U.S. VC Activity still Rocky but Indiana Again Outpaces the Nation 

Author: Chelsea Linder, VP of Innovation & Entrepreneurship Author: Roger Shuman, Director of Venture Engagement Tech venture capital (VC) investment in Indiana increased in the second quarter of 2024 in both total dollars and number of deals even as the national VC market continued to face challenges.  Total tech VC investment in Indiana increased to […]
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TechPoint Announces 2025 Mira Awards Gala Date & Venue 

Annual gala moves to notable venue and will be held in February INDIANAPOLIS (July 11, 2024) — TechPoint, the industry-led growth initiative for Indiana’s digital innovation economy, today announced its annual Mira Awards gala will be held Thursday, February 27, 2025, at The Palladium in Carmel. The event known as “the Oscars of Indiana Tech,” has traditionally been held […]

Winning is Great, but Startup Founders Taught me that the Work is Where it’s At 

I recently read “Choosing to Run” by Des Linden, the 2018 Boston Marathon winner. The book delves into the power of grit and perseverance, and I highly encourage anyone to read it regardless of your interest in running. I came across a quote from her in the book that I cannot stop thinking about:  “Having […]

Butler EdTech Accelerator cohort energized by learnings at ASU+GSV

Butler EdTech Accelerator cohort energized by learnings at ASU+GSV By Logan White In April, the Butler Accelerator for Education and Workforce Innovation cohort and I took part in the Arizona State University – Global Silicon Valley Ventures (ASU+GSV) Summit in San Diego. The gathering was the 14th year for the conference, which brings together leaders, […]

Last TechPoint Pitch Night of 2023 demonstrates greater focus on helping Hoosier innovators 

TechPoint’s latest Pitch Night was sprinkled with applause throughout the four founders’ presentations, but the loudest and longest sustained support came when the launch of the Indiana Founders Network was announced.  More than 30 founders had already signed up to join the Founders Network by Index press time, a good portion of them coming during […]

Nominations open today for TechPoint’s 25th annual ‘Best of Tech’ Mira Awards 

Tickets are on sale now; capacity has doubled with the April 26, 2024, event now at the Old National Centre   TechPoint today opened nominations for its highly anticipated 25th-anniversary Mira Awards honoring the “Best of Tech” in Indiana. Named after the brightest star that can be seen from Earth, the Mira Awards gala recognizes excellence […]

Australia trip ends with big tech and entrepreneurship news for Indiana 

An Indiana delegation to the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Melbourne, Australia yielded a tech and entrepreneurship coup for the Hoosier state when Senior Vice President for Entrepreneurship and Small Business at the Indiana Economic Development Corporation, David Watkins, announced that the 2025 Global Entrepreneurship Congress will be hosted by the state of Indiana.  In September, […]

Generative AI and Indiana’s Tech Community

The world is abuzz with chatter about generative artificial intelligence (AI) and how new tools, such as ChatGPT, can be leveraged to help generate ideas, create new work products and even complete simple tasks.   Many businesses, including those in the Indiana tech community, are in the early stages of exploring the ways generative AI can […]