Business Challenge
Hypelist is a social discovery platform where users create and share lists of things they love, like music, books, places, movies, products, and more. The app uses AI to deliver personalized suggestions based on each user’s interests, helping people connect through shared experiences.
As the team moved beyond its prototype, Hypelist needed a dependable cloud and mapping foundation to support growth and deliver accurate, real-time data. With prior experience using other providers, they sought a simpler, more scalable solution.
Benefits
- Reliable performance: With Google Cloud powering its backend, Hypelist scaled from zero to nearly one million installs.
- Stronger security: Woolpert’s architectural review identified key areas for improvement and aligned Hypelist’s infrastructure with cloud best practices.
- Accurate data: Google Maps Platform provided trusted place information and imagery to power personalized user experiences.
“Woolpert’s report was super comprehensive. It flagged things we wouldn’t have found ourselves and gave us a clear roadmap for improving our stack.”
- Grant Vanhelsing, Senior Engineer, Hypelist
Working With Woolpert
Woolpert guided Hypelist across both Google Cloud and Google Maps Platform, helping the team strengthen both security and performance while optimizing its mapping integration. The collaboration provided a clear roadmap for continued growth and operational excellence.
The Solution
Hypelist partnered with Woolpert Digital Innovations to strengthen its infrastructure through Google Cloud Platform and Google Maps Platform. The platform uses the Google Places APIs, including Place Search, Place Details, and Place Photos, to power user-created “places lists” with accurate data, images, and business information.
Through a professional services engagement, Woolpert also reviewed Hypelist’s environment, providing recommendations in security, observability, and data protection to help the team scale confidently.
