Speak Easy to make downtown’s Morrison Opera Place its second home
The not-for-profit co-working organization based near 52nd Street and College Avenue said it plans to open a location in the historic downtown building as soon as August.
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Indy firm nabs $15M to expand brain surgery technologies
The new funding builds on the $18 million NICO Corp. has raised from investors since its founding in 2008. The money will help the firm conduct clinical trials, commercialize new products and expand its staff beyond North America.
Speak Easy eyes new downtown operation
The Speak Easy, a 4-year-old co-working space near Broad Ripple that’s become one of the most popular entrepreneurial hubs in the region, is gearing up to expand downtown.
Startups emerge to help firms craft engaging content
Several local startups have popped up to capitalize on the growing interest in content marketing, defined in part by enterprise-generated blog posts, infographics, how-to videos and more.
Executives, networking helped make 2015 a watershed year for VC funding
Many startups, here and elsewhere, secure venture capital funding by touting their market traction, revenue growth and other statistics, all in an effort to prove to investors that they’re good bets. However, a look behind the scenes of High Alpha and three other big venture deals last year suggests that, oftentimes, landing capital has more to do with relationships and luck than with metrics.
Startup for therapeutic gear raises $3M on way to market
Fishers-based Recovery Force LLC, which develops high-tech compression wearables for medical patients, athletes and military members, is working toward FDA approval.
Tech veterans jumping back into saddle
Older technology entrepreneurs and executives who have experienced successful corporate exits often limit their startup involvement to mentoring, investing and board membership. But a raft of veteran technology leaders are getting involved again in a hands-on way.
Soaring Rx costs lift firm’s prospects, job creation
Rx Help Centers assists employers and customers as they navigate through the confusing web of prescription drug discounts. Business is so good that the company hopes to add 250 workers by 2017.
Research shows benefit of women in startup management teams
Recent research has found that high-growth startups with women on their management teams outperform those with all-male teams—a discovery that has spurred several central Indiana organizations to step up efforts to boost gender diversity.
Co-working space with charity bent to launch in Lawrence
Launch Cause, which will operate out of a new building at the former Fort Benjamin Harrison, bills itself as Indiana’s only co-working space specifically targeting not-for-profits.
Fantasy-football app developers team with DraftKings, ESPN’s Matthew Berry
Local entrepreneurs Mark Welsh and Charlie Russell last year started an app development company. And this year, they inked partnerships with ESPN fantasy football guru Matthew Berry and daily fantasy sports behemoth DraftKings for their first major endeavor.
Craft breweries rush to open outposts in northern suburbs
Small breweries are tapping the northern Indianapolis suburbs. Four have opened just this year, essentially doubling Hamilton County’s craft beer market. And that growth is expected to continue.
Globe-trotting financier launching angel firm
Indianapolis native Danny Chan, a managing director at Iconic Private Equity Partners, a Hong Kong-based firm, is back home in Indiana and ready to launch an angel investing group here that will help fund Hoosier startups of all stripes.
Upbeat Baggott boosts funding, tweaks ClusterTruck for rollout
The ExactTarget co-founder is wrapping up a $2 million seed-funding round and adjusting his new startup’s business model in anticipation of a December launch.
Startup haven Speak Easy taps new executive director
Danielle McDowell, 31, is best known locally for co-founding and selling hair products website Loxa Beauty to an industry giant in 2013.
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.
Startup now giving Interactive Intelligence big boost
Interactive Intelligence CEO Don Brown invested three years ago in a startup formed by an exiting employee. Last year, Interactive bought that startup–OrgSpan–and the move is starting to pay off.
Anderson company participates in White House Demo Day
President Barack Obama hosted the first White House Demo Day on Tuesday with more than 31 startup companies throughout the country represented, including one from Indiana.
Indy launches biz portal aimed at streamlining permitting
Indianapolis has joined about a dozen cities in hiring a California startup to develop a portal designed to help small business owners cut through red tape.
Pioneer in 3D printing has high hopes for education startup
Kim Brand and a business partner have launched a “maker space” startup focused on the education market, called 1st Maker Space. It targets students in formal and informal class settings, and 3D printers are just a part of its arsenal.