Now in its 23rd year, the Orr Fellowship program has helped develop an eye-popping number of leaders in Indiana’s tech and entrepreneurial ecosystems. It now counts 624 alumni who have worked at—and in some cases founded—nearly 300 significant companies and organizations.
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The CEO of Indianapolis-based Elevate Ventures spills on expanding the search for talent, the untapped power of collaboration, and the five aspects of a business where entrepreneurs can minimize risk and attract investors.
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No entrepreneur is likely to receive a sign from the universe—or from their accountant—that it’s all going to work out.
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The new program is one of several ways that IU Indianapolis is working to increase the number of job-ready graduates in Indianapolis and make higher education more accessible to Hoosiers.
Read MoreThe Wisconsin-based startup accelerator is shifting its conference strategy to one large gathering irather than a handful across the U.S., a move expected to expand networking opportunities among investors and entrepreneurs.
Syndeio Biosciences sees burgeoning potential to treat mental health and cognitive conditions, including Alzheimer’s and depression, with therapies that target the almost countless minuscule brain synapses that give people the ability to think and function.
IBJ talked with Heath last week during the Global Entrepreneurship Congress at the Indiana Convention Center about what IU Innovates has accomplished in its first two years and what’s next for the effort.
Almost exactly one year ago, Indiana officials publicly announced a significant entrepreneurial resource the state had been quietly working on for several years—the launch of a $100 million investment fund to help young companies scale up their businesses. A lot has changed since then.
IBJ strayed from its usual format last week to bring you our annual Innovation Issue, which this year featured 20 startup companies worth watching.
Even seasoned entrepreneurs and business executives have different takes about exactly what constitutes a startup—or at least a successful one.
Rob Mathews, executive director of Ball State University’s Entrepreneurship Center, views leadership and innovation as inseparable attributes for a startup.
Commerce Secretary David Adams announced last week that the state had frozen funds earmarked for Elevate Ventures, but he did not outline specific concerns about the nonprofit or its operations.
Evansville-based Old National Bank is working on a first-of-its-kind effort: the launch of an Indiana-based bank whose target customers are minorities and those underserved by traditional banks.
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.
The pre-clinical West Lafayette-based medical device startup is working to develop a new “microstructred” catheter to remove blood clots that cause strokes.
Kristin Sherman leads startup Kovina Therapeutics, which is still in the early stages of developing ways to stop human papillomavirus infections before cancer develops and to treat HPV cancers after detection.
Four-year-old Novusterra Inc. is planning an initial public offering within 90 days and hopes to be approved to trade on the OTCQB Venture Market, often used by companies that are still developing.
Insignum AgTech and Grannus Therapeutics were among the five winners announced Wednesday.
Startups, small businesses and entrepreneurs who have an idea with commercialization potential can tap into a system of state funding and support through a research-focused grant program.
Primary Record allows families and other caregivers to organize and share medical information with one another and with doctors from their computer or phone.
Indiana is routinely touted for its positive business climate, but the state ranks 44th among states when it comes to creating new entrepreneurs, according to a recent study from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce.
Since he was tapped in 2022 to lead Indianapolis-based Elevate Ventures, Christopher Day has used his experience as an entrepreneur and investor to help the firm expand its growth investing.
Venture investing in tech firms was still sluggish in 2023 as compared to the peak activity of 2021, but a handful of Indiana-based tech companies and venture investors still got some big deals done this year.
The investment in Sudo Biosciences, a three-year-old Carmel biotech, is one of the largest in recent years for an Indiana-based science startup, a signal that investors are attracted by its work on a class of drugs to treat autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.
