Reserve your application for ‘The Best of Tech in Indiana’ Mira Awards
As calendar year 2016 draws to a close, it’s time to declare your intent to apply for the 18th annual TechPoint Mira Awards! The Mira Awards honor Indiana’s best companies, entrepreneurs, educators, and other leaders for their achievements and innovation during calendar year 2016. The Mira Awards is a six-month season of events and announcements that […]
Omnisite: one of Indy’s coolest tech companies you haven’t heard of … yet
Just a couple streets away from Lucas Oil Stadium in a non-descript (but hip-looking) refurbished brick building tucked among family homes, a tech company you’ve probably never heard of is doing very cool things and ignoring conventional wisdom across several industries. Omnisite makes Internet of Things (IoT) enabled water monitors and controls — both the […]
Bluebridge sells divisions for $8 million to focus solely on employee engagement
One of Indianapolis’ most interesting startup-to-scale-up success stories just got an $8 million boost to fuel growth and create new jobs. Bluebridge, the venture capital-backed tech firm originally started in 2011 by then college student and ExactTarget intern Santiago Jaramillo, has sold off its church and tourism business units to focus solely on its Emplify […]
CloudOne evolved (again) and important people noticed
Imagine this: you are driving in your car on your way to work, a daily ritual for most of us. Only, in this scenario, that car has placed an order for you at a local coffee shop, paid for the order, and you are able to drive up to the window and collect your beverage […]
‘Finalist Day’ events match young talent with Indy companies
Close to 300 top-performing college students were in Indianapolis on Friday interviewing for coveted summer internships and two-year fellowships with 90 area companies. TechPoint’s Xtern and Indy Tech Fellowship Finalist Day events were happening at the Biltwell Event Center downtown while the Orr Fellowship Finalist Day was held at the Willows on Westfield on the […]
Plymouth Ventures invests millions in Indy-based Kinney Group
Cloud solutions integrator Kinney Group, Inc. is getting a multi-million dollar infusion of capital in a growth financing round led by Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Plymouth Ventures. Kinney Group counts Global 2000 public companies, IT-centric mid-market companies, and US Public Sector organizations among its clients, including being a leading integration partner for next-generation platform providers like Splunk, […]
Is ‘Agile Engagement’ the cure for disengaged employees?
Sir Richard Branson understands the value of employee engagement. The English business magnate’s Virgin Group holding company controls more than 400 brands and employs tens of thousands around the globe. Whether he knew what he was tapping into or not, he famously outlined critical tenants of an employee engagement movement that is gaining mindshare among […]
‘Suite Speed Dating’ gives emerging tech firms a foot in the door
It’s been nearly 16 years since emerging technology firm ExactTarget (now Salesforce) inked early sales deals with electronics and appliances retailer HHGregg and shopping malls giant Simon Property Group — all Indianapolis-based companies at the time. According to a 2007 interview in the Indianapolis Business Journal with founder and CEO Scott Dorsey, ExactTarget was able […]
