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Indianapolis is a world-class event city. According to a study commissioned by Visit Indy, 28.6 million visitors came to Indianapolis in 2016, resulting in an economic impact of $5.2 billion. Of course, the city’s booming business of hosting conventions, trade shows, meetings and events is a key contributor to this economic windfall. While a number of […]

Born and raised in a family of entrepreneurs, Matt Tait seemed destined to follow in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. From lawyer to entrepreneur, Matt discovered that tech in Indiana was the best place for him to be, something he’s learning more about every day with his new venture, Plat. Learning the ropes […]

Growing up in Crown Point, Indiana, Indy Tech Fellow Alex Correa explored his passion for learning and understanding how things worked. “Computers were of course the most magical of things,” he said. Combined with a love for digital media and entertainment, he dove into technology and everything it offered to a curious mind. He followed […]

The growth Indy tech is experiencing isn’t an accident; it’s the result of years-long planning, hard work and community building. But the tech landscape in Indianapolis still has room to grow, especially with respect to diversity and inclusion.

Are businesses in Indianapolis doing enough to increase the diversity of their talent pool? It’s a topic that is brought up frequently, especially in our tech ecosystem. We often look to the companies that are the largest and most established to pave the way, and last week, it was Genesys who stepped up to announce […]

Just over a year ago our community celebrated the announcement of the Indiana IoT Lab, a new space to be opened in Fishers that would give technology companies a place to experiment with devices related to the internet of things. The union of hardware and the internet would enable new ways of interaction with the […]

The first class of TechPoint’s Indy Tech Fellowship, powered by the TechPointX talent multiplier program, will soon conclude an amazing two years. It was up to the Tech Fellows themselves to decide how to celebrate the memorable experience they have shared with each other and with the Indy tech community. After two years of planning […]

While Indiana saw a short legislative session at the beginning of 2018, the state ended with a big victory for tech companies looking for clarity on the software-as-a-service (SaaS) tax policy.