estate, restaurant/quick service restaurants (QSR), travel/tourism, telecommunications, and financial services, with a global presence in Los Angeles, Paris, Bangalore, Singapore, Sydney, and Tokyo. Near is backed by prominent investors such as Sequoia Capital, JP Morgan Private Equity Group, Cisco Investments, and Telstra Ventures. Additionally, Near offers a premier platform for cross-chain liquidity and trading that allows efficient, secure, and transparent trades across 35+ blockchains via a single near.com account. Market makers compete to fill orders quickly at competitive rates, providing a speed comparable to centralized exchanges but with the benefits of onchain transactions. Users can deposit and access onchain yields without lockups or commitments, maintain confidentiality over deposits, transfers, and swaps (with visibility limited to authorized parties), and create deals with enforceable terms managed by smart contracts without intermediaries. Near’s platform is built on NEAR technology, known for speed, security, and privacy, which supports instantaneous, secure transactions, competitive price discovery, and private data handling. The platform also enables moving between traditional currencies and digital assets instantly and incorporates AI-driven financial insights that users approve. Near’s ecosystem includes notable products such as Ledger and SwapKit, all powered by this advanced blockchain foundation.