Indiana tech

Working in and around the technology sector in Indiana for the past 15 years, one thing has always been true. Everybody needs funding, and not enough people know where or how to get it. However, the roster of homegrown entrepreneurs with successful track records has increased at least ten-fold since the late 90s. Battle-tested leaders […]

Last Friday, TechPoint released the Technology Workforce Report: Employment Trends and the Demand for Computer-Related Talent in Central Indiana, the results of a study funded by the Lilly Endowment and Katz, Sapper & Miller. The report proved what many area businesses have long suspected: the tech job market has grown much faster than others in […]

Eighty-eight companies, schools and startups, and 25 individuals selected by independent judging panels from record-breaking number of applicants Winners will be announced during “Gatsby-themed,” black-tie awards ceremony and gala on May 3, at the JW Marriott DOWNLOAD PRESS RELEASE   DOWNLOAD DIGITAL BADGE   TechPoint, Indiana’s technology growth initiative, has announced the nominees for the 15th annual […]

Shelly Towns, vice president of product for Angie’s List, is the newest member of the TechPoint board of directors. TechPoint's Chairman Mark Hill and President and CEO Mike Langellier made Shelly's appointment official today, though she has been an active member of the IndyX talent initiative advisory committee for some time. In a press release, […]

Tired of searching through your email for those pictures you sent last month? Or perhaps you need an original version of that contract a client emailed to you. Freshly launched Gusto has an iPhone app that not only lets you attach files to emails (finally), but also assembles every file, photo or email you’ve ever sent […]

Indianapolis-based Smarter Remarketer — winner of the 2013 Mira Award for Tech Startup of the Year — today announced it has secured $7 million in venture financing in a round led by Boston-based Battery Ventures.  Battery has a long history of investing in companies based in Indianapolis including ExactTarget, Angie’s List and Consona Corp. Smarter […]

Today, TechPoint is announcing that we received a record-breaking 170 applications for this year's 15th annual Mira Awards program — 50 more than last year — totaling a 40 percent increase over the previous record.   Also of note, nearly half of the applications this year came from first-time companies, schools, organizations and individuals who […]

The NFL and the New York and New Jersey Super Bowl Host Committee again took a page from the Indianapolis Host Committee and Raidious playbook from Super Bowl XLVI. The NY/NJ Committee created a Social Media Communications Center as a public service for the estimated 400,000 Super Bowl related visitors to the region. The Indianapolis […]