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Contribution: Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms

Showbie Inc

$125,000.00

Scaling an Increasingly Realtime, Responsive, Paperless Classroom Application

FY 2018-19 · 2018-04-01

Summary
Showbie is a classroom application used by over 3 million students, teachers and parents to facilitate school work turn in and formative feedback. Showbie currently has hundreds of thousands of weekly active users, and this user base continues to grow through our high quality Web Application version of Showbie. This project will enable us to provide a reliable, scalable, secure global education solution which has the potential, through our new Web version, to help more learners than ever!
Program
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to FirmsIndustrial Research Assistance Program-Contributions to Firms (linked with high confidence)
Recipient
Location
Edmonton|Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Recipient Type
For-profit organization
Business Number
825632508
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

Amendments

Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.

AmendmentDateFiscal YearTotal
02018-04-012018-19$125,000.00
12018-04-012018-19$125,000.00

As published

Additional Information
This agreement has been amended 1 time(s). The end date of this agreements has been modified by 31 days.
Additional Information (French)
Cet accord a été modifié 1 fois La date de fin du présent accord a été changé de 31 jours.
Agreement End Date
2019-03-31
Agreement Number
904429
Agreement Start Date
2018-04-01
Agreement Title
Scaling an Increasingly Realtime, Responsive, Paperless Classroom Application
Agreement Title (French)
Mise en échelle de l'application de salle de classe sans papier, réactive, en temps réel
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$125,000.00
Amendment Date
2019-03-11
Amendment Number
1
Coverage
IRAP Contributions to Firms projects stimulate wealth creation for Canada through technological innovation. | Les projets des Contributions aux entreprises stimulent la création de richesse au Canada grâce à l’innovation technologique.
Description
Showbie is a classroom application used by over 3 million students, teachers and parents to facilitate school work turn in and formative feedback. Showbie currently has hundreds of thousands of weekly active users, and this user base continues to grow through our high quality Web Application version of Showbie. This project will enable us to provide a reliable, scalable, secure global education solution which has the potential, through our new Web version, to help more learners than ever!
Description (French)
Showbie est une application de salle de classe utilisée par plus de 3 millions d’étudiants, enseignants et parents pour faciliter les travaux scolaires et la rétroaction formative. Showbie a actuellement des centaines de milliers d'utilisateurs actifs par semaine, et cette base d'utilisateurs continue à grandir grâce à notre version d'application Web de haute qualité Showbie. Ce projet nous permettra de fournir une solution d’éducation mondiale fiable, évolutive, sécuritaire, qui a le potentiel, au moyen de notre nouvelle version Web, d'aider les plus apprenants que jamais.
Expected Results
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Expected Results (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Federal Riding
Edmonton Centre
Federal Riding (French)
Edmonton-Centre
Federal Riding Number
48014
NAICS Code
511211
Organization Code
nrc-cnrc
Organization
National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada
Program Name
Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms
Program Name (French)
Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle – Contributions aux entreprises
Program Purpose
The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization
Program Purpose (French)
Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation
Recipient Business Number
825632508
Recipient City
Edmonton|Edmonton
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Showbie Inc
Recipient Postal Code
T5J 1A1
Recipient Province or Territory
AB
Recipient Type
F
Reference Number
172-2018-2019-Q1-904429