Medical device software firm plans to add 120 employees
Indianapolis-based software company Greenlight.guru has moved operations from one downtown facility to another to accommodate expansion.
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Future at work: Employees get implanted with microchips
What could pass for a dystopian vision of the workplace is almost routine at startup hub Epicenter. The company implants its workers with microchips the size of grains of rice that function as swipe cards.
Indiana sees credit card skimming trend at gas pumps, ATMs
Thieves continue to skim cards by collecting information from debit and credit transactions through the use of camouflaged, counterfeit card readers.
Tech groups ally for venture capital event
Some of Indiana’s most acclaimed technology and entrepreneurial events are joining forces for a multi-day June conference, an effort aimed at boosting venture capital in a state that struggles to draw it.
Water-testing company makes B2B pivot
120WaterAudit, co-founded by Compendium Software alums Megan Glover and Chris Baggott, began last year by chasing consumers. But it’s recently stumbled upon success by targeting utilities.
Tech firm ClearScholar plans 31-employee expansion
The company, which develops student-engagement applications for universities, more than doubled its office space this month by moving operations across Monument Circle, from Circle Tower into the Lacy Building.
Lawsuits: Hackers stole customer data at 1,000 Arby’s stores
Arby's Restaurant Group failed to prevent hackers from stealing customer information at hundreds of its locations, a couple says in a new federal lawsuit. Eight credit unions and banks from Indiana and other states have filed seven other related federal lawsuits.
Tech-consulting firm Kinney Group lands $6M in VC
The Indianapolis-based company plans to use the cash infusion slated to boost its headcount and expand its office space.
Cyber-security firm ditches downtown office for suburbs
Rook Security has relocated to Carmel from downtown Indianapolis and ultimately hopes to land in Fishers.
Cyber-security firm ditches downtown office for suburbs
Rook Security has relocated to Carmel from downtown Indianapolis and ultimately hopes to land in Fishers.
IU Kelley school alums power venture group AngelBom
AngelBom is composed of alumni of the IU Kelley School of Business’ Business of Medicine Program and is a 6-month-old chapter of the angel investment group VisionTech Partners.
Hoosier inventor’s foundation gives UIndy $5M to start engineering school
The university said the gift from the R.B. Annis Educational Foundation “will advance the university’s strategy to address Indiana’s increasing demand for skilled engineers and STEM-related professions.”
Innovate Indiana Fund backs fraud-prevention firm
Chicago-based Rippleshot, co-founded by IU alumnus Yueyu Fu, raised a total of $2.6 million in a funding round in February.
Natural intelligence: 27-year-old is rising star in artificial intelligence field
It’s tough to say where DemandJump would be without Tyler Foxworthy, the 27-year-old Hoosier who is chief architect of the firm’s artificial intelligence software. He’s the brains behind the algorithms.
Indy tech leaders make splash at South by Southwest
Several local companies and people presented at South by Southwest in Texas this week, sharing their Hoosier experiences and products with a variety of audiences at the world-renowned tech and arts confab.
Aprimo acquires Belgium-based ADAM Software
Aprimo, which was founded in Indianapolis in 1998, is now based in Chicago but retains a significant employee presence here.
Tech CEO: Collaboration, capital needed to advance ‘internet of things’ in Indiana
The idea of connected products—whether a diesel engine or a washing machine—is proliferating across various industries. Indiana can become a leader in the space, according to ClearObject CEO John McDonald.
Russian hackers to be charged in massive Yahoo breach
The Justice Department is preparing to announce charges against four defendants, including two Russian security services officers, in a data breach that affected at least a half-billion user accounts, according to a federal law enforcement official.
Indy grows share of national tech jobs
The percentage of U.S. tech jobs based in Indianapolis grew between 2010 and 2015. It was one of only a dozen cities outside Silicon Valley where that happened.
Salesforce expansion will fill one-quarter of Salesforce Tower
The San Francisco-based tech giant in May will begin occupying 11 floors in the 48-story building.