Susan Orr

Elevate says funding freeze endangers startups, entrepreneurial community

State officials say the freeze includes a round of federal funding from the State Small Business Credit Initiative. ... Read More

The Heritage Group discontinues business accelerator program

The Heritage Group Accelerator was part of The Heritage Group’s New Ventures Group, which launched in 2018 to boost entrepreneurship both inside and outside of The Heritage Group.... Read More

Carmel-based trucking tech firm DriverReach acquired

DriverReach’s founder and former CEO, Jeremy Reymer, has left the company and is now focused on another trucking-related effort—a new nonprofit called Project 61 that aims to help truckers adopt healthy habits.... Read More

Tech startup Ekkobar selected for international sports tech development program

Indianapolis-based data analytics startup Ekkobar is one of 10 companies from around the world selected to participate in the Comcast NBCUniversal SportsTech program.... Read More

New lender’s approach will be a first for state

Evansville-based Old National Bank is working on a first-of-its-kind effort: the launch of an Indiana-based bank whose target customers are minorities and those underserved by traditional banks.... Read More

Despite CHIPS Act uncertainty, semiconductor industry insiders remain hopeful

Despite uncertainty surrounding the future of the federal CHIPS and Science Act, semiconductor industry insiders in Indianapolis this week mostly said they’re pressing forward with hope.... Read More

Purdue University launches business accelerator program

The Purdue Innovates Accelerator, which launched this week with its first cohort of five startups, is a 13-week program for early-stage companies with Purdue connections. Startups that complete the program qualify for $100,000 in investment.... Read More

Techstars discontinues Indianapolis-based sports tech accelerator

The Techstars Sports Accelerator Powered by Indy, a 13-week annual startup accelerator, graduated its last cohort of sports-tech startups in December.... Read More

Pittsboro officials OK rezoning of 626 acre-site for proposed data center campus

The Pittsboro Town Council has unanimously approved a rezoning request that would allow a data center campus to be built on a 626-acre site in the Hendricks County town.... Read More

Report: Venture investment in Indiana tech firms rose in 2024

Indiana tech firms saw more venture investment activity last year than in 2023—but still far below the activity level the state saw during its 2021 peak, according to a newly released report from the Central Indiana Corporate Partnership.... Read More