Articles by Joshua Hall

The Indiana Department of Correction won the Community Impact Award during TechPoint’s 21st annual Mira Awards gala honoring the best of tech in Indiana. The department’s partnership with The Last Mile computer coding skills training program is the first of its kind outside of the state of California where the program originated. After his visit […]

Private venture development organization Elevate Ventures won the Investor of the Year award during TechPoint’s 21st annual Mira Awards gala honoring the best of tech in Indiana. Elevate Ventures’ overriding purpose is to elevate Indiana’s entrepreneurism and innovation velocity. With $14.2 million deployed through 76 different investments in pre-seed through early-stage startups, 2019 proved to […]

Authenticx Founder Amy Brown won the Rising Entrepreneur Award during TechPoint’s 21st annual Mira Awards gala honoring the best of tech in Indiana. Authenticx is an Indiana-based software company that leverages customer interactions to provide transformative insights for healthcare organizations and other businesses. After a trailblazing 20-year career in government service and executive roles, Amy […]

TechPoint, the nonprofit, industry-led growth initiative for Indiana’s technology ecosystem, will recognize designer, innovator, entrepreneur and investor Kristian Andersen with the Trailblazer Award during a live broadcast of TechPoint’s 21st annual Mira Awards gala tonight (Thursday, June 18 beginning at 8 p.m. EDT). The awards are being held virtually for the first time and the […]

Even though his college degree is in mechanical engineering, Jay Fernando taught himself how to code with the help of a few friends and, in 1999, he landed a software engineering job 8,000 miles away in Central Indiana. He married Leena Victoria (an electrical engineer and computer programmer by trade), and she, too, found success […]

The Startup of the Year award recognizes new companies with in-market tech products or services that have shown the greatest development over the last year based on growth and impact. These trailblazing ventures demonstrate the creative, strategic and innovative entrepreneurial spirit of Indiana’s technology community.

From combating the opioid epidemic to now identifying hotspots of the COVID-19 virus faster and more accurately, hc1 has earned its long-standing reputation for improving healthcare through cloud-based solutions. Not only do they make it easier for healthcare professionals to leverage data and glean important and actionable insights, but hc1’s solutions ultimately provide an opportunity […]

The Tech Education Award recognizes educators, organizations, mentors and others who inspire and open doors for learners of all ages through the creative, innovative application and/or support of technology. These leaders respond to the diverse needs of students and have an undeniably positive impact on student achievement and the future workforce.