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	iCreate Receives Strategic Investment from Kaplan iCreate announced a forthcoming strategic partnership with Kaplan Early Learning Group. Although specific details of the investment remain undisclosed, the aim of this partnership is to better leverage each company’s product line and strengthen its mutual market presence. Read more about the partnership here.
	iCreate Founder Melissa Pickering Shares her Entrepreneurial Journey with Softartisans Melissa Pickering was highlighted in a blog series for personal stories of women in technology and talks to her path to founding iCreate. Read more about Melissa’s journey as an engineer and entrepreneur here.
	The Holmes Education Post Interviews iCreate Founder Melissa Pickering Every founder’s path is unique and usually nonlinear, and Melissa’s journey to iCreate is no different, as interviewed by Holmes Education Post Read the full interview here.
	iCreate selected to pitch at the 2012 Boston Pipeline Fellowship Summit Selected from over sixty applications from for-profit, women-led social ventures, iCreate to Educate was invited to pitch at the 2012 Boston Pipeline Fellows Summit. Read more about the Summit here.
	iCreate featured as an Education Startup to Watch On March 5th, 2012, iCreate to Educate was included as an accelerator of innovation in Education Week’s Top Story “Startups Seek to Master the Education Market” alongside edtech companies such as Edmodo and fellow Kauffman Lab company, GoalBook. See the full article as well as the other startups included here.
	SAM Animation Wins 2011 District Administration Reader’s Choice Award In November 2011 iCreate to Educate was honored to have SAM Animation selected as one of the Top 100 Products in the District Administration Reader’s Choice Awards. Read testimonials and view other products recognized here.
	iCreate Completes Kauffman Education Ventures Incubator In June 2011, iCreate completed the 4-month incubator program for entrepreneurs in education. iCreate was one of 23 other companies selected to participate in the program out of over 1000 applicants. The program provided a stipend, mentors, advisors, and pitching practice to help the companies scale. Watch the 8min pitch.
	A Real Test for Techies: the Education Market and iCreate’s Perspective iCreate was highlighted in this Boston Globe article discussing a number of educational technology startups in the Boston-area. While many companies are still optimistic about the change we can make in education, the fact that it’s difficult to lead change in school systems is something that education entrepreneurs certainly cannot ignore. Read more about iCreate and the other educatioal technology companies here.
	Killer Startups: iCreate showcases at 5th Annual Tech Cocktail Boston Selected among 19 other Boston-based tech startups, iCreate showcased at the annual event at the Microsoft NERD center in Cambridge on September 1st, 2011. Read more about iCreate and founder Pickering here.
	iCreate founder Melissa Pickering Selected in Top 50 Fascinating Edupreneurs Melissa Pickering was interviewed by EdTech Digest, a site dedicated to highlighting the movers and shakers in the evolving field of educational technology. Find out more on the inspiration driving iCreate’s launch.
	iCreate Showcases in Founder Fridays Column Greenhorn Connect, Boston’s hub for entrepreneur resources, highlighted iCreate founder Melissa Pickering in the weekly Founder Friday profiles. Read more here.
	iCreate Founder Melissa Pickering recognized as a 2011 Woman to Watch In January 2011 Mass High Tech introduced 22 women leaders of the New England technology and innovation community as honorees in the 8th annual MHT Women to Watch Awards program. Selected from more than 100 nominations, Pickering was recognized for her contributions to technology and education as a young female entrepreneur. Read Melissa’s profile here.
	Xconomy Highlights iCreate in the Kauffman Labs Program Xconomy ran a press release on the Kauffman Labs Program, highlighting iCreate as one of the 5 Boston-area start-ups accepted into the program, and what we intend to gain from the program. Check out the full article here.
	iCreate Connects Learning and Tech iCreate was highlighted in “The Pitch” section of Mass High Tech’s online weekly newsletter in December 2010. This press offers an opportunity for start-ups like iCreate to gain publicity in the Boston-area, generating interest from investors and business partners. Read the iCreate Pitch!
	SAM Animation highlighted in Tufts University Publications The SAM Animation software has had many design contributors over the years, from both Tufts University and the K-12 classroom. Professors and students alike have been recognized for their contributions in Tufts media. Read an article that spotlights Tufts students getting real design experience with SAM. And read more about SAM and the Klutz partnership!

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Creating an animation was a wonderful experience for our students. I liked the excitement, the learning, and the cooperative work.
– Teacher, Massachusetts

I have not seen anything else that makes it so easy for students and teachers alike to create movies and animation to demonstrate learning.
– Teacher, California

I thought it was a great way to express your creativity and have fun with your friends.
– Fifth Grade Student, Massachusetts

The most fabulous part is that even though they are only little kids, they are able to use the software all on their own to do the stop-motion filming.
– Parent, Australia

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