The Fortune 100 company behind a planned $845 million data center campus in Fort Wayne has been identified. Google on Friday announced it has purchased the nearly 900 acres of land for the development, which until now has been known as "Project Zodiac."... Read More
A computer science major at Indiana University created an AI-based therapy and personal growth app last year and has already found a buyer. Matt Gacek, now a junior at IU, began development of Theia last July and sold the technology by the end of the year.... Read More
Locally-based data and analytics consulting firm Onebridge has been acquired by Marlabs, a digital strategy and advisory firm headquartered in Piscataway, New Jersey. Financial terms were not disclosed for the transaction, which closed earlier this month.... Read More
The Indy Autonomous Challenge hosted its annual racing event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway last week as part of CES 2024. The event was won by TUM Autonomous Motorsport from Germany and featured first-time milestones for autonomous racing.... Read More
Edtech startups can bank $100,000 and participate in an accelerator program through a new partnership between Butler University, global venture firm gener8tor and TechPoint. ... Read More
The founder and CEO of Fishers-based Spokenote says he's excited to be the first company to work with a major professional sports team to drive fan engagement. In an interview on Inside INdiana Business with Gerry Dick, Wechsler said the entire goal of the..... Read More
Bloomerang, a fast-growing Indianapolis firm that offers software for not-for-profit organizations, has acquired Lakeland, Florida-based software firm Qgiv. The deal closed in December. Bloomerang declined to reveal financial terms.... Read More
One of the investment arms of IU Ventures is investing in a company making it easier for people to test new products. The IU Angel Network is supporting Chicago-based Showdrop, an automated sampling startup using kiosks.... Read More
Armed with a fresh $43 million in investment funding—by far, the largest in the company’s eight-year history—Zionsville-based water management software firm 120Water says it is poised to take advantage of the huge opportunities it sees ahead.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Lilly Endowment Inc. is awarding $100 million in grants to the Purdue Research Foundation, the university announced Tuesday. Purdue says the grants represent the largest gift in the university's history.... Read More
The Indiana Pacers have signed a sponsorship deal with Fishers-based tech startup Spokenote that will put a QR code on the team’s jerseys—a first among major sports franchises.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Market Wagon, which offers an online marketplace where food producers and artisans sell their wares, has added to its presence in the St. Louis market by acquiring a smaller competitor.... Read More
The Fort Wayne Common Council approved tax abatement requests for a Fortune 100 company planning to build a data center campus on the city's southeast side. City officials said the project will include an initial investment of $845 million and 30 new jobs.... Read More
Bloomington-based not-for-profit entrepreneurship center The Mill this week named Paid.Care the top prize winner of its Crossroads Idea Competition. The startup, co-founded by CEO JR Ricker, has developed an online caregiver payment platform.... Read More
Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result in even bigger changes.... Read More
Just days after announcing plans to go public via a merger with a Canadian company, Indianapolis-based smart-mailbox startup Arrive Technology Inc. is adding to its portfolio. The company announced Monday it has acquired AirBox Technologies.... Read More
Indianapolis-based smart-mailbox startup Arrive Technology Inc. plans to go public via a merger with Canada-based Bruush Oral Care Inc., the companies announced Friday. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2024. ... Read More
Traction is a software-as-a-service company that allows farm managers to handle accounting, payroll and operations from a single platform that is designed specifically for farm operations. ... Read More
The University of Notre Dame is joining a coalition of media companies and university partners to study artificial intelligence.... Read More
Officials from Purdue University and Belgium-based semiconductor research company Imec have cut the ribbon on a new research and development hub at the Convergence Center for Innovation and Collaboration on the West Lafayette campus.... Read More
