Indy chapter of largest national women’s organization supporting entrepreneurs grows, thrives

The National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) is the largest national women’s organization that propels women entrepreneurs into economic, social and political spheres of power worldwide. As one of the largest chapters in the United States, NAWBO-Indianapolis’ mission is to impact, influence and propel Indiana to be a leading state for women-owned businesses, just […]

Winners’ Circle introduction spurs out-of-state capital investment in Sigstr

While access to angel and seed-level capital resources for tech startups in Indiana has improved significantly over the past five years, securing additional funding for those same companies as they scale up continues to be a challenge. There is a handful of venture capital firms in Indiana that can help these companies take the next […]

M25 Group’s Best of the Midwest Rankings – Indiana

Last month, M25, a Midwest-focused VC with offices in both Indiana and Illinois, released its “Best of the Midwest Report”, ranking the 50+ startup metropolitan regions in the Midwest. Here, Victor Gutwein, Managing Director of M25, takes on a SWOT analysis to discuss Indiana’s performance in relation to a broader, regional context. One of the obvious takeaways […]

Indiana’s unsung tech stars finally get the limelight

TechPoint recognized the Tech 25 Class of 2017 at a unique event inside the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Pavilion on September 7, during the inaugural Indy Women in Tech LPGA Championship. The Tech 25 is a prestigious selection of twenty-five individuals who are critical and exceptional performers helping to grow our community’s tech and tech-enabled companies, but who — […]

Initial Philanthropic Opportunity: The New ‘IPO’ in the Tech Community

Over the past few months, I’ve had several conversations about philanthropy and what we, as part of the tech community, are doing to give back to those in need. The same question always pops into my head: Why do we give back? As companies in the tech community, do we champion philanthropy because it’s good […]