Innovation

Two years ago, Joshua Hall toured the then brand new offices of sports and fitness software company Upper Hand and met all five employees. Today, Upper Hand employs 25 people and they are currently building out their new headquarters to accommodate triple-digit growth.

Torchlite, the platform for finding and managing on-demand digital marketing talent, announced today it attracted $3 million in funding to expand its tech-enabled network of digital marketing freelancers. Since its launch in late 2015 by former Apple VP Susan Marshall, Torchlite has raised a total of $5.5 million, secured over 100 new clients in 2017, and doubled revenue from 2016 to 2017.

A key differentiator for tech solutions firm InGen Technologies is offering clients a view that extends far beyond just the software or just the physical world, but understanding the firmware gateways that are essential for getting it right, collecting the data and constantly monitoring and improving.

As gener8tor’s gBETA Indy advances into new cohort classes, it’s worth asking about the value Indy startups get out of working with an accelerator like gBETA. Specifically, we spoke to three of gBETA’s first cohort founders for insights.

The company’s solutions have been so disruptive and gained such affinity among bankers that the “Baker Hill” brand name has become synonymous or interchangeable with “banking software," setting up the company with a strong foundation for the future.