Legal transaction software company Doxly raises $2.2M
Doxly, an Indianapolis technology software company that launched out of High Alpha this past July, today announced they have closed a $2.2 million Series Seed funding round and added Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, as a customer. Doxly will use the capital to scale its technology platform and fuel hiring in product development, engineering, sales and marketing. […]
$100 million fund launched for code school diversity scholarships
The Iron Yard, the largest immersive code school in the U.S., has launched the Tech Opportunity Fund. It’s a collaboration with Code Fellows and Operation HOPE to increase diversity in the tech industry. The idea is that by removing financial barriers and increasing access to tech education for all through core financial literacy and entrepreneurship training. Over the next five years, […]
Is Indianapolis ready for a BSD user group?
In 1969, an important milestone was reached in the history of Computer Science — the birth of the UNIX operating system. Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie brought this operating system to life on a PDP-11/20 and wrote it in such a way that it could be easily moved to newer computers as they were developed […]
Amy Oviedo is passionate about talent acquisition in Indy
After graduating from Ball State University with a double major in organizational communication and political science, Evansville, Indiana-born and raised Amy Oviedo moved to Chicago on a whim to start her career in the same city where one of her sisters lived. She was working as a benefits administrator for a company called TruServ, the […]
Fast-growing MOBI to add more than 500 jobs by 2020
Fast-growing managed mobility services (MMS) company MOBI just announced plans to create up to 521 new jobs by 2020. Founded in 2009, the Indiana-based company is experiencing growing demand for its software that centralizes the management of mobile devices, increasing both recurring revenue by 67.8 percent and devices under management by 41 percent in 2015. MOBI will […]
Build Fund strengthens Indy business through mission-driven loans
If you own a business, there will likely be a time when you ask yourself if you need capital to help your business grow and scale. Entrepreneurs ask themselves questions such as “Should I try to completely fund my business myself?” “Do I ask my friends and family to help me out?” “Do I need […]
Building our tech community’s talent pipeline
You’ve read the headlines — technology companies in Indiana are growing rapidly and talent is in high demand. We heard the distress signal and we answered by providing four unique talent programs in 2016 that brought nearly 200 college students, new grads and career changers to jobs in tech in Indiana. “Indiana’s tech community is […]
Nonstop flights to Seattle fuel Indy tech growth
First it was Los Angeles, then it was San Francisco in 2014, and now – Seattle. The latest news of nonstop flights from Indianapolis to the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport via Alaska Airlines adds fuel to the already bustling engines that propel Indy’s business community. Thanks to dedicated efforts from the Indianapolis Airport Authority and community […]