Acquirer of Angie’s List gets big lift from deal
Nearly 10 months after Angie’s List merged with Home Advisor, the financial fortunes of the combined entity are taking off faster than analysts and company officials expected.
Anthony Schoettle
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Local technology firm lands $5.5 million in venture capital
PactSafe, an Indianapolis tech firm that offers clients a cloud-based contracting platform, said the infusion of capital will allow it to add up to 20 employees by year’s end.
Impact of new California privacy law will be felt by consumers here, too
A Purdue University professor says the law could lead companies to offer discounts to customers who let them collect and sell their personal data.
Purdue professor partners with Facebook to develop new way of communicating
The system could make it possible for countless millions of ordinary people to receive voice, text or email messages without having to pick-up or even look at their cell phones or computers.
Local firms bristle at Supreme Court sales tax ruling
The ruling allowing states to require retailers to collect sales taxes from online customers could mean millions of dollars of tax revenue. But a number of Hoosier companies say the ruling creates more questions than answers—and could lay a heavy burden on some small businesses.
Local sales-software firm plans expansion with $2.1 million funding
Costello founder and CEO Frank Dale he’s as excited about the quality of investors that came on board this round as he is about the amount the firm raised.
Delivra acquired, but its office will remain here
In a deal that was announced this week, one of the city’s oldest marketing technology software firms has been acquired. But its brand will live on and most of its executive team and other employees will remain here.
WFMS-FM 95.5 boot stomps its way back to No. 1
For the first time since November 2013, the country station in April was the most-listened-to radio station in central Indiana, according to New York-based Nielsen Media Research.
Q&A: Recurring nightmare scared Dan Dakich straight
Dakich, 55, used chewing tobacco through his 30s and most of his 40s, before he quit and launched an anti-tobacco campaign that now includes on-air and print ads.
2018 Indiana 100: KAR accelerating plan to digitize auto auction biz
“People are still going to go to physical auctions, people are still going to use wholesalers, but we see this as the wave of the future,” says TradeRev President Becca Polak.
Studio Science research and branding company grows national footprint
The tech-focused research, design and branding company has its eye on greatly expanding its customer base nationally—even beyond the tech sector.
Texas tech firm acquires High Alpha’s ClearScholar
Founded in 2016, ClearScholar is the second company in the High Alpha portfolio to be snapped up in the last four months.
Co-working haven Speak Easy names new executive director
After a period of rapid growth for The Speak Easy, Julie Heath wants to refocus its energies on membership development and providing startups in central Indiana the resources necessary to grow.
2018 Innovation Issue: There’s promise in cryptocurrencies but plenty of skepticism, too
Cryptocurrency might not be coming to a bank near you—yet. But bitcoin ATMs are springing up across central Indiana and the nation, and some tech leaders say that, within a decade, cryptocurrency could be more life-altering than the internet.
Analytics for sponsors and fans takes center stage at Indy 500
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway and IndyCar Series have signed a deal with a San Diego tech firm that allows the track and race series to get expanded information on the value they are driving for corporate partners.
Indianapolis 500 suffers weakest TV ratings in years
The overnight rating for Sunday’s live broadcast was 3.4, which equates to 3.74 million households, according to New York-based Nielsen Media Research. That’s the lowest since Nielsen started tabulating overnight ratings in 2003.
Hoosier carnival pro buys back big amusement operation on the cheap
It’s been a bumpy ride for North American Midway Entertainment, which was sold in 2015 to a Connecticut-based buyer for $75.5 million. One of its former owners just bought it back for $23.5 million.
Danville brothers revving up communications software firm at IMS
Kerauno, an Indianapolis-based startup, signed a deal with Andretti Autosport this year to help the IndyCar team better communicate with its sponsors, hospitality guests and other corporate partners and fans through a variety of electronic means.
Sells Group expands into cryptocurrency and blockchain, opens offices in Montreal, Dallas
Sells Group is finding unique ways to combine cryptocurrency and blockchain technology with some of its more traditional digital marketing offerings.
Surveying firm Schneider Corp. rebrands, spins off tech division
Schneider Geospatial, a GIS specialty firm, does work with one county in every five across the U.S.