Self-funded firms take all the risk, all the rewards
Venture capital is supposed to be the lifeblood of fast-growing tech startups. But a handful of Indianapolis-area companies are defying that widely embraced mindset.
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Intelligent Fiber Network raises $13M to help fund expansion
The Indianapolis-based broadband provider raised the funds from some of its member-owners and a new owner: Wabash Valley Power.
Carmel biotech firm lands $8M in venture capital, grant funds
Founded in 2006, Fast BioMedical Inc. plans to use the money to help advance clinical trials and hire additional workers. It develops technologies to measure blood volume and kidney function.
Zionsville software startup lands $1M in venture capital
It’s the first venture funding round for 3-year-old Clear Software, an early mover in the trend of making pre-existing business software easier to use.
Noble Roman’s making strides on take-and-bake biz
The Indianapolis-based company in the past two months has increased its supermarket presence and hired an executive to oversee grocery operations, while securing more financing to help achieve the growth.
Legal-tech startup raises money, joins California accelerator
Indianapolis-based PactSafe, a legal-tech startup launched this year by a former Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP attorney, raised $880,000 in its seed round and was accepted into a competitive Silicon Valley accelerator.
Mobile-device management firm MOBI nabs $35 million
Indianapolis-based MOBI landed the capital from New York-based private equity firm Bregal Sagemount, which has made previous investments in LifeLock, Orbitz and Vivint.
Report: Hoosier firms raised $17.5M in VC for first quarter
The investment was in line with comparable quarters in recent years, but there’s evidence that at least one significant deal didn’t make the list.
Smart-keg startup lands another $5.5 million
SteadyServ, the local firm behind the iKeg smart beer-management system, now plans to move into at least six new markets outside the Midwest.
Carmel’s Merchants Bancorp aims to raise $50M for growth
One of the state’s largest privately held banks could bring in as many as 500 new shareholders to help fund growth. A planned acquisition fell apart early last year.
ITT Educational shares soar on loan agreement
The Carmel-based, for-profit educator announced Thursday that it had secured a much-needed, $100 million loan.
Mainstreet eyes more ‘crowdfunding’ for nursing homes
After raising $1.8 million via the Internet for a new nursing home in Bloomington, the Carmel-based developer thinks it has found a more efficient source of fundraising for further construction.
Software firm Salesvue secures $3M in venture capital
The Indianapolis-based firm expect to boost its employment by 50 percent by the end of the year as it expands its sales and marketing nationally.
City’s $160M deal adds to Pacers’ financial winning streak
The Pacers’ revenue stream this season has increased about $42 million from where it was during the 2008-2009 season, and the team’s finances could get even brighter as the NBA negotiates a new national television package.
Mainstreet aims to help finance nursing home through crowdfunding
Mainstreet Property Group LLC plans to launch a new round of private placement fundraising on April 21 using a website run by Oregon-based CrowdStreet Inc. and a mix of traditional advertising in central Indiana.
Investment firm ties crowd-funding to traditional fundraising
The online investing marketplace Localstake brokered a little more than $1 million in private investments for an Indiana distillery and a solar-heating startup in 2013, through crowd-funding. Instead of receiving a T-shirt or other novelty for their money, as with typical crowd funding, contributors received an actual stake in the business.
Funding drought pinches life sciences firms
Nationally, venture capital investments into life sciences firms totaled $4.9 billion during the first nine months of 2013, down 30 percent from the same period in 2008, according to data from Thomson Reuters and PricewaterhouseCoopers. In Indiana, life sciences firms raised $21 million during the first nine months of the year, far lower than any year since 2003.
Private equity investor CID seeking $150 million
CID Capital hopes to raise $150 million for its latest private equity fund in a market that has been tough on similar funds.
T2 Systems might tap cash hoard for acquisitions
Fast-growing T2 Systems has been biding its time since scoring a $28 million equity infusion a year ago, but the maker of parking management software could soon be towing competitors out of its space.
ChaCha lands $3M investment
The Carmel-based company said the latest round of financing extends a $20 million investment it received in October to fund an expansion of its signature mobile service.