Dream Payments, a leading provider of programmable enterprise payment infrastructure in North America and portfolio company of GCI, has officially launched its new product, Dream Payouts. Co-developed with J.P. Morgan Payments, the new solution builds a next-generation payment network serving 36 million small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) across the United States. As an investor of Dream Payments, GCI highly recognizes the company’s technological barriers in embedded fi

Mappedin Founder Hongwei Liu Mappedin, the global leading indoor mapping platform backed by GCI, has once again been listed on The Globe and Mail’s ranking of Canada’s Top Growing Companies. Recognized for its outstanding three-year compound annual growth rate, industry-leading innovation capabilities and strong business resilience, the company has secured this prestigious honor for four consecutive years. As a key institutional investor of Mappedin, GCI highly recognizes the

Hostfully, a leading short-term rental management platform backed by GCI, has secured a majority strategic equity investment from private equity firm Blue Star Innovation Partners. The new funding injects robust growth momentum into Hostfully. Meanwhile, the transaction marks a successful full exit for GCI, representing the firm’s third M&A exit in the SaaS sector within this year and another landmark success in GCI’s SaaS investment portfolio. Strong Partnership Empowers New

Mr. Brian Shipley, First Secretary of the Embassy of Canada to China, together with Ms. Zhao Xiaojuan, Commercial Officer, led an official delegation to visit GCI’s Hangzhou office. The visit focused on in-depth exchanges regarding bilateral trade cooperation and intellectual property protection between Chinese and Canadian enterprises. Yelai(Larry) Liu, Managing Partner of GCI, held extensive discussions with Mr. Shipley and the delegation team. Both sides reviewed GCI and C

Hangzhou, China — G-Force Innovation Hub, a China-Canada technology accelerator fully incubated and operated by GCI, hosted the official Chinese market launch ceremony for O2 Canada, a flagship portfolio company of GCI. The grand event was attended and witnessed by Chinese and Canadian government representatives, mainstream media outlets, as well as O2 Canada’s strategic partners and regional distributors, marking a key milestone for the Canadian innovative brand’s formal loc

C2RO, a portfolio company backed by Celtic House Asia Partners and GCI, has been honored as the “Best Intelligent Behavioral Analytics Solution Provider 2024” in the official results of the 8th Annual Canadian Business Awards. The accolade recognizes the C2RO team’s consistent dedication to collaboration and technological innovation in the AI video analytics sector. C2RO empowers diverse industries to boost operational efficiency and strengthen security for retail and commerc

The comprehensive review for the Talent Incubation Projects was held at the Yangtze Delta Region Institute of Tsinghua University. Three Canadian teams incubated by GCI have stood out from 19 high-quality entrepreneurial talent projects and successfully secured a place in the final shortlist. Different from previous years, this year’s project solicitation has expanded its scope beyond the Institute’s offshore incubators, covering offshore incubators independently built by cou

AES Co-Founder Dr. Tiemin Huang delivering a speech at FedDev Ontario GCI-backed portfolio company AES (Advanced Electrophoresis Solutions Ltd.) has announced nearly CAD 2 million in funding from FedDev Ontario (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario). This investment will support AES in further scaling up its marketing investment in the European and Asian markets, and the company will recruit nearly 20 technical professionals to drive the commercialization

Alongside Co-Founders Yves Boudreau and Benoit Bourque Alongside, the Moncton-based maker of human resources software, has acquired CareerBeacon for an undisclosed price, allowing the development team to take control of the job board and plot its expansion. The Moncton company announced the purchase of the largest recruitment platform in Atlantic Canada in a press release today, but revealed no details of the transaction. Alongside CEO Yves Boudreau said his company is financ