The Elkhart County Commissioners are partnering with South Bend-based ChoiceLight Inc. on the management of the county's 189-mile fiber network. The partners say the deal will accelerate the county's return on investment in the network.... Read More
Indianapolis-based TechPoint has unveiled 11 additional nominees for the 2023 Mira Awards. The nonprofit growth accelerator for Indiana’s technology sector said the new nominees were previously left off due to an error in the submission process.... Read More
Tech companies nationwide have announced more than 200,000 layoffs since the start of the year. But is a different story emerging in Indiana? More than 130 Hoosier tech companies reported $441 million in capital investment last year.... Read More
A new study conducted by data analytics firm Lightcast shows the workforce in the Elkhart-Goshen metro area is primed to benefit from the nation’s resurgence in microchip production. The region is ranked 8th in the U.S. for semiconductor workforce readiness.... Read More
Purdue Ventures, the venture capital investment arm of Purdue Foundry, has invested $250,000 in a Lafayette-based company that has developed a tablet that can help blind and visually impaired people read text and examine complex diagrams. Tactile Engineering Inc. manufactures the Cadence tactile tablet, which allows readers to experience animations.... Read More
Indianapolis-based software company Zylo Inc. has closed on an additional $5 million in Series C funding. The company's platform is designed to help customers manage their Software-as-a-Service subscriptions.... Read More
Technology that measures blood hemoglobin through a smartphone has earned top honors for a Purdue University biomedical engineering researcher. Professor Young Kim, founder and chief science officer of digital health startup HemaChrome, won phase 1 of National Institutes of Health competition.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Motor has closed on a $7 million Series A round of funding. The company, which has developed an electric vehicle subscription platform, said this month it will use the funding to refine the platform and expand into new markets.... Read More
Purdue University’s new president, Mung Chiang, outlined his vision on Wednesday for the university’s future—in particular in Indianapolis and in the 63 miles between downtown Indy and its main campus in West Lafayette. ... Read More
Bloomington-based The Mill has selected former Bloomington Mayor John Fernandez to lead the development and marketing of the city's Trades District. In his new role, Fernandez will oversee the construction and launch of the Trades District Technology Center.... Read More
Indianapolis-based TechPoint on Tuesday unveiled the nominees for its 24th annual Mira Awards, honoring the "Best in Tech" in Indiana. The 78 nominees were chosen from a record number of entries and represent almost all regions of the state.... Read More
Elkhart-based Surf Internet says it has raised $100 million in debt financing from DigitalBridge Credit in Florida. The internet service provider said the funding will be used for continued expansion of its fiber networks in the Great Lakes region.... Read More
A bill that would divert some $6 million in state and local tax revenue annually to state-certified technology parks has passed the Senate and is headed to the House, where similar legislation died two years ago.... Read More
Indiana University says a 2019 trip to India helped one alumnus make connections that led to a $2 million funding round for the tech company he co-founded. MProfit has developed a software platform that tracks multi-asset investment portfolios in one place.... Read More
Indiana Wesleyan University on Thursday named local tech entrepreneur John Qualls the executive director of Eleven Fifty Academy, the coding school acquired by IWU in December. Qualls has been serving as interim executive director since the acquisition.... Read More
An inaugural report released by TechPoint, an industry-led growth initiative for Indiana’s technology ecosystem, reveals demand for tech-trained workers is at an all-time high, but the talent supply is not keeping up. The organization says traditional talent pipelines cannot provide enough talent and calls for additional pathways of worker development.... Read More
A Zionsville-based ad tech startup has closed on a $1 million seed round of funding. Adverank LLC has developed a software platform designed to boost pay-per-click, or PPC, advertising in the self-storage industry.... Read More
California-based aerospace company Stratolaunch LLC and Purdue University have established a partnership to accelerate the process to design, build, test and fly hypersonic vehicles. The company says it will establish the Stratolaunch Advanced Programs Office at the Convergence Center in Purdue’s Discovery Park District in West Lafayette.... Read More
For the third consecutive year, a Purdue University-affiliated company has been named to the Most Fundable Companies list from Pepperdine University’s Graziadio Business School. The business school named biotechnology company OmniVis to the prestigious list.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Authenticx Inc., a business communications software company, has raised $20 million in venture funding. CEO Amy Brown said Authenticx plans to deploy its new funding in multiple ways, including hiring between five and 10 additional people.... Read More
