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>>GERRY: HELLO AND WELCOME TOINSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS.I'M GERRY DICK.IT'S BEEN A BIG WEEK FOR VENTURE

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CAPITAL IN INDIANA...SOME SAY AMONUMENTAL WEEK...TWO STARTUPSLANDING CLOSE TO $30 MILLION INVC FUNDING...FUELING WHAT

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CONTINUES TO BE A ROBUST TECHSTORY IN OUR STATE.JUST TWO WEEKS AGO ON THISSHOW...WE TALKED ABOUT A

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POTENTIAL EARLY STAGE VC CRISISIN INDIANA...SO WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?FOR SOME PERSPECTIVE, I'M

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PLEASED TO BE JOINED BYTECHPOINT CEO MIKE LANGELLIER.WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW.>> THANKS.

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>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THESE TWOCOMPANIES WITH $20 MILLION.$9.3 MILLION FOR A SILO AND ASYOU SAID IT'S A MONUMENTAL WEEK.

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HOW SO REIT'S REMARKABLE THEYARE TWO FEATURED PARTS OF THEWEEKEND THEY HAVE A SIGNIFICANTIN DIFFERENT WAYS.

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THERE ARE AMONG THE LARGEST ATTHEIR STAGE IN INDIANA VENTUREHISTORY.AND SO IT CERTAINLY MEANS THAT

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MONEY WILL GET PORTED INTOHIRING PEOPLE AND GROWING THECOMPANY IS SO THAT SIGNIFICANT,BUT I ALSO LOVE TO SEE THE

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INVESTORS PART OF THE MIX.YOU HAVE LOCAL SUPPORT FROM ELLASPENCER'S HIGH ALPHA THAT HAVEHELPED TO GET THE COMPANY IS

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GOING, BUT IN THIS ROUND THEY'VEBROUGHT IN VENTURE CAPITAL FIRMSCOMING FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRYSO SPRINGBOK HAD TWO MAJOR

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VENTURE CAPITAL FIRMS ONE FROMTHE BAY AREA AND ONE FROMSEATTLE AND THEN SILO HAD AMYRIAD OF DIFFERENT VCS AND EVEN

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SOME CORPORATE VENTURES FIRMSFLAXEN SALESFORCE AND INVESTEDINTO THE COMPANY SO WHAT THISTELLS US AS A COUPLE OF

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DIFFERENT THINGS ONE IS THESECOMPANIES ARE COMPETING ON ANINTERNATIONAL SCALE AND MAKINGINTERNATIONAL CHOICES AND THE

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SECOND IS THAT WE HAVEEXECUTIVES THAT ARE SEEKING TOBE MARKET LEADERS NOT JUST TOBUILD SUSTAINABLE COMPANIES BUT

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BUILD ONES THAT WILL COMPETE ONAN INTERNATIONAL STAGE.>> TWO WEEKS AGO A VERY ACTIVEVENTURE FIRM WAS ON THE SHOW

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TALKING ABOUT HIS CONCERN FORPOTENTIAL CRISIS IN EARLY STAGE.>> WE ABSOLUTELY DO NEED MOREFUNDS ON THE REALITY IS WE DO

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NOT HAVE VERY MANY VENTURECAPITAL FIRMS IN INDIANA.ELLIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE BUT WEDO NEED MORE ELEVATED VENTURES

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DOING GREAT WORK TOO.WE HAVE TO CONTINUE ON THE PEDALTHERE.I'M GIVEN HOPE BY THE NEXT LEVEL

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FRONT THAT WE GOT DONE LASTYEAR, $250 MILLION FUND THELARGEST OF ITS KIND IN THECOUNTRY.

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LOTS OF KUDOS TO THE GOVERNMENTAND THE LEADERSHIP FOR HELPINGTO GET THAT HAPPEN.AND THAT WILL BE A HONEYPOT TO

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ATTRACT VENTURE CAPITAL TO ALLOVER THE COUNTRY AND WE WILL SEETHE BENEFITS BUT WE'VE GOT TOGET ROLLING REHOW MUCH DOES

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SUCCESS BREEDS SUCCESS AT HIGHALPHA AND COMPANIES ARE SPINNINGOUT INNOVATION, THE COOL IDEASTHAT ARE PERCOLATING IN INDIANA?

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>> IT IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL.THERE IS AN INVESTMENT IS A GAMESO ALL OF THESE INVESTORS WANTTO HAVE COMPETENCE THEIR

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INVESTMENTS WILL GO INTOCOMPANIES AND PLACES WHERE THEYCAN BE SUCCESSFUL AND THE FACTTHAT WE HAVE THINGS LIKE THE

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EXEC TARGETS AND ANGIE'S LIST,THAT KIND OF STORIES WHERE THESUCCESS HAS HAPPENED AND WE HAVESTAPLES LIKE SALESFORCE THAT ARE

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HERE, ALL OF THOSE THINGS HELPBUILD THE CONFIDENCE FACTOR THATMAKE THIS EVEN MORE SUCCESSFUL.>> LET ME ASK YOU ABOUT AMAZON

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THE SECOND HEADQUARTERS PROJECT,5 BILLION-DOLLAR DEAL,$50 BILLION IN INDIANAPOLISMAKING THE CUT TO 20 FINALISTS.

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THAT'S A BIG TECH STORYREGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME THATWILL BE POSITIVE.>> IT'S A BIG FACTOR FOR THE

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TECH ECOSYSTEM AND THE TALENTPIPELINE BUT THERE'S A LOT ICAN'T SAY THAT NOBODY CAN RIGHTNOW.

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IT'S ALL IN PROCESS, BUT I THINKGETTING OF THE 238 APPLICATIONSBEING IN THE TOP 20 IS A HUGESTATEMENT AND WE CAN ALL BE

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PROUD OF IT BECAUSE THAT WAS ANATIONAL VERY PUBLIC PROCESS,VERY KIND OF OBJECTIVELYEMPIRICALLY RUN AND YOU HAD THE

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USUAL SUSPECTS AND A HOST OFCOMPANIES OR PLACES THAT ARESURPRISES.>> YOU ARE SAYING IT MAKES A

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STATEMENT TO OTHER TECHCOMPANIES THE BIG DEALS THAT MAYBE OUT THERE.