New Punchd website (like foursquare for the masses)
New Punchd website (like foursquare for the masses) launched on January 20, 2011 with 52 votes, #11 of 127 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 15 years on.
In plain words
Punchd was a location-based app that helped small business owners connect with customers through digital loyalty programs and rewards, similar to Foursquare's check-in model. Founded by Reed Morse and Grantland Chew, it was acquired by Google and eventually shut down in 2013 as the company integrated its features into other Google products. The service was designed to simplify business management and customer engagement for small business owners.
written from the facts on this page · September 2026
From the sources
Our team's goal at Google has been to improve and simplify the experience for small business owners. In addition to improving Punchd, we've been working hard to integrate Punchd features and ideas into other Google products. In 2013 we decided to shut down Punchd and dedicate our team's time and energy into the integrations with other products. We hope we made your life a little bit better and easier, and look forward to building other products that do the same here at Google. In 2009, while at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, Reed Morse and Grantland Chew built a simple app to help small business owners and reward their customers. With the help of Niket Desai, Xander Pollock, Matt Joanou, Kareem…from getpunchd.com
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