New High Alpha startup Holder aims to tap potential of Web 3.0
Holder, the latest startup to launch out of Indianapolis-based venture studio High Alpha, offers a marketing platform built for the emerging era of blockchain technology.
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Coinbase’s layoffs suggest crypto’s problems are spreading
The crypto-exchange giant Coinbase said Tuesday it was laying off nearly one-fifth of its workforce, a sobering sign that the challenges of the once blazingly hot industry go beyond those of troubled bank Celsius to the very heart of the crypto-investment world.
Microsoft sending Internet Explorer to retirement after 27 years
As of Wednesday, Microsoft will no longer support the once-dominant browser that legions of web surfers loved to hate—and a few still claim to adore.
IBJ Podcast: Is a funding slowdown hitting the local tech sector?
IBJ tech reporter Susan Orr talked with local tech firms and venture funders about the trends and tells host Mason King about their concerns and expectations.
Tech firms grow wary as funding streams slow
The red-hot tech industry is cooling down, and local industry insiders say they’re preparing for a landscape in which venture funding may be harder for companies to secure.
New wireless network aims to boost internet-of-things activity in north-central Indiana
The Wabash Heartland Innovation Network in West Lafayette is teaming up with New Hampshire-based Senet to establish a low-power, long-range network that’s ideal for internet-connected devices.
Outgoing Indiana Sports Corp. leader Vaughn to join local tech firm
Vaughn will oversee day-to-day operations for the firm as well as handle contracts and legal matters.
IEDC, Indiana Sports Corp. launch sports tech business initiative
SportsTech HQ is an effort from state economic development and sports tourism officials to bring in venture startups focused on sports and further grow the state’s ecosystem of sports tech-focused firms.
Accounting-tech firm Decimal lands $9.2M investment
Decimal’s software platform helps customers automate and outsource accounting tasks like bookkeeping and payroll. The company has added 30 employees since February.
Indianapolis-based tech firm Encamp lands $30M investment
Encamp’s software helps its customers fulfill environmental reporting and compliance issues. The company has attracted $47.2 million in investment since its launch in 2017.
Indianapolis tech firm ShipSigma plans expansion, 125 new jobs
Founded in 2018 as Parcel Optimization Technologies LLC, ShipSigma said the new jobs will offer an average wage of nearly $42 per hour.
Apple offers glimpse at upcoming changes to iPhone software
Apple on Monday provided a peek at upcoming tweaks to the software that powers more than 1 billion iPhones and rolled out two laptops that will be the first available with the next generation of a company-designed microprocessor.
HR-tech company UKG plans to add 200 to Indianapolis office
UKG, which offers an online platform for human-resources tasks like payroll and scheduling, expects to increase employment in Indianapolis to more than 500.
Purdue, IvyTech hope combined efforts will build microelectronics workforce
The microchip industry is growing more quickly than the workforce can keep up, leading to bigger shortages in an already limited pool of workers qualified to work in microelectronics.
Q&A: Indy Maven CEO develops co-working space dedicated to women
Leslie Bailey, who co-founded the Indy Maven lifestyle website in 2019, realized that many of the women who had left the workforce early in the pandemic were starting their own businesses.
New grant program to help Hoosier companies launch 5G projects
The program, offered through the Indiana 5G Zone, will offer established businesses matching grants of about $200,000 to help accelerate the commercial application of 5G technology.
Stellantis lands lithium hydroxide supply for EV batteries
Automaker Stellantis has reached a deal to have Controlled Thermal Resources Ltd. supply battery-grade lithium hydroxide for its electric vehicles in North America.
Local tech firm Greenlight Guru acquires Danish firm
This is the third acquisition announced this year for Indianapolis-based Greenlight Guru, which offers a platform to help medical device makers with regulatory requirements.
Fishers tech firm Vibenomics lands $12.3M in growth capital
Fishers-based Vibenomics, which provides in-store music, audio advertising and messaging to retail customers, said the funding will help fuel its growth.
IBJ Podcast: What Indiana’s auto industry must do to adapt to EVs
Podcast host Mason King talks with Ananth Iyer, a professor of management at Purdue’s Krannert School of Management, who is part of a group studying the potential disruption in the auto industry and how Indiana manufacturers can adapt.