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Niantic

6 Mentions13 Facts14 Sources1 verified

Key facts

People
Diana Hu
Diana, Director of Engineering
Diana, headed AR platform work
Alumni
Harj Taggar, ran engineering teams
Built
Pokémon Go
Acquired by
ObEN Reality
Acquired
Seismic Games
OurReality
Aurasma
Atheer Reality

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Tech stack 2

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Timeline 10

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20251 event
  1. as of May 2025People
    Harj Taggar previously at Niantic
    ran engineering teams
    “When I used to run engineering teams at Niantic” 6:13
    Unverified1 source· Talk
20242 events
  1. reported 2024-02People
    Diana is headed AR platform work at Niantic
    “I ended up heading a lot of the AR platform work there.” 2:08
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  2. reported 2024-02Acquisition
    Niantic acquired Atheer Reality
    “We got acquired by Niantic.” 2:08
    Unverified1 source· Talk
20233 events
July
  1. Jul 21, 2023Built
    Niantic built Pokémon Go
    “Niantic, the makers of Pokémon Go.” 3:50
    Verified2 sources· Talk
April
  1. reported 2023-04People
    Diana is Director of Engineering at Niantic
    “where I was the Director of Engineering” 0:09
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  2. reported 2023-04Acquisition
    Niantic acquired Aurasma
    “We eventually exited and sold to Niantic” 0:09
    Unverified1 source· Talk
20192 events
  1. reported 2019-08Acquisition
    Niantic acquired OurReality
    “your company, OurReality, was acquired” 0:03
    Unverified1 source· Talk
  2. as of Aug 2019People
    Diana Hu works at Niantic
    “You’re working on AR at Niantic” 0:03
    Unverified1 source· Talk
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