Company description
UMapper makes it easy to create, manage, distribute and monetize online maps.
UMapper is currently in Beta and serves millions monthly map views. Our
customers include National Geographic, StarTribune, Boston.com,
Sacramento Bee, Cookie Magazine and many others.
With UMapper you can:
- Create interactive maps
- Distribute them across multiple destinations
- Track usage
- Monetize map views with display advertisement
Background
UMapper is an offshoot of Advanced Flash Components,
based in Denver, CO. With several years of experience building custom
components and interactive maps for a diverse audience of developers,
designers and end-users, the Advanced Flash Components team has built
up a strong expertise in interactive map technology and rich Internet
application development.
Team
Andrei Taraschuk, Founder & CEO
Interactive application development expert; visionary behind GMap Flash API (aquired by Google); founder of Advanced Flash Components; pioneered use of Flash for Linux-based storage systems at Asaca/Shibasoku; BA in media arts from Art Institute of Colorado.
Antoine Toffa, Co-Founder & Chairman
Successful serial entrepreneur; founder and CEO of Trip.com acquired by Galileo for $326 M (now part of Orbitz); successful corporate executive at Time Warner, USWest/MediaOne; HEC graduate (France), Harvard MBA.
Business model
- Advertisement
- Software-as-a-Service
- Technology Licensing
Competitive advantage
- Proprietary mapping technology
- Works with any map data provider - Google, Bing, Yahoo
- Supports custom maps
- Provides comprehensive map statistics
- Distribution across social networks / platforms