MapmyIndia parent scraps plan to invest in outgoing CEO’s firm, shares rise

CE Info Systems, the parent firm of digital maps provider MapmyIndia, said on Monday that it has scrapped plans to invest in a company being set up by its outgoing CEO after receiving investor feedback, with its shares closing 16 per cent higher.

MapmyIndia powers Apple Inc’s maps in the country and garners 99 per cent of its revenue from providing map-related services to other businesses.