Intersection is at the forefront of the smart cities revolution, improving the experience of public places through technology that provides connectivity, information, and engaging content and experiences. With award-winning products like LinkNYC, the largest and fastest free public Wi-Fi network in the world, Intersection connects the digital and physical worlds, enhancing people’s journeys through their cities and offering brands the opportunity to drive more relevant and engaging advertising, rooted in real-world location and physical context. Intersection partners with cities, transit systems, airports, and real estate developments around the globe, as well as advertisers seeking to reach audiences on a global, national, or local scale. Intersection is backed by Alphabet through its urban technology company Sidewalk Labs. Learn more at www.intersection.com.
Location: United States, New Jersey, Secaucus
Employees: 501-1000
Phone: +1 212-644-6200
Total raised: $150M
Founded date: 2015
Investors 2
| Date | Name | Website |
| - | NewSpring ... | newspringc... |
| - | Pharus Cap... | pharus.com |
Funding Rounds 1
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 07.11.2017 | - | $150M | - |
Mentions in press and media 24
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| 21.08.2025 | Intersection Announces the Creation of New, Experiential Division, IRLX | Intersection, an experience-driven out-of-home media and technology company, today announced the creation of its new, experiential division, IRLX. With a commitment to delivering meaningful experiences for consumers in cities, the creation ... |
| 05.05.2025 | Intersection Launches LinkNYC Ad Portal for Local Businesses | Intersection’s new and innovative Self-Service Ad Portal makes advertising on LinkNYC more attainable for businesses with marketing budgets small or large The launch of the portal brings upgrades to LinkNYC’s popular LinkLocal free advertis... |
| 10.09.2024 | Prebid Announces Support for DOOH with Successful Proof of Concept | Prebid.org, the organization that oversees open source Prebid programmatic advertising solutions, announced that Prebid now supports DOOH and confirms the framework has been tested successfully. Hivestack by Perion and Intersection pioneere... |
| 03.07.2023 | 18 Of The Best Ways For A CEO To Support The Marketing Team | getty |
| 28.07.2021 | Drivers for Elon Musk’s Loop get a script about their ‘great leader’ | Drivers for Elon Musk’s underground Loop system in Las Vegas have been instructed to bypass passengers’ questions about how long they have been driving for the company, declare ignorance about crashes, and shut down conversations about Musk... |
| 24.07.2020 | As Mass Evictions Loom, This Startup Wants Trailer Parks for Gentrifiers | With a federal eviction moratorium set to expire on Friday and unemployment benefits ending on July 31st, an estimated 20 million Americans are at risk of eviction. In the midst of this uncertainty, TechCrunch reports that a San Francisco-b... |
| 01.12.2018 | The economics and trade-offs of ad-funded smart city tech | In order to have innovative smart city applications, cities first need to build out the connected infrastructure, which can be a costly, lengthy and politicized process. Third-parties are helping build infrastructure at no cost to cities by... |
| 20.06.2018 | Glasgow Residents Set to Benefit from Ultrafast Public WiFi | Glasgow residents are set to benefit from free ultrafast WiFi as the city becomes Scotland’s first to join the InLinkUK service. The WiFi service, which has over 100,000 subscribers, offers some of the fastest free public WiFi in the UK. It... |
| 27.12.2017 | With autonomous vehicles it’s not about the journey, it’s about the destination | Colin O’Donnell Contributor Colin O’Donnell is the chief innovation officer of Intersection. More posts by this contributor With autonomous vehicles it’s not about the journey, it’s about the destination In the smart city race, we’re bettin... |
| 07.11.2017 | Intersection raises $150 million for the global expansion of its free Wi-Fi | As it looks to expand the global footprint of its internet-enabled digital advertising and informational kiosks, New York-based Intersection has raised $150 million in a new round of financing. The company has installed hundreds of its obel... |
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