Hunckler steps down as head of startup group Verge
The executive director of the startup advocacy group will devote himself to Social Reactor, a social media startup within Scott Jones’ question-and-answer service ChaCha Search Inc.
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Latest ChaCha version taps new source for answers
The iKnow system will be introduced alongside other changing features with the launch of ChaCha 2.0, which will likely happen in early April, company founder Scott Jones said.
DANZ: Indianapolis tech community should build momentum
More money, mentoring would add fuel to lively industry.
ChaCha joins list of elite startups
Red Herring magazine’s annual list of top tech startups previously included the likes of Facebook, Google and Yahoo.
Young Indy-area tech entrepreneurs enjoy deep support
MyJibe co-founder Mike Langellier is among a new generation of tech entrepreneurs in the Indianapolis area that benefits from a host of support their predecessors never enjoyed.
Techies pressing again for direct Silicon Valley flights
High-tech firms have been clamoring for a couple of decades for nonstop flights between Indianapolis International Airport and California’s Silicon Valley. One of Indiana’s tech icons made it clear recently that the need is as urgent as ever.
How do you turn a profit? Nimble ChaCha finds answer
After six hard years, the locally based Q&A service has positive earnings and expects revenue to more than double this year. Founder and entrepreneur Scott Jones reveals how the firm turned the corner.
ChaCha apologizing for ‘inflammatory’ answers
Carmel-based ChaCha Search Inc., a question-and-answer service for mobile phone and online users, is apologizing for providing what it calls "inflammatory answers to questions asked about sensitive subjects.”
ChaCha broadens business strategy
Mobile-phone-answers service ChaCha Search has dialed up its largest expansion yet—entering the United Kingdom and contracting with New York City’s “311” municipal information service.
LEADING QUESTIONS: Inside the mind of Scott Jones
Did the serial entrepreneur really "invent" voice mail? What's his tie to "Dr. Dunkenstein"? Why is lemonade so crucial? The CEO of ChaCha Search has answers.
ChaCha approaches web-traffic milestone
Traffic to the site hit a record high of 18.5 million unique visitors in October, making it the fastest-growing in Quantcast’s top 100 websites.
ChaCha lands $20 million venture investment
The funding comes from new investors VantagePoint Venture Partners and Rho Ventures. Since its inception in December 2005, ChaCha has raised more than $50 million, including $7 million earlier this year from a venture capital fund.
ChaCha may drop T-Mobile over planned fee
Wireless carrier plans to begin charging a new one-quarter of 1 cent fee on text messages. In response, ChaCha CEO Scott Jones says his company will drop the wireless carrier from its answer service.
Facebook, others try to cut in on ChaCha’s answer service
Tech entrepreneur Scott Jones says the accuracy of his company’s answers will set ChaCha apart from its social-media rivals.
Jones’ robotic mower company lands $4.5 million in funding
Precise Path Robotics completes round of funding on the heels of signing contract with two companies that control more than
100 U.S. golf courses.
Lemonade Day generates almost $812,000 in sales
The results of Scott Jones’ experiment in junior entrepreneurship are in. The “Lemonade Day” event he helped
bring to central Indiana May 2 raised $811,672 here via the sale of 545,207 glasses of lemonade.
Scott Jones brings Lemonade Day to Indianapolis kids
Launched in Houston three years ago, Lemonade Day aims to educate children from pre-kindergarten through high school how to
start, own and operate their own small businesses.
Big guns behind Allos Ventures tech fund
The region’s blossoming technology sector is about to get another shot of financial fertilizer. The newly formed Allos
Ventures has raised $20 million from investors and plans to focus on early-stage tech companies.
Underrated entrepreneurs
The Indianapolis area is home to myriad unsung entrepreneurs who run interesting companies, make money and create good jobs.
Here are some of them.
ChaCha raises $7 million in venture funding
ChaCha, a Carmel-based mobile search engine, announced Monday morning that it has closed on $7 million in venture funding.