Turning Data to Doing in Indiana

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 gains talent, venture capital and incentives deal with state

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 […]

Detailed Guidance Available to Help Hoosier Office Workers Safely Return to their Desks

Not long after the Covid-19 pandemic created a work-from-home world, TechPoint began working with its member company leaders, its colleagues at the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership (CICP), and other state and  community leaders to help ensure that returning to the office is as safe as possible. The latest help comes in the form of playbooks […]

Supporting the Virtual Fundraising Pivot

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. […]

MetaCX emerges from stealth mode with a new president and a go-to-market launch date

MetaCX, a customer lifecycle management software startup, has been operating in what founder Scott McCorkle calls “stealth mode” since the company was founded at Indianapolis-based High Alpha Studio more than 17 months ago. Despite securing $14 million in funding led by Los Angeles-based Upfront Ventures and a natural curiosity about what the former ExactTarget president […]

Infrastructure Members AT&T, Comcast Business and Verizon step up to aid communities during crisis

During this time of tragedy and disruption to our daily personal and professional lives due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re all relying more than ever before on our connections to the Internet. Whether it’s for school or work, ordering food and groceries, managing our households, entertainment or just staying in touch with friends and family, […]

Passageways integrates with Zoom, offers free access to nonprofits and governments

When the COVID-19 pandemic forced most of our nation’s businesses into a work-from-home posture, secure collaboration software provider Passageways reached out to let me know that they would be allowing nonprofits and government bodies free access to their OnBoard virtual meeting platform. What seemed like a nice gesture, at first, became a much bigger deal […]

Red Cross asks tech community to help share #DoingMyPart campaign

Everyone has a role to play in flattening the curve of COVID-19, which has halted daily routines, upended the economy, and taken thousands of lives. Yet, it is possible there are people who do not know their role, or do not know that there is a pandemic. “If you don’t have access to the Internet […]