Superlocal

Superlocal is a social app that helps people share and discover the best local spots through trusted recommendations from friends. Restaurants, cafes, bars, parks, hidden gems. If it's worth going to, it's on Superlocal.

The app is built around a personalized map that gets smarter the more you use it. Check in to places to unlock the map around you. Inspired by fog of war mechanics, the world reveals itself as you explore, and you can see what percent of the world you've been to. Your check-ins, saves, and activity train the map to surface better recommendations over time, making every user's map uniquely theirs.

I raised $6M from General Catalyst, Slow Ventures, SV Angel, and other top investors to build Superlocal from the ground up. I designed the entire product and led engineering across iOS, backend, and data, including building an AI-powered search engine for places that delivers incredibly relevant results from natural language queries.

In 2025, Superlocal was acquired by Foursquare, where the team and technology continue to power local discovery at scale.