Although 2020 has been a challenging year, there was no shortage of content in the TechPoint Index. The tech community had highs that needed to be shared. From celebrating Mira Award winners to reasons coastal tech workers should relocate to Indiana’s capital city or ways the tech community responded to COVID-19; here is a look back at the top 12 performing TechPoint Index stories of 2020.

12. 14 reasons why coastal tech workers should relocate to Indianapolis

We could offer plenty of reasons why Indianapolis is the place to call home for those who have no prior ties to the Hoosier state. However, we let those with no hometown bias do the talking for us.

11. TechPoint Names New Executive Committee to Board of Directors

Leaders from Infosys and Jobvite joined the TechPoint executive committee members.

10. Appirio’s Kalvin Jones empowers unserved communities and solves problems through coding

Stories with close community connections that show impact have a high performance–we can see that in this profile on Kalvin Jones. Since this story has been published, Kalvin is now working full time at Code Black Indy.

9. TechPoint Announces 2020 Class of Tech 25 Winners

The Tech 25 Class of 2020 brought in a lot of story views. These twenty-five amazing individuals are critical and exceptional performers helping to grow Indiana’s tech ecosystem.

8. Minority founded $50M VC fund focusing on underrepresented founders and regions expanding in Indy

There was a lot of excitement when we announced that the largest-ever VC fund raised by a Black woman in the U.S. was expanding to Indianapolis. Welcome Lightship Capital!

7. Tech community steps up to help Indiana respond to COVID-19

Our tech community stepped up in an incredible way to help the state respond to COVID-19. The TechPoint team updated this resource overtime with some of those feats.

6. Kristian Andersen to receive Trailblazer Award during TechPoint’s first-ever virtual Mira Awards gala

Winning a prestigious award in Indiana tech, readers were thrilled to learn about Kristian Andersen.

5. 13 tech leaders answer ‘why you should move to or expand in Indiana’

Entrepreneurs and leaders give their opinions on why Indianapolis is among the ranks of cities challenging Silicon Valley by answering “Why should a startup or scale-up launch or grow in Indiana?”

4. TechPoint honors ‘Best of Tech’ Mira Award winners during first-ever virtual gala

Unlike any year prior, the 2020 Mira Awards gala was held virtually, allowing for more people in the community to attend. It was a great time celebrating those that help make the Indiana tech community so impactful.

3. TechPoint’s ‘Best of Tech’ Mira Awards gala to be broadcast live and open to the public for the first time ever on June 18

We announced on May 5, 2020 that the Mira Awards gala would, in fact, be virtual.

2. Nominees selected for 21st annual TechPoint Mira Awards Honoring ‘The Best of Tech in Indiana’

The Mira Awards judging panels were able to narrow all of the great applications down to 129 companies, universities, organizations, cities and individuals. 

1. TechPoint’s ‘S.O.S. Challenge’ to give work experience & $250,000 in stipends to 500 students who lost summer internships to COVID-19 cuts

With the help of the tech community, TechPoint was able to launch a challenge for 500 students who lost their summer internships due to COVID-19 cuts. There are so many cool elements in this story that it’s no surprise to us that it’s the top viewed story of the year.

We can’t wait to share more great stories in 2021. Have something you would like us to consider for publication? Submit it here; we can’t wait to hear from you!