A category being rebuilt, one city at a time.
Local media lost two-thirds of its outlets in a generation. Pique is rebuilding the economics from the ground up — and the cities are still there, waiting to be covered.
Why now
The cost of covering a city collapsed faster than anyone expected. AI didn't kill local media — it's the first thing that can make it sustainable again. A small team, well-equipped, can now do the work of a whole bureau.
A real wedge
We start where coverage vanished entirely, so we compete with silence, not incumbents.
Software margins
One platform, many desks. Each new city compounds on the same infrastructure.
Trust as a moat
Cited, accountable content is hard to fake and harder to commoditize.
A widening lead
Every city we cover makes our models, sources, and product sharper for the next.
Let's talk about what's next.
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