Posts by Melissa Kargiannakis
How to Find a Co-Founder through On Deck
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Read MoreDo you know the FULL history of Silicon Valley?
Check out this article about the history of Silicon Valley from as far back as 1890 and here’s what our founder, Melissa Kargiannakis, had to say about it on Linked In. “Easy money, win or lose, is what made Silicon Valley […] in a way that private investors would never have tolerated”. Did you know…
Read MoreWe’re Hiring: Senior UI/UX Developer
Location: Waterloo, ON | Toronto, ON | Sault Ste. Marie, ON Job Code: 004-222-1503 Full-Time Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. For earliest consideration apply before July 26th at 11:59pm Pacific time. To Apply Please email careers@skritswap.com your: Resume Cover letter Contact information for 3 references Linked In profile + any relevant links…
Read MoreWe’re Hiring: Senior Full Stack Developer
Location: Waterloo, ON | Toronto, ON | Sault Ste. Marie, ON Job Code: 004-222-1502 Full-Time Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. For earliest consideration apply before July 26th at 11:59pm Pacific time. To Apply Please email careers@skritswap.com your: Resume Cover letter Contact information for 3 references Linked In profile + any relevant links…
Read MoreWe’re Hiring: Head of Engineering
Location: Waterloo, ON | Toronto, ON | San Francisco, CA | Sault Ste. Marie, ON Job Code: 004-222-1501 Full-Time Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. For earliest consideration apply before July 26th at 11:59pm Pacific time. To Apply Please email careers@skritswap.com your: Resume Cover letter Contact information for 3 references Linked In profile…
Read MoreWe’re Hiring: Senior Full-Stack Developer
To Apply Please email careers@skritswap.com your: Resume Cover letter Contact information for 3 references Linked In profile + any relevant links with the subject line: “[YOUR LAST NAME] FS Dev 004-222-1502” About skritswap Looking to break new ground in a bleeding-edge development environment at one of the Top 20 Most Innovative Companies in Canada? We’ve…
Read MoreWe’re Hiring: Head of Engineering
To Apply: Please email careers@skritswap.com your: Resume Cover letter Contact information for 3 references Linked In profile + any relevant links with the subject line: “[YOUR LAST NAME] Head of Eng 004-222-1501” About skritswap Looking to break new ground in a bleeding-edge development environment at one of the Top 20 Most Innovative Companies in Canada? We’ve got…
Read Moreskritswap secures nearly $1 MM CAD from Federal Government
Today, skritswap Founder & CEO, Melissa Kargiannakis joined local Sault Ste. Marie Minister of Parliament Terry Sheehan in Ottawa to announce new funding totalling nearly $1,000,000 CAD. skritswap received an interest-free loan of $800,000 CAD to commercialize its AI-powered platform through FedNor, as well as an additional grant of $100,000 CAD through the Women Entrepreneurship…
Read Moreskritswap CEO speaks with Minister Bains on Canada’s new Digital Charter
skritswap Founder & CEO, Melissa Kargiannakis, spoke with Honourable Navdeep Singh Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development for Canada at the Empire Club in Toronto on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 about Canada’s new Digital Charter. Canada’s Digital Charter is all about adding trust back into the world. Exactly what skritswap will improve with…
Read MoreWelcome Paras Jamil
Skritswap is pleased to announce our newest team member: Paras Jamil as a Computational Linguist. Paras joined skritswap on April 15, 2019. Her strong linguistics background and desire to do more coding makes her a perfect addition to the team. We are so glad to have her join us. Get to know Paras here: 1)…
Read MorePromote Creativity & Innovation through Award
To mark Creativity & Innovation Day today, April 21st, we encourage people to apply for the Cheryl Stephens Innovation Award that we sponsor. The award spotlights the work of inspiring members of the Plain Language Association International (PLAIN). The root of innovation is creativity. As Jeremy Johnson, co-founder & CEO of Andela, said, “Creativity is…
Read MoreWelcome Vong Vong
Skritswap is pleased to announce our newest team member: Vong Vong as Executive Assistant to our Founder & CEO, Melissa Kargiannakis. Vong joined skritswap on April 1, 2019. She brings her background from real estate with strong organization skills and we are delighted to have her join us. Get to know her here: 1) Tell…
Read MoreInnovation Day 2019
February 16th, is Innovation Day. At skritswap we live innovation with our product development. And we are sponsoring an innovation award with the Plain Language Association International (PLAIN). We’ll announce the first recipient at the international conference in Oslo this September 2019. The award honours the long and valuable services of our plain language expert…
Read MoreWe’re Hiring: Administrative Assistant
To Apply Please email careers@skritswap.com your: Resume Cover letter Contact information for 3 references Linked In profile + any relevant links with the subject line: “[YOUR LAST NAME] Admin 003-555-1501” About skritswap Looking to join a highly skilled team and support growth at one of the Top 20 Most Innovative Companies in Canada? We’ve got a job…
Read MoreWe’re Hiring: Computational Linguist
To Apply Please email careers@skritswap.com your: Resume Cover letter Contact information for 3 references Linked In profile + any relevant links with the subject line: “[YOUR LAST NAME] Comp Ling 003-222-1503” About skritswap Interested in opening the world of information for readers of all skill levels at one of the Top 20 Most Innovative Companies in Canada?…
Read MoreWe’re Hiring: Full-Stack Developer
To Apply Please email careers@skritswap.com your: Resume Cover letter Contact information for 3 references Linked In profile + any relevant URLs with the subject line: “[YOUR LAST NAME] FS Dev 003-222-1502” About skritswap Looking to break new ground in a bleeding-edge development environment at one of the Top 20 Most Innovative Companies in Canada? We’ve got a…
Read MoreWe’re Hiring: UI/UX Developer
To Apply Please email careers@skritswap.com your: Resume Cover letter Contact information for 3 references Linked In profile + any relevant links with the subject line: “[YOUR LAST NAME] UI/UX Dev 003-222-1501” About skritswap Interested in designing interfaces and user experiences for a state-of-the-art online language product at one of the Top 20 Most Innovative Companies in Canada?…
Read MoreInternational Plain Language Day
Today, October 13th, is International Plain Language Day. Every year the occasion celebrates successful efforts to communicate important information to those who need it most. Too often enterprises and governments devote too little time and money to ensure their communications are working. Our goal must be effective communication because, as Rolo May has…
Read Moreskritswap $500k USD Pre-Seed Round
skritswap is pleased to announce a USD $500,000 pre-seed financing round led by Unshackled Ventures, a Silicon Valley based, early-stage fund. The funding will be used to refine customer acquisition strategies and increase the automated conversion of complex language into everyday language. Since skritswap’s inception, Founder and CEO Melissa Kargiannakis has brought in over…
Read MoreWelcome Cheryl Stephens
Skritswap is pleased to announce that Cheryl Stephens has joined the team as of July 2018. Cheryl brings her extensive plain language knowledge and we are happy to have her join us: Cheryl Stephens is a leader in the plain language movement, who is known as an innovator. She co-founded Plain Language Association books about plain…
Read MoreBlasting off with Boost VC
Skritswap is pleased to announce a 6-figure investment from Adam Draper’s venture capital firm Boost VC in Silicon Valley. Boost VC only funds 5% of applicants and skritswap joins 20 other companies added to the portfolio as part of Tribe 11. skritswap’s Founder & CEO, Melissa Kargiannakis, emphasizes the weight of this accomplishment: “Of all venture…
Read Moreskritswap Advisory Board
skritswap has been very fortunate to be supported by the current Advisory Board over the last year or so. Here they are: Joseph Tammy Jon Anna Marek
Read MoreWelcome Chris Pagnutti
Skritswap is pleased to announce that Chris Pagnutti has joined the team as of January 2018. Chris brings a strong full stack development background and we are delighted to have him join us: Chris is a full-stack software developer and devops engineer. He has built applications end-to-end for many multi-national brands including, Verizon Wireless, IBM,…
Read MoreWelcome Darren Redfern
skritswap is pleased to announce that Darren Redfern has joined the team as of January 2018. He brings a wealth of experience and we are lucky to have him on board as CTO. Darren has active been in the technology industry for thirty years, including many years at the executive level. For much of that…
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