Greenfield-based Elanco Animal Health has launched a new ag-tech startup in partnership with High Alpha Innovation in Indianapolis. Elanco says Athian aims to help cattle farmers and ranchers capture and claim carbon credits.... Read More
Fifteen Hoosier companies have received over $748,000 in Phase I matching funding from Indianapolis-based Elevate Ventures as part of its Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer matching program. ... Read More
Ball State University is partnering with Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing with the goal of benefitting students in the school's esports program. The university says the deal includes scholarships for members of its varsity esports team.... Read More
Washington DC-based digital information technology company MetroStar has announced plans to expands its operations in Indiana. ... Read More
Indianapolis-based The Bee Corp has received its second investment from IU Ventures. The company, which has developed technology to determine the health of beehives, says it will use the $125,000 from the IU Angel Network to enhance its technology and bring it to new markets.... Read More
Indianapolis-based Woven has closed on an $8 million Series A round of funding. The company, which has developed an interview platform for software companies to hire engineers, says it will use the funding to expand the platform and add an undisclosed number of jobs.... Read More
A Zionsville-based startup is reporting a more than 500% customer increase in 2021. 120Water, which has developed a software platform for lead reduction and drinking water compliance programs, says the growth is due to the looming deadlines for compliance with the new Lead and Copper Rule Revisions from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.... Read More
Brooke Beier has been named senior vice president of commercialization at the Purdue Research Foundation.... Read More
A Carmel-based tech company has unveiled a virtual collaboration platform that the developer says will improve productivity between users.... Read More
An Indianapolis-based startup founded by three high school seniors has created a software platform to help job seekers find the ideal employer. Fia Recruit recently received $20,000 in funding through the Elevate Nexus pitch competition for the central region, as well as a $1.5 million valuation.... Read More
Purdue University Professor Mark Lundstrom says almost every week he is talking with technology companies that are considering building a plant in different states to manufacture microchips and other advanced systems... Read More
An Indianapolis-based platform designed to help communities attract remote workers has secured $2.6 million in funding. Our partners at the Indianapolis Business Journal report MakeMyMove plans to use the funding to add a small number of jobs in an effort to keep up with demand.... Read More
A Carmel-based tech startup has closed on a $6 million funding round. Lumavate is a Software-as-a-Service company that has developed a platform for businesses to design, build and launch mobile apps without the need for coding or development resources. ... Read More
Omaha-based Union Pacific Railroad Co. (NYSE: UP) has announced plans to invest $100 million to buy 20 battery-electric locomotives and supporting infrastructure, and ten of the locos will be built in Muncie. ... Read More
Nearly a dozen Indiana-based companies are included in the "Best Places to Work in Midwest Tech 2022" list from Purpose Jobs. The job connection website ranked 100 companies based on criteria such as work/life balance, well-being benefits and growth opportunities.... Read More
An Indiana based agtech company is making it possible for growers to know what beehive health looks like ahead of that first step. Details in this week’s episode of the Ag+Bio+Science podcast.... Read More
Indianapolis-based ConverSight.ai says it has closed on a $4 million Series Seed round of funding. The startup, which has developed an artificial intelligence and adaptive analytics platform, says it will use the funding to further enhance its platform and expand its sales and marketing teams.... Read More
Fishers-based Vibenomics has selected Jenny Quinnette to serve as its first chief financial officer. Quinnette previously served as senior vice president of finance for the Audio Out-of-Home advertising company.... Read More
A Fort Wayne-based startup has been selected to participate in a global pitch competition at South by Southwest in Texas. Pond, which has created a platform to connect nonprofits with technology service providers, will give a one-minute presentation at SXSW Pitch in the "Future of Work" category.... Read More
Bloomington-based software developer Periodic has been acquired by Exclaimer Group, an England-based business that provides a platform to help companies manage employees’ email signatures. ... Read More
