Beyond the obvious – Luddy School pushes innovation and opportunity

“We can be nimble,” says Joanna Millunchick, the Luddy School dean and a professor of intelligence systems engineering. “We can do things in ways that are needed rather than the way they’ve always been. We can be more responsive to what is happening around us.”  Convention has no place for Millunchick, who arrived in July […]

IU Ventures wins Investor of the Year Mira Award

IU Ventures won the Investor of the Year award during TechPoint’s 22nd annual Mira Awards gala honoring the best of tech in Indiana. With the goal of enabling Indiana University affiliated entrepreneurs and innovators to have a positive impact on the world, IU Ventures invests in early-stage, high potential companies through three programs—the IU Philanthropic Venture […]

Meet the Pandemic Pivot of the Year nominees (institutions and large enterprises) for the 22nd annual Mira Awards

The Pandemic Pivot of the Year (Institutions and Large Enterprises) award recognizes tech employers who responded in remarkable ways to the COVID-19 pandemic. As we continue to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic, we can’t help but think how far we’ve all come. While there have been many days where it’s felt like the weight of […]

Bloomington named Rising Tech City during TechPoint’s 22nd annual Mira Awards gala

TechPoint, the nonprofit, industry-led growth initiative for Indiana’s technology ecosystem, will recognize the City of Bloomington with a prestigious Rising Tech City Award during the 22nd annual Mira Awards gala on Thursday, April 22, beginning at 8 p.m. EDT. The awards are being held virtually again this year due to the pandemic and the public […]

2021 Statewide Summit on Women & Tech: Empower. Engage. Educate offers something for everyone

The 2021 Statewide Summit on Women & Tech is an annual conference hosted by the IU Center of Excellence for Women & Technology which provides an opportunity to share, learn, engage with, and experience tech across a variety of skill levels and topics.  Programming during the event will be diverse and include sessions of interest […]

VC Report: Q4 2020 M&A and investments in Indiana technology companies

Investments in Indiana tech companies shows foundation for continued growth The year started out with strong optimism based on the results of 2019, which saw some of the largest ever total numbers for venture capital investment in the state. Things quickly changed with the early onset of the pandemic that is still gripping the nations […]

Tech 25 winner Christine DeWeese fosters customer success through technical expertise

As Indiana’s tech community continues to grow and mature, it’s getting harder and harder to narrow down the winners for our annual Tech 25 Awards program. Clearly there is a wealth of tech talent in the Hoosier state, and they are making incredible moves. Join us in celebrating the Tech 25 class of 2020 through […]

TechPoint’s S.O.S. Challenge yields promising solutions to problems created by COVID-19 pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic has upended just about every aspect of life around the world and has caused global leaders to question how to manage through and beyond it. Here in Indiana, the 500+ college students and the 200+ Indiana tech sector coaches and advisors who took part in the TechPoint Summer Opportunities for Students Challenge […]