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BuildDirect Technologies Acquires Online Room Designer Firm DraftingSPACE
Thursday, June 11, 2015Company Profile | Follow Company
Vancouver, BC, June 11, 2015--(T-Net)--BuildDirect announced yesterday in a Twitter retweet that it has acquired Kitchener, Ontario-based online room design firm DraftingSPACE for an undisclosed amount.
DraftingSPACE descibes itself as "an online tool that can automatically create multiple customized design options for your next home renovation", and "making good home design more accessible to homeowners".
It is a tool to automatically create customized design options, with an initial focus on bathroom design. The company reports that other rooms that are coming soon include kitchens, bedrooms, living rooms, basements, home offices and recreation rooms.
Ontario-based industry association Communitech has reported on its website that the acquisition will mean setting up a new BuildDirect office in Waterloo.
“We'll be heading up the design centre team,” said Beth Nenniger, CEO and co-founder of DraftingSPACE. “We get to continue to do what we love to do, which is automating the home design space and making it possible for every homeowner to be their own designer.”
The DraftingSPACE Team of Architectural Designers and Computer Programmers Acquired by BuidlDirect:
Beth | CEO
B.Architectural Studies, UWaterloo
Beth is an avid entrepreneur, designer and hacker. She is passionate about making good design accessible, and is working to achieve that reality.
Laura | CTO
B.Architectural Studies, UWaterloo
Laura is a parametric design guru. She has developed various algorithms for architectural software and worked on architectural projects in NYC, Tokyo and Seoul.
Tom | Lead Dev
B.Computer Science, UWaterloo
Tom is a talented developer and pythonista. He previously worked as a software developer on the Autodesk A360 project.
Albert | Software Dev
B.Computer Science, UWaterloo
Albert is the founder of the local WatPY group, and an expert at both Python and Django.
Veronique | Business Developer
MBA, Laurier
Veronique is a multi-talented business developer, specializing in lead generation and product database growth.
Mila | Marketing
Architecture, UWaterloo
Mila is an architectural graduate with an eye for marketing, content and social media.
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For further details on this acquisition, please see the Communitech news announcement here.
The University of Waterloo Velocity website is also reporting additional details and background here.
About BuildDirect
Founded by Jeff Booth and Rob Banks in 1999, BuildDirect Technologies is a privately-held Canadian technology company that is knocking down walls, changing the foundation and building a smarter, simpler and empowered home improvement industry.
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