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After four years, Indy Civic Hack has become a new Hoosier summer tradition. Inspired by Code for America’s National Day of Civic Hacking, Open Indy Brigade co-founder Matt Kirby organized the inaugural Indy Civic Hack in 2014 through the Indy Chamber with both city and state government officials. The idea was – and still is […]

myCOI, a provider of cloud-based software for tracking and managing certificates of insurance, announced plans to expand its headquarters in Indianapolis, creating up to 185 jobs by 2021. myCOI aims to ease the process for businesses that collect certificates of insurance (COI’s) by offering a software platform that provides a single place to view your […]

On Saturday, May 20, Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, hosted a Community Day in downtown Indianapolis to celebrate the official grand opening of Salesforce Tower and to announce its commitment to workforce development and continued growth in Indianapolis. Salesforce Chairman and CEO Marc Benioff was joined by Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and Indianapolis Mayor […]

Below is a transcription of Marc Benioff’s address to Indianapolis at Salesforce Community Day on Saturday, May 20, 2017. The speech was nearly 15 minutes in length and was met with cheers from the enthusiastic crowd. Relevant information has been linked for further reading on the announcements.  I am thrilled to be here for you […]

We’ve come a long way. I made the leap from health care into tech in 2008. We were a tiny company that took a manual process and evolved it into a SaaS platform. When I used the term “SaaS” on the phone with my mother, she thought we were discussing my sassy communication style, and […]

Are you ready to meet the next generation of tech talent? Finals are over and students are moving to Indianapolis for a summer that will propel their tech careers forward. In total, TechPoint has created four distinct programs addressing talent needs for our community: Xtern — a 10-week internship program for tech-skilled college students Xtern […]

Following what attendees have called “the best Mira Awards season ever,” TechPoint will host its third annual Winners’ Circle event connecting this year’s honorees and select scale-up companies with more than 30 out-of-state venture capital and growth equity firms, investment banks, media, influencers and tech buyers together to build relationships, spotlight innovations, and create future investments […]

Chelsie Kasun was born near Evansville in Newburgh, Ind., and she was influenced at a young age to pursue her natural creativity. Two high school math teachers had a big impact on her and opened doors she didn’t know existed when they encouraged her to explore computer science as a possible match with her passion for design. They taught her that there is a place for creativity in tech.