IU Health, Wunderkind, Market Wagon, RxLightning among winners at Mira Awards
A total of 16 individuals, companies and organizations were named as winners in TechPoint’s annual Mira Awards. Awards were presented at a black-tie gala Saturday night.
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Meeting platforms grow even as COVID wanes
Online gatherings are here to stay, but after two years of Zooming, people are looking for something more than the standard videoconferencing sites can offer.
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First Internet leans into banking-as-a-service trend
Under the relatively rare model, a bank offers its expertise and capabilities to a fintech, allowing the fintech to provide iservices that require the involvement of a federally regulated and insured institution.
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Carmel-based GyanSys acquires Vancouver-based Salesforce partner
With the acquisition of British Columbia-based Groundswell Cloud Solutions, GyanSys now has more than 250 employees who work in the firm’s Salesforce practice.
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Indiana’s tech sector sees big M&A boom
The momentum is so strong that the number of deals during the first three quarters of 2021 has already eclipsed full-year 2020 and 2019 totals—and by a healthy margin.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk offers to buy Twitter
Musk has been a vocal critic of Twitter in recent weeks, mostly over his belief that it falls short on free speech principles. He now says, “Twitter needs to be transformed as a private company.”
Ukrainian war hits local tech companies with overseas workers
Companies have had to figure out ways to support their Ukraine-based workers while also keeping business moving in a time of huge disruption.
Report: Venture capital investments in Indiana companies hit all-time high
Indiana companies landed $1.4 billion in investments last year–a record amount, and nearly triple the value of investments in 2020, a new Elevate Ventures report says.
TechPoint names Mira Awards nominees from 76 Indiana companies
The nominees for the Indiana-based awards include newly-launched startups and growing scale-up companies that have developed technologies for a variety of industries, including health care, transportation and logistics, and business intelligence and operations.
Carmel-based DriverReach lands $7.5M in equity funding
DriverReach, founded in 2016, offers a platform that makes it easier for customers to hire commercial truck drivers. The company said it plans to use its additional funding on hiring and product research and development.
Republic, Rolls-Royce sign on as investors in early-stage air mobility effort
Indianapolis-based Republic Airways, along with Rolls-Royce, are among numerous investors in Eve, an urban air mobility company that aims to develop an international network of electric vertical-lift aircraft.
Canada-based tech firm acquires marketing-tech firm Delivra
Delivra’s new owner, British Columbia-based Redbrick, said the company’s operations will remain in Indianapolis and all of its employees will retain their jobs.
Indy-based parking tech company T2 to be acquired for $347M
T2, founded in 1994, provides parking-management hardware and software to universities, municipalities, parking operators, health care facilities and transportation hubs. It has more than 1,900 customers.
Real estate tech startup Shaker lands $2M in seed funding
Shaker, which offers a platform for real estate agents and clients to communicate with each other, was launched last year by Indianapolis venture studio High Alpha.
Local sports teams, universities team up to launch sports-focused data analytics resource
The online resource, set to launch in beta mode in the next several weeks, will be a place where academic and business users can access anonymized sports and fitness data sets, use it to solve business problems, and learn about job opportunities.
Tech firms find remote work was easier to begin than end
Technology companies that led the charge into remote work as the pandemic unfurled are confronting a new challenge: how, when and even whether they should bring long-isolated employees back to offices that have been designed for teamwork.
Tech companies pledge billions in cybersecurity investments
Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon and Amazon were among the companies committed to investing billions of dollars or develop programs to strengthen cybersecurity defenses and to train skilled workers, the White House announced Wednesday
Indy-based startup Pattern89 acquired by Shutterstock in cash deal
Pattern89, founded by R.J. Talyor and launched under the wing of Indianapolis-based venture studio High Alpha, is one of three acquisitions that publicly traded Shutterstock announced Tuesday for a total of $35 million.
New sports tech startup backed by IEDC
The Indiana Economic Development Corp. is backing the effort with a 21st Century Fund grant and expects the initiative to generate new investment and innovation opportunities for the state.
Fishers software firm plans to add about 50 employees
Mobile reCell announced Thursday it will triple its workforce, growing to about 70 employees by the end of year after opening a new headquarters last month.
Indianapolis tech scene has Irish eyes smiling
Ireland is interested in attracting fast-growing U.S. companies looking for a European outpost and has turned its attention to Indianapolis.
Indy software company plans to add 355 jobs
Kennected announced Monday it plans to invest more than $2 million in its expanding operations with the release of an integrated suite of business lead generation software known as K-Suite.
Digital marketing firm plans 224 jobs in Indy, just months after acquiring local startup SmarterHQ
Wunderkind Corp., a digital marketing company that was known as BounceX until last year, said it would co-locate its operations with SmarterHQ, which continues to maintain its own branding, at 9102 N. Meridian St.
Pilot project bringing autonomous shuttles to streets of Indianapolis, Fishers
A six-month public shuttle service will launch in Indianapolis in May and in Fishers in November. The project is backed by the Toyota Mobility Foundation and numerous other public and private partners.