digital innovation

The Large Enterprise of the Year award recognizes tech and tech-enabled companies that put a premium on talent development, diversity and inclusion; continuously demonstrate exceptional innovation that solidifies their market leadership positions; and help to bolster Indiana’s reputation and reality as a home for technological excellence.

The Community Impact Award celebrates mission-driven people or organizations that have helped to push our tech community forward—the impact makers of the year. Whether it’s through a corporation, an agency, a social enterprise, or through grit and determination as an individual, these inspiring champions have made a difference for all of us.

The Exceptional Employer Award celebrates tech companies that are doing an exceptional job of hiring and developing talent, cultivating workspaces and workplace culture, and deliberately increasing diversity.

This is the first article in a series by Indiana contributors associated with Splunk who are using the software to achieve better outcomes through data. Splunk. What an odd name, right? At surface level, certainly! The name, however, is based on the activity of Spelunking. Just as we may spelunk through Mammoth Cave or a […]

Encamp co-founders Luke and Sam Jacobs are proud that they were able to lure their big brother Ben Jacobs back to Indiana to lead software engineering at the fast-growing startup that the pair founded with CTO Daniel Smedema. Ben, who was a senior software engineer at Netflix in California, is a major talent “get” for […]

The Investor of the Year award spotlights angel investors or investment firms who bring capital plus outstanding connections, advice and attention to Indiana tech companies.

The current pandemic has had wide reaching effects on all types of businesses, including nonprofit organizations. Despite the real threat posed by COVID-19, the need to support these important missions and philanthropic organizations remains unchanged. Now more than ever communities are relying on local nonprofits, yet many are experiencing new challenges to fund their causes. […]

Honoring scientific achievements, R&D efforts and other trailblazing discoveries that have the potential to change industries There’s a famous quote from Henry Ford that says, “If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have said faster horses.” Innovators see beyond what’s right in front of them. That vision is what drives monumental change […]