VC Report: Q2 2017 investments in Indiana technology companies
For scale-up technology companies in Indiana, the second quarter of 2017 increased in deal size but decreased in the number of deals. During the first quarter of 2017, Indiana companies totaled $27 million in investment through 11 deals. Of that amount, $25 million and 9 deals were specifically in tech companies. Read the full Q1 report on […]
Duncan Alney: How the Indianapolis tech scene can continue to thrive
Launched in 2001, Firebelly Marketing has been a social media marketing service provider since the early days of social media management. Despite a constantly evolving industry, Firebelly has been able to triple annual recurring revenue, add new clients to their roster, and recently hired three new team members with a plan to double its staff […]
IoT: Disruption from the Hoosier State
Recently, in KPMG’s global survey, China’s CEOs named the Internet of Things, machine-to-machine technology, and the industrial internet as focus areas for further investment in the next three years. In the same survey, technology disruption in India, focused on product engineering, big data analytics, and the Internet of Things, is creating opportunity as the county […]
Summer of giving: TechPoint Foundation for Youth supports Indiana STEM programs
School’s out for the summer, but TechPoint Foundation for Youth is on the fast-track with programs, funding announcements and recognition for their success in STEM. STEM Hall of Fame The Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation recently inducted TechPoint Foundation for Youth and the Indiana Department of Workforce Development (DWD) jointly into the STEM Hall […]
Preparing to Hire? Get Ready with these 5 Employee Experience Tips
Summer is once again upon us, and in between backyard barbeques and longer, warmer days, many businesses are preparing to head into a big recruitment cycle. Next to January and February, the most common time for businesses to fill roles is immediately following the lull of summer. So what should businesses be thinking about now […]
Kronos credits local talent as key to five years of momentum in Indy
Since first opening its doors in 2012, the Kronos Indianapolis Technology Center of Excellence – driven primarily by Hoosier tech talent – has played a vital role in the exceptional growth of Kronos Incorporated, a $1.2 billion leader of workforce management and human capital management (HCM) solutions in the cloud. Headquartered in Massachusetts, Kronos discovered […]
Indianapolis tech companies give back to the ‘Circle City’ community
Day to day, technology companies are immersed in doing what they do best: building up their teams, investing in their products, and trying to grow their businesses. Over the past year, the Indianapolis tech community has stepped up in a different way: they’ve donated their time, resources, and money to the Circle City for a […]