Foundrop

Foundrop runs an online service for returning lost property to its owners. Police departments and university campuses often hold found items that go unclaimed, and the platform links those items to the people who lost them.

What Foundrop offers

• Missing item reports — owners can log or flag lost valuables in the Foundrop database.
• Advance inventory — people can record their belongings before anything goes missing, so a match is easier later.
• Agency matching — when a participating agency recovers an item, it can see who the owner is and let them know.
• National search — owners can search the national database for their missing items.
• Privacy controls — only approved partner groups see an owner's contact details, and inventoried items are hidden from other users.

Who it works with

The service is aimed at law enforcement agencies, schools and universities, and the students, staff and members of the public who lose things.

Key facts

• Based in: United States
• Active since: 2013
• Platforms: modern web browsers and mobile devices