Indiana must do more to put more Hoosiers of color and women onto and successfully through its tech education pathways

Finding and retaining talent is job #1 for the Indiana tech workforce, but the traditional education path is working for only a small percentage of Indiana students and employers. Indiana must resolve its issues of access, opportunity and equity if it is to develop the tech workforce that companies must have in the coming years. […]
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The time has come to remove “emerging” from the description of Indiana as a major tech hub.

It’s the middle of December and the Indiana tech ecosystem is about to put a bow on another record-breaking year for attracting venture capital. Couple that with a surge in tech companies relocating and expanding to Indiana, and 2021 will go down as a year to remember for our growing tech ecosystem.  We see it […]
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2022 tech legislative agenda is robust, inclusive and bold

As we say farewell to 2021 and prepare to welcome in the New Year, we also welcome a new legislative session for the Indiana General Assembly. The Indiana Technology & Innovation Association (ITIA) recently released its policy agenda for the 2022 session, which begins January 4.  TechPoint works closely with ITIA to ensure that policy […]
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Formstack landed $425 million and went quietly back to work

When news of Formstack’s jaw-dropping $425 million capital raise hit the news cycle last Thursday, it understandably set Indiana’s tech ecosystem abuzz. The investment led by Silversmith Capital Partners and returning investor PSG is by far the state’s largest tech capital raise in history. It came on the heels of two other triple-digit investments (Greenlight […]
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Tech’s Growing Yield In Agriculture & Food Systems

Technology is playing an ever-increasing role in the world of agriculture and food systems. However, the current crop of Indiana tech companies making a noticeable impact in these areas might surprise you because they aren’t the conventional farming products and services you might think of when it comes to agriculture. “I’m seeing companies coming out of […]