Gusto Secures $1.3 Million Investment Led by Elevate Ventures; Now Available for Download in iTunes App Store

Gusto, the iPhone app that organizes every email, file and photo you've ever sent or received into a visibly simpler, easily searchable, unified inbox, today announced it has secured $1.3 million in venture financing in a round led by Elevate Ventures and is now available (for free) in the iTunes App Store. CLICK HERE TO READ THE GUSTO […]

CloudOne on inventing the IBM Software cloud: from startup to world leader in less than four years

It’s not every day you get the chance to invent your own marketplace with built-in potential customers like Xerox, McDonald’s, the U.S. Army, Deloitte, John F. Kennedy Airport, and Panasonic to name a few. But wouldn’t you jump at that chance if you had the idea to bring a more flexible and dynamic delivery model […]

Case Studies: Startup and growth funding strategies that worked for BidPal and Localstake

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 […]

5 Reasons You Should Care About TechPoint’s Workforce Report

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 […]

Nominees Announced for 15th Annual TechPoint Mira Awards Honoring ‘The Best of Tech in Indiana’

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 […]

Angie’s List Vice President Shelly Towns Joins TechPoint Board

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, […]

Indy talent bringing order to the chaos of digital life with Gusto app

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 […]

Smarter Remarketer Secures $7 Million Investment Led by Battery Ventures

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 […]