Xmind in a few pages, for writers, partners and anyone curious: the facts, the people, the money, the products and the news. Put together by ToolGPA, not by Xmind.
Xmind is mind-mapping software. Its terms of service name Supermind Pte. Limited as the company behind it, and older pages still carry the Xmind Ltd. name. It earns money from paid subscriptions on top of a limited free version.
Founded
2006
Based in
Singapore
Chief executive
Brian Sun
Ownership
Privately held
Unofficial. Put together by ToolGPA from Xmind’s own pages, news reports and our own grades, read Oct 18, 2026. Not made, paid for or approved by Xmind. toolgpa.com
Part 01 · Company
The company
Who they are, the facts in one place, and the people who run it
2006
The year Xmind was founded, in Singapore
In a sentence
Xmind is mind-mapping software. Its terms of service name Supermind Pte. Limited as the company behind it, and older pages still carry the Xmind Ltd. name. It earns money from paid subscriptions on top of a limited free version.
In a paragraph
Xmind was founded in 2006 and is based in Singapore, where its terms name Supermind Pte. Limited and apply Singapore law. Brian Sun is its founder and CEO.
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Fact sheet
Company
Xmind
Founded
2006
Based in
Singapore, where its terms name Supermind Pte. Limited and apply Singapore law
Website
xmind.com
Products we list
Xmind
Ownership: Privately held
Privately held, with no investors. A post on its own blog by founder and chief executive Brian Sun says the company turned down every offer of investment, and every plan to list, after being named a Red Herring Asia Top 100 winner in 2013.
Leadership
BS
Brian Sun
Founder and CEO
Affiliate program
Anyone approved can share a personal affiliate code with no cost or minimum purchase, and is paid a commission on the revenue it generates. The rate is not published on the page.
Reseller program
A reseller partnership offering discounts on licences, ready-made marketing materials, partner support and licence delivery. The discount is not published on the page; resellers apply and are reviewed.
Part 02 · Funding
The money
Every announced round, who put money in, and what it was last valued at
Self-funded
By its own account: no outside investors
No outside funding. Its own blog carries a talk by founder and chief executive Brian Sun in which he says investors approached the company repeatedly and it declined all investments, as well as all plans to go public.
What they make
Xmind, as ToolGPA grades it: five subjects, a letter for each, and a GPA.
Xmind
Mind mapping app with AI, Gantt charts and a presentation mode
#2 of 31 whiteboard and mind map toolsFrom $4.92 per month, billed yearlyFree plan4.8 on the App Store
3.0GPA
Our pick for people who came for mind maps, on almost any device. Xmind turns them into a map that branches out from the middle, on your Mac, PC, Linux box, phone or browser.
BValue
CFree
CFeatures
AEase
APlatforms
Xmind’s grade as a badge for its own site, free: it updates itself and links to the review. Code at toolgpa.com/badges.
Part 04 · News
News and contacts
What they have announced lately, and every official channel
This media kit is ToolGPA’s own summary of what Xmind’s pages, news reports, investors’ announcements and public filings said on the dates shown, with our own grades. It is not made, paid for or approved by Xmind, and Xmind’s names and logos are trademarks of their owner. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. ToolGPA uses affiliate links and may earn a commission from them, and it works with sponsors; no one can pay for a grade. Product pictures are Xmind’s own, from its website and app-store listings.
