Julia Regan | RxLightning: Specialty Drug Enrollment at Lightning Speed
We talk to Julia Regan, CEO and founder of RxLightning. RxLightning is disrupting the healthcare industry by accelerating the enrollment process for specialty prescriptions. In this episode, we will talk about Julia’s motivation behind founding RxLightning, the opportunity they found in specialty enrollment, and her journey to becoming a tech leader. Jordan Isaacs Julia, it […]
Q1 & Q2 2022 TechPoint Tech Jobs Report
EDITOR’S NOTE: The TechPoint Job Board is one of Indiana’s premier places to find employment opportunities in the state’s fast-growing tech ecosystem. Many Hoosier employers rely on it to reach qualified, tech-skilled pros with their latest open job postings. While data from the Job Board are localized and represent a narrow, self-selected slice of Indiana’s […]
Tech apprenticeships are changing lives as well as company futures
If the word apprenticeship conjures images of tool belts and construction sites rather than computer science and software, you’re not alone. The skilled trades, such as carpentry and masonry, have been hiring apprentices based on their passion for or interest in the field and training them on the job since the 16th century. By contrast, […]
Q2 2022 VC Report: Indiana Tech Shows Continued Momentum through Q2
Most of the worldwide venture market remains cautious amid economic uncertainty, but the Indiana tech ecosystem appears to be experiencing stable performance through the second quarter of 2022. In fact, with more than $166 million invested in 24 Indiana tech companies, the quarter garnered the third largest investment ever recorded by TechPoint since 2016. Fifty […]
Darrian Mikell, Devyn Mikell | Qualifi: Hiring at the Speed of People
In this episode, we talk to Darrian and Devyn Mikell, co-founders of Qualifi. Qualifi has accelerated the hiring process by eliminating phone-tag with asynchronous interviews. They talk about Qualifi’s origins, how recruitment has evolved since the company was founded, along with the story of how Darrian and Devyn’s entrepreneurial careers grew separately before converging with […]
Rural Indiana’s big opportunity with tech
On a bright and sunny late spring day, Kegan Schmicker walks down the sidewalks of downtown Tipton, Ind., with his mind on growing his community and how Indiana’s burgeoning tech ecosystem could play a big role in it. Schmicker, executive director of the Tipton County Chamber of Commerce, is fresh off a nomination for Community […]
The Impact of M&A Activity on the Indiana Tech Ecosystem
Hoosier companies are now more often the acquirer than the aquiree TechPoint regularly tracks and reports on investments and M&A (mergers and acquisition) activity in the Indiana tech ecosystem within our Quarterly VC reports, including the most recent report. Sometimes, however, it’s good to step back and focus on what is happening over multiple years. […]