Articles by Joshua Hall

Audacious isn’t usually a word people associate with fighting poverty. Overwhelming, destructive, heartbreaking … these are the familiar words we hear when discussing the root of many of society’s most challenging obstacles. It’s not, however, impossible to put a different lens on fighting poverty and see the fight as an opportunity to innovate—to tackle a […]

Employee-owned companies are somewhat rare in Indiana, and rarer still within the tech community. Out of 183 reported Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) companies in Indiana, only a handful are recognized tech companies, notably Cummins, Markey’s, SEP and Telamon. As of this summer, however, a new employee-owned company is joining the ranks—data analytics and business […]

The addressable market is a critical element of any company’s game plan: How big is the problem you’re trying to solve? Most companies forecast into the millions or even billions of dollars. hc1 is different. Indy-based hc1 is tackling a huge chunk of the $3.4 trillion Americans spend on healthcare every year. A longtime pioneer […]

The uncertainty of the pandemic initially forced TechPoint’s flagship talent program—Xtern: the ultimate tech internship experience—into limbo. Of course, we know now that it was a pipedream to think summer internships would proceed normally. At the time, however, it seemed hard to believe that life wouldn’t be back to normal by Memorial Day. Once the […]

TechPoint, the nonprofit, industry-led growth accelerator for Indiana’s tech ecosystem, has announced the Tech 25 Class of 2020. Now in its sixth year, the Tech 25 Awards honor a prestigious selection of twenty-five individuals who are critical and exceptional performers helping to grow Indiana’s tech and tech-enabled companies, but who—not being the CEO or other […]

Candice Matthews Brackeen and her husband Brian just announced that they are expanding Lightship Capital and bringing the firm’s $50 million in venture capital funds to Indianapolis. It’s the largest-ever VC fund raised by a Black woman in the U.S. The first order of business will be to find the right location for a community […]

Zylo, KSM Consulting, Woven, Republic Airways, Kronos Incorporated, Anvl, hc1 and Elevate Ventures among top honorees TechPoint, the nonprofit, industry-led growth accelerator for Indiana’s tech ecosystem, honored the successes and innovation of Indiana people, companies, places, and products during a live broadcast of the organization’s 21st annual gala, with presenting sponsors Eli Lilly and Company, […]

SaaS management platform provider Zylo won the Scale-up of the Year – Tech Product award during TechPoint’s 21st annual Mira Awards gala honoring the best of tech in Indiana. In 2016, Gartner estimated the SaaS market to be worth $37 billion. In 2019, it had ballooned to $100 billion. And in 2020, it’s expected to […]