MindGenius

What MindGenius does

MindGenius Limited is a Glasgow, UK-based private software company that builds visual mind mapping and project management tools for small and mid-sized teams, project managers, educators, students, and creative professionals. The company was founded in 2008 and operates with 11–50 employees, serving what it claims is a 10,000+ company base across 100+ countries. Its product line is anchored by two complementary offerings: MindGenius Online, a browser-based collaborative platform with multiple views (MindMap, Timeline/Gantt, TaskBoard, Tasks, Team, Project Files) and native Microsoft Teams integration; and MindGenius 20, a Windows desktop application with six project management views, Gantt dependencies, and Microsoft Office export. Both products now include AI-Inspired Insights, a generative brainstorming layer built on OpenAI's ChatGPT that supports text-to-mind-map generation in 85 languages, and both are distributed via the Microsoft AppSource / Teams App Store in addition to direct web sign-up.

Underlying the products is a multi-view architecture that bridges ideation and execution by converting mind maps into tasks, timelines, and resource plans, with desktop-side APIs and SharePoint check-in/check-out for enterprise use. The company monetises through a freemium 14-day trial leading to individual and team SaaS subscriptions for MindGenius Online and one-time desktop licences for MindGenius 20, supplemented by campus-wide and enterprise site licences (pricing on application), and a live online training business charging £200–£400 per seat. Distribution is product-led through app.mindgenius.com and desktop.mindgenius.com, augmented by the Microsoft AppSource marketplace and a content-led marketing engine spanning blog, YouTube, social, and PR coverage. The company has raised approximately $541K in a single 2016 funding round (investors undisclosed), is led by CEO Ashley Marron with founder Donald MacIver on the board, and is privately held with no institutional investor or parent company identified. The Scotsman has referenced a £10m turnover aspiration, but no confirmed revenue figure is disclosed in the source material.

Name

MindGenius

Legal name

MindGenius Limited

Website

https://mindgenius.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MindGenius Limited is a UK-based software company that builds visual mind mapping and project management tools (MindGenius Online and MindGenius 20) for project managers, SMB teams, educators, and students, with AI features powered by ChatGPT and distribution via Microsoft Teams.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Project Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Tools & Platforms Training (Jira, Azure DevOps, MS Project, Smartsheet, etc.) (EDABAHAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Digital Learning Content Development (eLearning, Labs, Simulations) (BPAEANAD)

Keywords

• Mind mapping software
• Project management tools
• Visual project planning
• AI brainstorming tools
• Collaborative workflow software

Headquarters

HQ city

Glasgow

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to MindGenius Online (cloud) and MindGenius 20 (desktop) with tiered pricing for individuals and teams. Both products now include AI capabilities at no additional cost.
2. Training Courses: Live online training sessions including Online Mind Mapping Course (£200, 2 hours) and Online Project Management Course (£400, 4 hours) with custom tailored options for organizations.
3. Enterprise Licensing: Campus-wide and enterprise site licenses for educational institutions and organizations, with Terminal Server pricing available on case-by-case basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MindGenius develops and sells visual mind mapping and project management software through two core products: MindGenius Online, a cloud-based collaborative platform with AI-Inspired Insights (ChatGPT-powered) and Microsoft Teams integration, and MindGenius 20, a Windows desktop application. The company also offers paid live online training courses and sells enterprise/campus-wide software licenses to project teams, educational institutions, and individual professionals.

Product overview

MindGenius is a visual project management and mind mapping software provider offering two core products: MindGenius Online (cloud-based collaborative platform) and MindGenius 20 (Windows desktop application). Both products feature AI-Inspired Insights powered by ChatGPT. MindGenius Online provides browser-based access with multiple views (MindMap, Timeline/Gantt, TaskBoard, Dashboard, Reports) and Microsoft Teams integration. MindGenius 20 is a desktop application with 6 dynamic views and Microsoft Office export capabilities. The company also offers online training courses for mind mapping and project management fundamentals, along with a library of ready-made templates for various use cases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MindGenius Online Browser-based cloud mind mapping and project management platform with multiple views including MindMap, Timeline (Gantt), TaskBoard, Dashboard, and Reports. Features AI-Inspired Insights, team collaboration, Microsoft Teams integration, and multi-language support in 85 languages. Target users are project managers, teams, educators, students, and creative professionals.
• MindGenius 20 (Desktop) Windows desktop application providing mind mapping and project management with six dynamic views: MindMap, Gantt, Resources View, Categories View, Priority View, and Status View. Includes Microsoft Office export, Gantt charts with dependencies, critical path calculation, and integration with Microsoft Outlook, SharePoint, and MindManager file import.
• Online Mind Mapping Course 2-hour live online training session priced at £200 per person covering MindGenius fundamentals including capturing ideas, creating maps, analysing information, decision making, and task management. Custom tailored versions are available for organizations.
• Online Project Management Course 4-hour live online training session priced at £400 per person teaching project managers and teams how to use MindGenius in a business setting, following a Six Step Guide for Practical Project Management. Custom tailored versions available for organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trusted by 10,000+ companies across 100+ countries
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Microsoft TeamscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 December 2022MindGenius Online is fully integrated with Microsoft Teams as a dedicated app. Users can launch MindGenius within Teams for real-time collaboration, brainstorming during meetings, and task management without leaving the Teams environment. Stakeholders without MindGenius licenses can instantly see updates made by the team via Teams.
• OpenAI (ChatGPT)coreTechnology or IntegrationAI-Inspired Insights feature leverages ChatGPT's advanced natural language processing capabilities. Users can input ideas in their native language and generate structured, interconnected mind maps in any of 85 supported languages.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• MindManager: MindManager is a leading mind mapping and visual project management software, historically the closest direct competitor to MindGenius in both mind mapping and project planning. Both target project managers, teams, and enterprises with visual project planning tools.
• XMind: XMind is a widely used mind mapping application offering visual thinking and project planning capabilities across desktop and cloud. It directly competes with MindGenius in mind mapping and basic project management, particularly among individual and SMB users.
• MindMeister: MindMeister is a collaborative online mind mapping tool with task management features, part of the Meister suite. It competes directly with MindGenius Online on cloud-based collaborative mind mapping and integrates with MeisterTask for project management.

Broad incumbents

• Miro: Miro is a large, well-funded visual collaboration platform with mind mapping, diagramming, and project planning capabilities. It is a much broader incumbent in the visual collaboration space, competing with MindGenius for the same brainstorming and planning use cases.
• Smartsheet: Smartsheet is an established work management and project management platform with Gantt, kanban, and resource management. It competes with MindGenius for project management customers and is referenced alongside MindGenius in the same PM tools category.
• ClickUp: ClickUp is a fast-growing all-in-one productivity platform offering tasks, docs, whiteboards (mind maps), and project management. Its whiteboard feature directly competes with MindGenius's visual mind-mapping approach, though ClickUp operates at much larger scale.
• Lucidchart: Lucidchart is a visual collaboration platform for diagramming and mind mapping, part of the Lucid Visual Collaboration Suite. It overlaps with MindGenius on visual thinking and project planning, particularly for enterprise teams.
• Microsoft Loop: Microsoft Loop is Microsoft's native collaborative workspace within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem offering flexible canvases for brainstorming and project planning. As a Microsoft-native tool with deep Teams/Office integration, it directly threatens MindGenius's value proposition for Microsoft-centric customers.

Emerging players

• Coggle: Coggle is a lightweight online mind mapping tool focused on simplicity and collaborative brainstorming. It competes with MindGenius Online on the mind-mapping use case, particularly for SMBs and education customers.
• Cacoo: Cacoo is a cloud-based visual collaboration tool offering diagrams, mind maps, and wireframes. It overlaps with MindGenius on visual collaboration and integrates with similar communication platforms.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCe7TJZbMNpilpvFqNyXjOgQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/MindGenius
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mindgenius-ltd
• TikToktiktok.com/@mindgenius_official

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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