Mira Awards

The annual Bridge Builder Award, bestowed by TechPoint Foundation for Youth, is dedicated to honoring exceptional individuals who have made significant contributions to transforming Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education for Indiana students, particularly those typically underrepresented in the tech workforce.  Aptly named, the award honors those who have worked to overcome obstacles that […]

Even the most groundbreaking tech innovation can’t get to market on its own. Internal teams and founders partner with professional services firms to refine and market their new products and services. The Innovation Service Partner of the Year recognizes those who pioneer transformative technology solutions or provide other professional innovation services that demonstrate excellence, creativity, […]

By Cheryl Reed  A deep bench of highly skilled tech workers across all of Indiana’s economic sectors is increasingly core to the state’s economic growth and the health and well-being of its citizens. But the development of that bench is challenged by a gap between the supply of those workers and global demand for them. […]

Innovation is more than a buzzword in Indiana tech circles. It’s commonplace for companies large and small. Winners of the 2024 Mira Award for Innovation rise above the routine with Research and Development efforts and other trailblazing discoveries to become groundbreaking products with significant potential to transform a product category or an entire industry.  SIMBAChain […]

What do Indiana tech pioneers Zylo, Wunderkind, Market Wagon, Socio and Salesforce Marketing Cloud have in common?  Two invented their subsector and have seen competitors rise around them. Two refined existing services in the face of huge societal change. One was acquired by a global company. Two came for the state’s talent pool and stayed […]

Succeeding in business – or launching one – can be a daunting task under the best of circumstances. Individuals who come from marginalized communities, scarce economic means or have experienced trauma, discrimination or health challenges face additional obstacles on their career journey.  The new TechPoint Resilience Award recognizes the relentless spirit of Hoosier tech ecosystem […]

If you had any concerns of the vibrancy of Indiana’s tech ecosystem, they should be allayed with just a glance at the more than two dozen nominations made in the 2024 TechPoint Mira Award category for Rising Entrepreneur of the Year. Winnowing that list down to 27 final nominees was, to put it mildly, difficult.   […]

TechPoint created the Student Entrepreneur of the Year Mira Award last year to recognize exceptional student startup founders and/or operators who looked outside the box, started something new and generated momentum for their concept.    Kerry Ao was a senior in high school when he took home the inaugural Student of the Year award for […]