Case Studies: Startup and growth funding strategies that worked for BidPal and Localstake

Working in and around the technology sector in Indiana for the past 15 years, one thing has always been true. Everybody needs funding, and not enough people know where or how to get it. However, the roster of homegrown entrepreneurs with successful track records has increased at least ten-fold since the late 90s. Battle-tested leaders […]

Indy talent bringing order to the chaos of digital life with Gusto app

Tired of searching through your email for those pictures you sent last month? Or perhaps you need an original version of that contract a client emailed to you. Freshly launched Gusto has an iPhone app that not only lets you attach files to emails (finally), but also assembles every file, photo or email you’ve ever sent […]

Smarter Remarketer Secures $7 Million Investment Led by Battery Ventures

Indianapolis-based Smarter Remarketer — winner of the 2013 Mira Award for Tech Startup of the Year — today announced it has secured $7 million in venture financing in a round led by Boston-based Battery Ventures.  Battery has a long history of investing in companies based in Indianapolis including ExactTarget, Angie’s List and Consona Corp. Smarter […]

Indianapolis’ Tech Leadership Still Having Impact on Super Bowl

The NFL and the New York and New Jersey Super Bowl Host Committee again took a page from the Indianapolis Host Committee and Raidious playbook from Super Bowl XLVI. The NY/NJ Committee created a Social Media Communications Center as a public service for the estimated 400,000 Super Bowl related visitors to the region. The Indianapolis […]

CNO Financial’s strategy to achieve tech happiness

Mike Mead, the chief information officer at $3.8 billion insurer CNO Financial Group lights up when asked about his team of 250 corporate associates and 1,400 global partners, whom he passionately refers to as “One-Team“.  Mead offers, “I get to work with some of the best in the business; a team focused on achieving Tech Happiness for […]