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Q&A with Michael Collins: An unconventional path to a high-tech career

March 7, 2025
Susan OrrSusan Orr

“I’ve had many mentors at this point—well-established engineers and professionals—and they have helped me learn a lot. And I think a lot of the things that I’ve learned from them are a lot more applicable than some of the things I would have had to learn in school.”

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Purdue University files patent-infringement suit against Google

February 3, 2022
Susan OrrSusan Orr

The dispute concerns technology that the university says was developed and patented by a team of professors and graduate students to address “power bugs” in mobile phone apps.

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Q&A: Upper Hand co-founder talks about company’s recent acquisition

February 27, 2026 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Kevin MacCauley, the co-founder of Indianapolis sports-tech firm Upper Hand, talked to IBJ about the company’s recent acquisition and why he thinks AI is spurring acquisition activity right now.

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Indianapolis-based tech firm Malomo acquired

January 20, 2026 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Malomo was founded by serial entrepreneurs Yaw Aning, 2021 winner of Mira’s Rising Entrepreneur Award, and the late Anthony Smith.

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Indianapolis-based Sharpen Technologies acquires California company

December 2, 2025 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Sharpen Technologies has completed a deal for fellow call-center software provider Ytel Inc., it announced Tuesday, marking its third acquisition in three years.

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Carmel-based Spektrum Labs secures $10M seed round

October 31, 2025 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Local tech entrepreneur J.J. Thompson, who sold his previous tech firm, Rook Security, in 2019, is at it again with a new startup, Spektrum Labs.

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Software firm opens ‘living lab’ in Carmel as it works to raise first-ever venture investment

October 17, 2025 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Carmel-based software company Alleo, which launched in 2019, opened a space that’s part showroom, part test and demo space for new and existing users of its online collaboration platform.

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Indianapolis-based software firm Metaimpact lands $5M investment

August 8, 2025 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Metaimpact, a software company led by longtime local tech executive Scott McCorkle, has now raised $45 million since its launch in December 2018.

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Formstack rebrands, relocates from Fishers to Colorado

June 26, 2025 | Marisa Reinhard

Workplace-productivity software company Formstack was once one of the fastest-growing tech companies in the area and landed a state-record growth investment. Now, it has a new name and most of its operations are in Denver.

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Chicago-based venture firm adds Indianapolis-based partner

March 7, 2025 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Chicago-based M25, a venture firm that invests in early-stage Midwestern tech startups, has named local entrepreneur Brian Powers as its Indianapolis-based venture partner.

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Medical software provider hc1 completes $6.25M funding round

January 13, 2025 | Daniel Lee

The company said the funds would help it take advantage of its technology and expertise after its recent acquisition of Accumen, a Scottsdale, Arizona-based health care consultant.

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High Alpha Innovation helps launch Japan-based venture studio

November 8, 2024 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

The U.S. is home to robust startup activity, but that’s not the case in Japan—which is what makes that country appealing for firms like High Alpha Innovation, its managing director said.

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City’s new HR software carries $152K price tag for three years

October 29, 2024 | Taylor Wooten

The Hogsett administration has agreed to pay $151,874 to New Jersey-based software company HR Acuity to use an anonymous online workplace harassment reporting platform called Speakfully.

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Apple launches iPhone into AI era with software update

October 28, 2024 | Associated Press

The upgrade to the iOS 18 operating system on Monday arrives more than a month after four iPhone 16 models equipped with the special computer chip needed to power the AI features went on sale.

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High Alpha makes first investment out of new $125M fund

October 25, 2024 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Founded in 2009, Paccurate is a parcel intelligence platform that helps businesses pack their shipments more efficiently, saving up to 15% on transportation costs and reducing their carbon footprints.

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Carmel software firm waging legal battle over its core product

September 27, 2024 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Carmel-based Max Minds LLC is embroiled in a multimillion-dollar legal battle over the company’s core product—an online meeting platform called Alleo.

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Indianapolis software firm OnBoard names new CEO

September 19, 2024 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Indianapolis-based software company OnBoard has hired Marc Huffman, a 25-year industry veteran, to lead the company, succeeding founding CEO Paroon Chadha.

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Zionsville-based tech startup Adverank plans to add 37 employees

September 16, 2024 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Zionsville-based software startup Adverank has reached an incentives agreement with the state based on its expansion plan.

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State AGs ramp up scrutiny of alleged price-fixing in rental housing

July 26, 2024 | Robbie Sequeira, Indiana Capital Chronicle

In the past two years, more than 30 lawsuits have been filed in federal and state courts alleging that companies such as RealPage and Yardi are equipping corporate landlords with software algorithms that allow competitors to collude on rental housing prices.

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New High Alpha startup, Luster, offers AI-powered sales training

June 28, 2024 | Susan OrrSusan Orr

Luster, which launched out of Indianapolis-based venture studio High Alpha, offers a software platform that creates custom training sessions for salespeople. The company had its public debut this week and already has landed a few paying customers.

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Car dealerships disrupted by a multi-day outage after cyberattacks on software supplier

June 21, 2024 | Associated Press

For prospective car buyers, that may mean delays at dealerships or vehicle orders written up by hand, with no immediate end in sight.

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TurboTax maker Intuit barred from advertising ‘free’ tax services without disclosing who’s eligible

January 23, 2024 | Associated Press

The Federal Trade Commission ruled that Intuit engaged in deceptive practices by running ads claiming consumers could file their taxes for free using TurboTax even though many people did not qualify for such free offerings.

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