Local sports software firm scores acquisition
Upper Hand Inc. had year-over-year revenue growth of 200 percent in 2017, and thanks in part to an acquisition announced this week, the company’s founder is projecting faster growth this year.
Upper Hand Inc. had year-over-year revenue growth of 200 percent in 2017, and thanks in part to an acquisition announced this week, the company’s founder is projecting faster growth this year.
The 12-year-old local company is being acquired by a larger IT firm headquartered in California. Bluelock CEO Christopher Clapp said the deal was put together “to drive growth.”
Joe Newman turns 81 this month but has no plans to slow down. He’s restarting his advertising career, with two clients already signed.
While it might appear that Jeff Smulyan is preparing to either liquidate or parachute out of the company he founded in 1979, he says that couldn’t be further from the truth.
The funding round included participation from locally based investors Allos Ventures, Collina Ventures, Elevate Ventures and former Interactive Intelligence CEO Don Brown, as well as others.
Panelists at IBJ’s Technology Power Breakfast on Friday chewed on several ways to strengthen the state’s tech sector, including harnessing the so-called “internet of things,” making their workforces more diverse and improving education and mentorship in the field.
The financial software firm this week announced a strategic partnership it said should accelerate the company’s growth and local employee base.
The Hogsett administration and the City-County Council are weighing whether to kill a little-known organization that has quietly worked the past two decades on the redevelopment of key downtown projects.
Founded in 2010 as Tinderbox Inc., Octiv will continue to operate under its current moniker until leaders determine how it will fit into the brand of Colorado-based document automation firm Conga.
Twelve years after co-founding Appirio Inc., Chris Barbin is leaving his role as CEO of the cloud consulting firm based in Indianapolis. But that doesn’t mean he’s retiring.
ClearScholar Inc., a local company that produces software that makes it easier for colleges to get tailored information to its students, could add hundreds of new clients and dozens of employees in the next two years if all goes according to plan.
The IU Philanthropic Venture Fund—which will back IU-related research and startups—is already fully funded to the tune of $15 million.
A new survey that takes a wide-ranging look of the local tech community reveals an industry that is growing quickly while still facing some economic and social challenges, including concerns about capital and diversity.
Coming off its first sellout of attendee badges in its 50-year history, officials for the massive gaming convention expect ticket sales for this summer’s event to close well before the doors open.
VeriCite Inc., a Fishers-based maker of plagiarism-detection software, is being acquired by Turnitin, a Silicon Valley-based leader in the plagiarism-detection industry. Turnitin officials said they will maintain and grow its local presence.
In 57 of its 58 years, Indianapolis-based Markey’s Rental & Staging has experienced year-over-year revenue increases. Only the Great Recession, in 2009, derailed Markey’s amazing streak.
The Indianapolis-based firm, which connects high-growth tech ventures with resources that help them scale up, is expanding into four cities this year and dozens more by 2022.
Indianapolis officials say they’re up for the challenge of hosting the eighth annual College Football Playoff National Championship in January 2022, even as they’re planning six other big sporting events that take place within a 13-month stretch.
The Indianapolis Colts hired a head coach on the day before season-ticket holders started receiving renewal notices, but at least one ticket broker is still seeing a pronounced increase in fans looking to unload.
ANGI Homeservices Inc. CEO Chris Terrill told IBJ he is feeling “bullish” about the company’s overall prospects and its future in Indianapolis.