Apple’s swanky iPhone X could be sign of prices to come
The $999 price tag suggests Apple is ramping up its strategy as a purveyor of aspirational gadgets, even though improvements are often incremental or derivative.
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Indianapolis has pros, cons as potential Amazon HQ2 contender
Tech leaders, including Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, think Indianapolis would be a great location for Amazon’s second headquarters. And, like other cities in the running, it has some strengths and weaknesses.
First Internet Bank investing in California health care lender
The Fishers-based online bank says it will expand its presence in health care lending by agreeing to fund millions of dollars in loans for clients of the San Francisco-based startup. It also is taking a stake in the firm.
Tech firm to pay $3.5M in settlement over preloaded software
Lenovo will change how it sells laptop computers as part of a settlement reached with federal officials and 32 states, including Indiana.
Rising health care costs fuel Springbuk’s growth
The health-analytics-software firm sells an HR tool for employers to track health care spending and outcomes.
His startup failed. Then his stopgap hustle became a new business.
After Jim Brown’s startup Haven failed in 2015, he went into tech-sales consulting while looking for his next big move. Then that became his next big move.
Sports-software company raises $1.1 million in latest round
Upper Hand said it plans to use the money to boost its sales team and its software. The company has raised $2.1 million since last spring.
Faces of Indy tech: Breaking down IT workers in Indiana
About 35,000 people work in tech in the Indianapolis area, according to CBRE. The commercial real estate firm recently released a study with details about the tech workforce here, including its gender breakdown, average salaries and more.
Infosys founders take control of company in board shakeup
The shakeup comes about three months after the India-based company said it would hire 10,000 U.S. workers by 2021, including 2,000 in Indiana.
Tech marketer Viral Launch plans to add 250 workers by 2021
The company, which helps clients grow sales on Amazon, said it is investing $2.22 million and doubling its office space.
Sigstr raises $5 million in venture capital from big names
The 3-year-old marketing-tech company corralled notable Midwest and East Coast investors in the deal, which is the second-largest in Indiana this year.
Software maker has same leaders it had in ’90s, a rarity for tech firm
Double-Take Software, whose data-backup software was created here in 1995, has leaders today who were around in its early years. Boston-based Carbonite bought Double-Take for $62.5 million in January.
Infosys picks Purdue University to help train U.S. workforce
The India-based company said it notched a five-year agreement with Purdue University to have the school train many of the 10,000 U.S. workers it plans to hire in the coming years.
Funding conditions for U.S. tech startups reach record high
A 44 percent increase from a year earlier was driven by a surge in the number of businesses that raised money for the first time, reflecting investors' appetite to back the riskiest companies.
N.C. firm wants to be ‘stronger face’ for private equity in local tech scene
Frontier Capital recently embarked on an effort to make eight-figure equity investments in tech firms across the Midwest. It already had invested more than $60 million in Indiana companies before the new push.
ExactTarget alums pick former haunt for Cheetah Digital’s local office
The marketing tech company will take about 7,500 square feet in the Guaranty Building, where ExactTarget was located before Salesforce bought it in 2013, and add 50 jobs by 2019.
Tech activity driving downtown office demand
Vacancy continues to decline as Salesforce takes more space in the city’s tallest building and other tech firms put down stakes. And with the greater demand, rents are escalating.
Indy company projects revenue surge fueled by Google Glass
A local company that leases Google Glass devices and sells software on top of it expects revenue to jump from an estimated $1.4 million this year to about $11 million next year.
IMS revs up relationships with bevy of local tech firms
The Speedway contracts with nine software companies and four tech-services firms that are either based in central Indiana or have a substantial local outpost.
Samsung ends Intel’s 25-year reign in microchip sales
Mobile devices and data are the keys to understanding Samsung's ascent as the new industry leader.