GCI Portfolio Company Mappedin Named Among Canada’s Top Growing Companies for Four Consecutive Years

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 firm’s continued leadership in the indoor spatial digitalization track. The repeated industry accolades fully validate Mappedin’s robust technological strength and substantial commercial potential, while demonstrating GCI’s precise investment vision and ecological empowerment value within the enterprise services sector.

Four Consecutive Years of Recognition, Reshaping Global Indoor Spatial Experience

The Globe and Mail’s annual ranking evaluates Canadian enterprises with outstanding innovation DNA and industry leadership, primarily based on three-year business growth performance. Powered by its self-developed indoor mapping platform, Mappedin has revolutionized operational management and visitor experience models for premium venues worldwide, covering core scenarios such as airports, commercial complexes and transportation hubs. To date, its end-to-end spatial solutions have served numerous large-scale global venues by integrating spatial data, user navigation and operational decision-making into one unified system.

A recent showcase is Mappedin’s digital infrastructure support for the modernization project of Pittsburgh International Airport. By aggregating real-time data and delivering personalized location-based services, the platform has become a core engine driving operational efficiency upgrades. The solution enables seamless and inclusive navigation experiences for passengers while helping venue operators improve overall efficiency and grow non-aeronautical revenue streams.

Hongwei Liu, CEO and Co-Founder of Mappedin, commented: “Being named on this authoritative list for four consecutive years is solid market recognition of our technological innovation strength and global expansion momentum. We remain committed to our core mission of empowering superior venue experiences for millions of visitors worldwide. While scaling our global footprint, we continue to deepen multi-industry product implementation and commercial penetration.”

Mappedin currently maintains a diversified global client base, with growing demand from the world’s largest venues seeking premium visitor experiences and intelligent operational systems. The company continues to deliver strong and steady business growth across global markets.

Precision Strategic Layout in Enterprise Services

As a cross-border venture capital institution deeply rooted in North American and Asian markets, GCI has empowered Mappedin across capital support, global resource linkage and industrial ecosystem collaboration since its initial investment. Leveraging GCI’s cross-border investment network covering China, the United States and Canada, as well as decades of in-depth experience in the SaaS sector, Mappedin has obtained sustainable capital support for global expansion and accessed diversified cross-industry resources through GCI’s portfolio ecosystem.

Larry Liu, Managing Partner of GCI, stated: “With over a decade of investment experience in the North American technology sector, we originally invested in Mappedin for its core capability of translating high-precision indoor mapping technology into practical, scalable commercial solutions. Four consecutive years of top-growth recognition represents not only impressive growth metrics, but also precise market fit between advanced technology and real industrial demands.

Mappedin’s solutions effectively address the longstanding industry pain point of low operational efficiency for large-scale venues while meeting global users’ increasing demand for convenient, intelligent spatial experiences. This dual value creation for enterprises and end users defines the high-quality investment targets we consistently pursue. GCI’s unique cross-border ecosystem empowers Mappedin with compliant operational experience from North America and rich scenario resources from Asia. We fully connect our global portfolio network to help Mappedin retain its Canadian innovation advantages while rapidly penetrating multi-industry scenarios worldwide — a key driver behind its sustained industry leadership.”

GCI has successfully incubated a portfolio of industry-leading enterprises, including Fantuan, the largest Asian food delivery platform overseas, and UniUni, a leading North American e-commerce last-mile delivery provider. The firm has completed five M&A exits in the SaaS sector, demonstrating outstanding investment accuracy and efficient exit execution capabilities.

Mappedin’s latest industry recognition further consolidates GCI’s competitive edge in the enterprise services track. Moving forward, GCI will continue to leverage its cross-border resources and industrial expertise to deliver comprehensive ecological support for portfolio companies including Mappedin, empowering them to achieve greater breakthroughs in the global marketplace. GCI will continue to identify high-potential innovative startups and drive global industrial digital transformation through strategic capital investment.

About Mappedin

Mappedin delivers personalized indoor navigation services for end users, saving time and creating optimized spatial experiences. The company partners with large-scale venues including shopping malls, airports, convention centers, museums and theme parks. Through big data collection and analysis, Mappedin provides mature product suites and efficient service platforms, including mobile and web applications, digital venue management systems, as well as wayfinding, path routing, guidance, advertising and promotional solutions.