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what3words

what3words

Software Development

The easiest way to talk about location

About us

what3words is the simplest way to talk about location. It has divided the world into 3m x 3m squares, each with a unique 3 word address. Now people can refer to any precise location – a delivery entrance, a picnic spot or a drone landing point – using just three simple words. what3words is used by businesses and governments to operate more efficiently, and by individuals to find and share locations. Over 650 businesses, government organisations and NGOs in over 170 countries are using 3 word addresses.

Industry
Software Development
Company size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
London
Type
Privately Held
Founded
2013
Specialties
Software, Geospatial, Addressing, Location, Delivery, Logistics, GIS, Mapping, Navigation, Emergency Response, Post, ECommerce, Couriers, Taxi, Drone, Automotive, Automobility, and voice

Locations

  • Primary

    ///filled.count.soap 65 Alfred Road

    65 Alfred Road

    London, W2 5EU, GB

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  • ///become.outlooks.rising The Sentry, Sonatus Building

    Lê Thánh Tôn, Bến Nghé,

    Hồ Chí Minh, Thành phố, VN

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  • ///universes.gardens.magically - ICC Tower

    3rd floor, Jamiyan Gun Street -9 , Khoroo#1, Sukhbaatar District

    Ulaanbaatar, MN

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  • ///together.keep.gift Trinidad Institute of Medical Technology

    Cor. Warren St & Private Road St. Augustine

    St. Augustine, TT

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Employees at what3words

Updates

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    49,383 followers

    Potholes are more than just a nuisance—they cost businesses and councils millions in repairs and vehicle damage each year. 🚧 JCB’s Pothole Pro permanently fixes potholes in just 8 minutes, and they record the location of the repaired pothole with what3words, so it’s easy to find and check in the future. JCB Pothole Pro and what3words, the ultimate duo. 🔗 Read the full story on JCB’s website: https://lnkd.in/gqkwREvg #JCB #Potholes

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  • Subaru are transforming the driving experience with what3words input, making their in-car navigation precise and even more intuitive. In this demo from a launch event a few weeks ago, Ella from our team shows how the all-new Subaru Forester enables drivers to navigate directly to a what3words address With seamless voice or text input, what3words helps car companies deliver a superior navigation experience that gets drivers exactly where they need to be. #NavigationInnovation #car

  • 🚧 Fixing roads faster with what3words & JCB UK councils use what3words to pinpoint potholes—and JCB’s rapid repair tech can get them fixed in no time. Plus, JCB has integrated what3words into LiveLink, making it easy for work teams to find and share exact machine locations—boosting efficiency on every site. Read JCB's blog for more detail - linked in the comments.

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  • Navigating ITB Berlin made easy with what3words If you’ve attended before, you know just how vast The World’s Leading Travel Trade Show ® is – spanning multiple halls, each with its own entrances across the expansive Messe Berlin venue. Finding the right entry point can be challenging. That’s why ITB Berlin has partnered with what3words to provide precise 3-word addresses for every entrance, ensuring visitors arrive exactly where they need to be. Adding what3words to your event or venue address information can help ensure your attendees kick off their visit smoothly. #ITBBerlin

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  • Today, we’re excited to announce our acquisition of Swiftcomplete! Swiftcomplete provides an easy and intuitive way to look up and validate addresses, designed to be integrated into the address capture flow.  It offers what3words address entry as standard alongside traditional addresses and is built to be lightning fast, comprehensive and cost-effective for businesses of all sizes.  Adding Swiftcomplete to the what3words family means we are now able to offer a consolidated address entry solution, that supports our mission of solving the issues and inefficiencies of poor and inaccurate addressing for those who use them everyday.  You can give it a try at swiftcomplete.com, where you can also sign up for more information. 

  • Danielle from Furdeco Home Delivery explains why they accept what3words 🚚 As a two-person carrier company, Furdeco knows that getting as close to the delivery point as possible is crucial — especially when delivering heavy items like washing machines, sofas, and trampolines! 🛋️📦 As Danielle explains, that's why they’ve integrated what3words. They now accept what3words from retailers which means their delivery drivers know exactly where to go. #Furdeco #Delivery

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what3words 22 total rounds

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US$ 9.0M

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