IBJ asks local entrepreneurs and investors what’s next for Indy tech
Can Indy meet the growing need for tech talent? What trends are emerging in the Indianapolis technology community? These questions and more were posed by panel moderator and technology reporter Jared Council at the Indianapolis Business Journal’s Power Breakfast Series on Thursday, March 10. The expert panel was comprised of Indy’s own entrepreneurs, investors and educators: Kristian Andersen […]
Torchlite officially launches first-of-its-kind digital marketing platform
Torchlite, a software-as-a-service based marketplace that connects businesses to experts who build, manage and optimize digital marketing campaigns, launches the first-ever digital marketing platform powered by an on-demand talent marketplace. On March 22, the company released significant updates to its platform based on months of conversations with clients, account managers and “Torchliters” — the company’s vetted […]
SaaS data management platform Formstack celebrates 10-year anniversary
Between 80 and 90 percent of startups fail, so the odds are stacked against you as a start-up company. Despite such a bleak statistic, Indianapolis-based software-as-a-service data management platform Formstack and its nearly 80 employees are celebrating 10 years in business this week with the company’s 500,000 users in 110 countries! Initially created to provide a […]
Lectio helps people with dyslexia ‘read to learn’
They say that necessity is the mother of all invention. Kris Parmalee — mother of Sam, who has dyslexia — has certainly taken that saying to heart. Kris was frustrated that there weren’t any easy-to-use tools to help her son read and pronounce that one word on a worksheet or in a passage of text that he […]
Winning a Mira Award helped usher in the ‘Year of the Duck’
Who knew a rubber ducky and a Mira Award could do so much? Since winning a coveted TechPoint Mira Award last year, Edwin the Duck — a learning toy with personality designed to be a child’s best friend — has taken off in a big way. Edwin the Duck sold out of each Apple test […]
Venture capitalist Scott Maxwell calls Indy ‘high energy, infectious’
It’s 2016 — the year of the scale-up. Venture capitalists from coast to coast are on the hunt for investment opportunities with relatively young, rapidly emerging, innovation-driven companies that could be the next big success stories. High Alpha, an Indianapolis-based venture studio focused on enterprise cloud companies, is one such investment firm keenly aware of the […]
Can Indiana get healthier through technology?
The amount of information about you, your habits and your health that is stored by various places you visit might surprise you. Whether it’s the grocery store, gym, bike-share service, family doctor or pharmacy, databases around town could offer you a remarkably clear picture of your personal health — IF they were unified. Could Indy […]
Here’s Why Mobile Employee Engagement Is Ready to Take Off
The human resources technology market, now valued at $15 billion in software alone, is exploding with innovation. The way employees work – from anywhere, at any time – is driving an evolution of technology better suited to manage and engage this new worker prototype. The way employees prefer to get their work done is shifting, […]
