Tech firm that’s moving HQ to Carmel misses quarterly expectations
Determine Inc., which plans to move its headquarters from Silicon Valley to Carmel, released quarterly financial results Thursday afternoon that fell short of analyst expectations.
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Scifres joins local software company as president
Don Scifres, a Midwest venture capitalist and former private-sector executive, has joined Indianapolis-based software company SmartFile.
Ontario Systems acquires Washington-based software firm
One of Indiana’s oldest software firms has acquired a Vancouver, Washington, company that specializes in making software for state and municipal governments.
Tech firm moving HQ from Silicon Valley to Carmel
A publicly traded Silicon Valley-based technology company is moving its headquarters to Carmel, where it plans to add 24 “high-wage” employees by the end of 2019, state and local officials announced Monday afternoon.
Interactive CEO talks virtual reality bet, shift to cloud
Interactive Intelligence CEO Don Brown said his company’s new cloud-based software has “taken off like crazy,” and the firm is bullish on virtual reality technology.
High Alpha Studio launches education-tech startup
ClearScholar Inc. is the first portfolio company High Alpha built from scratch. It plans to make student-engagement software for colleges and universities, starting with Butler University this fall.
ExactTarget alums sell software company after just 13 months
Branding Brand, a Pittsburgh-based retail software company with a few ExactTarget alums of its own, has scooped up Indy-based Waysay, founded last year by two former ET’ers.
Program donates tech to those in need in Hamilton County
A technology exchange is trying to connect low-income individuals to computers and other gear needed to apply for jobs, take online courses and create resumes.
Notre Dame opens turbomachinery lab expected to create jobs
The University of Notre Dame held an open house Tuesday for its new $36 million off-campus turbomachinery laboratory that officials hope will raise the university's research profile.
Digital marketing startup Torchlite plans to add 140 workers
The Indianapolis-based firm, which connects client companies to freelancers, inked an incentive deal with the Indiana Economic Development Corp. that will provide up to $2.8 million in tax credits.
Former Finish Line execs help sports-software firm score $1M
Indianapolis-based Upper Hand Inc. got an assist from investors including Finish Line Inc. co-founder Larry Sablosky.
HomeAdvisor CEO on Indy: ‘I didn’t think we’d do this well this fast’
On a recent visit to Indianapolis, HomeAdvisor CEO Chris Terrill spoke with IBJ about the company’s fast-growing local office, its nearby competitor Angie’s List, and the future of the home-services industry.
Salesforce buying Demandware for $2.8B in commerce push
If completed, the acquisition would be the largest ever for Salesforce, topping its $2.5 billion purchase of Indianapolis-based ExactTarget Inc. in July 2013. Salesforce has about 1,400 employees in central Indiana.
Ancestry.com digitizes 17M vital records under Indiana deal
The records scanned mostly from microfilm rolls cover birth and death certificates dating back to the early 1900s and marriage records from 1958 through 2005.
DemandJump attracts more big-name investors with $1.8M round
The marketing software company, which was named “Startup of the Year” by TechPoint, has lured equity capital from Collina Ventures partner Mark Hill and a prominent Boston-based venture capitalist.
Local tax-appeal software firm acquired by San Diego company
AppealTrack, a six-year-old Indianapolis-based firm, has been acquired by San Diego-based software developer Tax Compliance Inc., the companies announced Wednesday.
Growing Broad Ripple software firm changes name
Fathom Voice, which sells cloud-based call-center-management software, rebranded itself as Sharpen, company officials announced Wednesday.
Speed increasing for Indiana research, education network
Bandwidth of the I-Light network will increase from 10 gigabits per second to 100 gigabits per second. Nearly every college and university in Indiana connects to the network.
Driverless future ahead for trucking?
Automated trucks initially will have drivers on board in case something goes wrong, a similar model to the one employed by airlines (pilots’ role in the cockpit is mostly precautionary since planes can run on autopilot).
Medical firms, universities drive increase in Indiana patents
Indiana inventors secured 30 percent more patents in 2015 than they did four years earlier.
And at more than 2,000, last year’s number is double the patents granted to Hoosiers in 2008, a low point for patents in the past two decades.