“The mix of people from different backgrounds and different levels of expertise has enabled me to accelerate my business at a rate which I wouldn’t have been able to accomplish on my own,” says Philippe Chiasson, founder of Printearth and Start-Up Garage alumnus. Printearth not only offers 3D printing services, but also manufactures a biodegradable bio-plastic filament that matches the performance of standard plastic filament while cutting down on operational costs by at least 25%.
Many Start-Up Garage alumni have succeeded in making their businesses successful — Micrometrics, Proximify and Spoonity are all graduates of the Start-Up Garage, and have all been featured in Ottawa Business Journal’s annual “Start-ups To Watch” feature.