Calgary’s Chaordix Acquires US Crowdsourcing Technology Provider

Calgary-headquarterd Chaordix announced yesterday the acquisition of Colorado-based crowdsourcing technology provider Napkin Labs.

Chaordix provides an enterprise marketing technology platform and applications – combining crowdsourcing processes with social sciences practices – for predictive brand and product innovation communities.

“Many of the brands we work with are looking to expand and deepen their engagement with the fan bases they’ve cultivated in social channels like Facebook,” said Shelley Kuipers, Chaordix Founder and Chief Executive Officer. “That’s why we’re so excited about the Napkin Labs technology. We’ll use it to directly connect our Crowd Intelligence communities with the social channel to drive crowd-powered innovation across organizations. It’s a new level of sophistication for Chaordix and a game changer for our clients.”

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Founded in 2009, Napkin Labs’ suite of clients includes brands like Nike, Microsoft, Sony, Domino’s Pizza, The North Face and Whole Foods Market. Over its five year lifespan, the company has driven innovative changes in the way organizations access their most valuable customers, particularly with the 2011 launch of OpenLab, a robust online collaboration and ideation software solution.

“As the crowdsourcing space evolved over the last five years, we became increasingly aware of the innovative work Chaordix was doing and the complementary nature of our solutions,” said Napkin Labs CEO Riley Gibson. “And having been up to their headquarters in Calgary, I’m particularly enthusiastic about recommending Shelley and her incredible team to our clients.”

The Napkin Labs acquisition is the latest in an increasingly long line of Chaordix expansions over the last twelve months, and follows on the heels of four C-level appointments and the opening of the company’s London, UK office.