Venture Capital

Angel investors love health care deals

March 12, 2012
J.K. Wall
Health care venture capital has become scarcer in Indiana the past two years, but there are indications that angel investors are picking up some of the slack.
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Health care VC hits new Indiana low in 2011

February 6, 2012
J.K. Wall
Indiana companies landed just $14.1 million in venture funding last year, the lowest amount of capital flowing to  the state’s health care sector since BioEnterprises began tracking such deals in 2005.
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Acquisition-minded investors eye Indiana companiesRestricted Content

January 21, 2012
Francesca Jarosz
As deadlines loom, private equity firms, others, move to deploy capital.
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Venture firm set to score on Angie's List, Groupon IPOs

November 17, 2011
Bloomberg News
Battery Ventures’ investments in Angie’s List Inc. and Groupon Inc. have produced more than $440 million in paper profit after the Internet-commerce companies sold shares to the public this month.
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Indianapolis' tech sector getting some Silicon Valley credRestricted Content

November 5, 2011
Chris O'Malley
TechPoint’s 13th annual technology summit might be more notable not for who is on the formal agenda but for who is in the audience.
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Indianapolis tech firm BidPal receives $5.6M infusion

September 27, 2011
The investment from Allos Ventures in Carmel and MK Capital in Northbrook, Ill., will help the company expand into more cities. BidPal uses wireless handheld devices to automate charitable auction bidding.
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Health care VC slows in 2011

August 8, 2011
J.K. Wall
Four Hoosier companies attracted more than $10.5 million, down from 10 companies that attracted $18.5 million during the first half of 2010.
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Angel investment firm adds 3rd chapter for life sciences

July 27, 2011
Chris O'Malley
Moralez_watch_videoStepStone Business Partners has added a chapter in biotech hotbed Warsaw as part of what it hopes will eventually become a statewide network.
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Event merges forces of old, new venture-capital groups

July 12, 2011
Francesca Jarosz
The third annual Innovation Showcase is getting a boost from a partnership between the Venture Club of Indiana and tech social group Verge.
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Ingredients in place for plethora of Hoosier IPOsRestricted Content

May 28, 2011
Greg Andrews
Some Indiana firms are adding management and board firepower—moves likely to help them win over investors should they move ahead with public offerings.
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Rise of machines bodes well for tech firm Mesh SystemsRestricted Content

May 28, 2011
Chris O'Malley
The founder of Mesh Systems, a company that develops wireless “machine-to-machine” communications software and hardware, says his products have countless applications. Earlier this month, Mesh closed on a $2.5 million private placement from investors in Indiana and Wisconsin.
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Indiana companies attracting more VC this year, report says

May 23, 2011
Francesca Jarosz
The $68.6 million invested in Indiana companies through the first quarter comes close to approaching the $79.3 million total that venture capital firms invested in the state in all of 2010.
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Indianapolis bio sector hopeful as venture firms cash outRestricted Content

April 30, 2011
Chris O'Malley
Profits flowing from earlier investments could mean more available capital, but firms continue to be selective in placing their bets.
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ExactTarget attracts another $30M in venture capital

April 26, 2011
 IBJ Staff
The Indianapolis tech company said it will use the funding to make key acquisitions, expand in new and existing markets, and accelerate development of its interactive marketing technology.
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Wellfount nabs $6M in venture capital

April 19, 2011
The Indianapolis-based institutional pharmacy, which serves long-term-care facilities, wants to expand its business nationally.
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Indianapolis tech experts talk about the local industryRestricted Content

April 9, 2011
In a question-and-answer forum, leaders weigh in on topics ranging from tech transfer to the future of Aprimo.
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Growth funding drying up in Indianapolis

March 26, 2011
Francesca Jarosz
A key financial stepping stone for Indianapolis-area startups is dwindling, with no significant replacement on the horizon.
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Angie's List lands $53 million investment

March 17, 2011
Jeff Newman
The privately held firm, which has been raking in private investment since 2005, landed the biggest round of funding in its history from “two of the world’s largest public money managers.”
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IEDC unveils statewide entrepreneurship initiative

March 3, 2011
Elevate Ventures could attract an additional $30 million in matching federal and private funding to support entrepreneurs statewide, Indiana Economic Development Corp. officials say.
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Experts: Economy too weak to fuel venture-capital investmentRestricted Content

February 26, 2011
Norm Heikens
Activity won’t gain much steam until more entrepreneurs become optimistic, and optimism won’t materialize until the economy gets warmer, said John Barnard, managing director of Pearl Street Venture Funds.
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Bill seeks to boost investment credit, startups

January 14, 2011
Scott Olson
The legislation, assigned to a committee on Wednesday, would increase the maximum for venture capital tax credits from $500,000 to $1 million, helping high-potential startups attract outside funding.
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Centerfield invests in California company

December 22, 2010
Centerfield Capital Partners' investment in Fresh Food Concepts Inc. is the 12th deal from the local venture capital firm's second fund.
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Scale Computing scores $17M in venture capital

November 23, 2010
The latest round of funding brings the total raised by the local data-storage upstart to $31 million and follows a $9 million investment it received in March.
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Angie’s List attracts $2.5M infusion

November 11, 2010
The investment is from a San Francisco-based firm and follows a $22.5 million investment the company received in October from multiple investors.
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Indiana life sciences sector copes with shrinking VC poolRestricted Content

October 30, 2010
Chris O\'malley
Venture funds nationwide crested at $100 billion in 2000, but that number last year had drooped to $18 billion.
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