Susan Orr

High Alpha startup Humankind closes on $4.2M seed round

Humankind, an e-commerce startup that launched last fall out of Indianapolis-based venture studio High Alpha, has closed on a $4.2 million round of seed funding.... Read More

Tax credit online marketplace creates connections for more deals

The Indianapolis-based not-for-profit TechPoint launched the Indiana VCI Marketplace—a first-of-its-kind tool for connecting potential buyers and sellers of Indiana’s Venture Capital Investment tax credit.... Read More

Belgian tech startup Unbox to set up U.S. HQ in Indianapolis

Belgium-based software startup Unbox plans to establish its U.S. headquarters in Indianapolis and a development hub in West Lafayette, with hopes of hiring as many as 380 Indiana employees over the next few years.... Read More

Westfield-based Taranis lands $40M growth investment

Westfield-based ag-tech company Taranis Inc. has secured another $40 million in investment to help fund its ongoing growth, the company announced Wednesday.... Read More

ClusterTruck spins off its software platform

The Indianapolis-based delivery-only restaurant ClusterTruck Inc. has spun off its software platform into a standalone business called Empower Delivery.... Read More

Tech startup led by Scott McCorkle lands $5.1M in angel funding

MetaCX, an Indianapolis-based startup co-founded and led by tech veteran Scott McCorkle, has secured $5.1 million in funding from a group of 14 angel investors. The investment comes less than a year after the company’s previous $7 million round.... Read More

Purdue sees big Indianapolis expansion potential from IUPUI revamp

Purdue University says it sees big potential to grow its Indianapolis presence as part of an IUPUI revamp announced Friday that will give both Purdue and Indiana University autonomous identities in the state’s capital city.... Read More

Federal criminal case against former Celadon execs dismissed

In an uncommon turn of events, all fraud charges against two former Celadon Group Inc. executives have been dropped, ending a federal criminal case that had been ongoing for more than two years.... Read More

Central Indiana fair-housing group reaches lawsuit settlement

The Indianapolis-based Fair Housing Center of Central Indiana and 11 partner organizations have reached a settlement with a New York-based property owner in a lawsuit over disability-access issues at 50 different senior-living properties, including three in central Indiana.... Read More

Cummins investing $24M in German battery startup

Indiana-based Cummins Inc. is investing $24 million into VoltStorage, a Munich, Germany-based startup focused on environmentally-friendly energy storage systems.... Read More