Q3 2023 Indiana Tech Venture Report: Glimmers of optimism in Indiana as the national Q3 venture market continues its correction 

Dubbed the “Great Correction” by Joanna Glasner of Crunchbase, the nation’s Q3 2023 venture market remains in a challenging position, and activity in Indiana reflects the struggle. But there was encouragement in the quarterly assessment that showed the number of Hoosier deals dropped, but the amount invested nearly doubled. Deals were spread among a diverse […]

TechPoint to Celebrate 25th Anniversary ‘Best of Tech’ Mira Awards at Old National Centre 

Celebrating its silver anniversary next year, TechPoint’s Mira Awards gala—known as the “Oscars of Tech in Indiana”—will be held on Friday, April 26, 2024, at the Old National Centre in Indianapolis. TechPoint and its sponsors and partners will take over the entire venue, including an awards show in the Murat Theatre followed by a community […]

10 Software-as-a-Service Industry Trends Highlighted at the SaaStr Conference 

In the early days of March 2020 I was registered to attend the SaaStr Annual conference to be held in the Bay Area. Of course, it didn’t happen as the country shut down in the Middle of March due to the Global Covid pandemic. Three years later, I was finally able to attend and glean […]

The Biggest Tech Hubs in the World & How They’re Changing

For years, Silicon Valley has been seen as the major tech hub in the United States. As tech has continued to thrive as a major industry, more and more tech hubs have emerged as a result of the demand for more great technology solutions. In fact, if you consider transportation, amenities, livability, cost of living, […]

Indiana Needs to Lead the Nation in Digital 4.0 

The industrial revolutions have been powering transformational changes in human society for centuries. In fact, we are on the fourth industrial revolution powered by artificial intelligence, commonly known as the Industry 4.0. Each revolution was marked by clear and identifiable technological advances that resulted in higher outputs in goods and services and in workforce productivity:  […]

TechPoint honors ‘Best of Tech’ Mira Award winners during 24th annual gala

System Scale and Growth Heroes, Tactile Engineering, RxLightning, Glassboard, Ixana, Zylo, JobWorks, gener8tor, Preventia, Qualifi, Allegion and Solinftec among top honorees  TechPoint, the nonprofit, industry-led growth initiative for Indiana’s digital innovation economy, today honored 141 nominees and presented 18 awards during the organization’s 24th annual Mira Awards gala, presented by UKG, Salesforce and the Indiana […]

Q1 2023 VC Report: Cautious Movement but Significant Deals Start the Year.

By Ting Gootee, CFA, CAIA and Roger Shuman We noted in an earlier report that 2022 was a year of venture market normalization from the 2021 high watermark, and our analysis of Q1 2023 indicates a continued pace toward more cautious deal making. Nationally, according to PitchBook, venture capital (VC) activity dropped in all stages […]
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Indianapolis Airline Pilot, Bridge Builder Award announced for TechPoint’s Mira Awards

Indianapolis native Captain Ryan Lynch, a Republic Airways commercial airline pilot, founder of the National Aviation Youth Resources (NAYR) Foundation and director of the Indianapolis/Indiana ACE Academy, will receive the TechPoint Foundation for Youth (TPF4Y) Bridge Builder Award during TechPoint’s 24th annual Mira Awards gala honoring the best of tech in Indiana.   Also at the virtual gala, […]