Founded in 2004 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Yelp Inc. is an American company that operates the Yelp.com website and the Yelp mobile app. The core mission of Yelp is to connect people with great local businesses through crowd-sourced reviews. Its vision is to create a platform where consumers can find reliable information about local services and businesses. Yelp offers services including business reviews, a local directory, and table reservation through Yelp Guest Manager, focusing on various market segments such as restaurants, shopping, nightlife, and home services.

Notable affiliated people include co-founders Jeremy Stoppelman and Russel Simmons. Yelp has received investments from prominent venture capital firms like Benchmark Capital. Key achievements include becoming a widely recognized platform for local business reviews and expanding its services to include reservations and business management tools. Yelp's overall impact lies in empowering consumers with information and helping businesses improve their services through feedback and visibility.