{"id":12558,"date":"2018-09-28T15:10:39","date_gmt":"2018-09-28T15:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projecthermes.wpengine.com\/event-wrap-up-elevate-raises-the-bar\/"},"modified":"2023-10-03T14:49:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-03T18:49:06","slug":"event-wrap-up-elevate-raises-the-bar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/innovation.interac.ca\/fr\/event-wrap-up-elevate-raises-the-bar\/","title":{"rendered":"Event Wrap : Elevate Raises the Bar"},"content":{"rendered":"

This year, multiple Interac peeps were in and around the Elevate festival. There was the Hackathon on the 21st where Interac employees participated as mentors and judges, a whole day dedicated to talent<\/a>, and the (epic) party<\/a> that happened on King West the night of the 26th.<\/p>\n

Elevate represents the best of what Toronto has to offer in tech, innovation and community. Toronto is home to some of Canada’s leading innovators, which is why we thought it was important to support the Festival as a sponsor.<\/p>\n

How we Build a Better Toronto<\/h2>\n

Over the last weekend in September, over 300 gathered at MaRS in Toronto to hack for a smart city. Attendees were presented with three challenges around building a smart economy, smart connected communities and smart vibrant living. The winning hack was built to help build community in apartment or condo buildings. Users sign up to the service and can share items in their house that aren’t being used with neighbours who are looking, perfect for household tools, pots and pans, or random things collecting dust.<\/p>\n

The Winner: OpenDoor built by Stable Hacks<\/p>\n

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Congratulations to @stablehacks<\/a> for taking home first place and 10k in prize money during the first ever #ElevateHackathon<\/a> created by @TD_Canada<\/a>! We loved your OpenDoor technology and ideas around building community for condo and apartment living. #ElevateTechFest<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/4JazCQc4Ss<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Elevate (@ElevateTechFest) September 24, 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n