Report: Hoosier firms raised $17.5M in VC for first quarter
The investment was in line with comparable quarters in recent years, but there’s evidence that at least one significant deal didn’t make the list.
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Fees in northern suburbs repel food trucks
For the most part, mobile food vendors stick to downtown Indianapolis. More than 100 are licensed to do business in Marion County.
Oesterle could follow Angie’s List exit with gubernatorial run
Angie’s List CEO Bill Oesterle, a Mitch Daniels confidant who strongly opposed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, is well-positioned for a run at Gov. Mike Pence’s seat, observers said Wednesday.
Tech firm founded by Purdue grads to grow in Indy
Dattus Inc., an early-stage company with roots in the Purdue Foundry entrepreneurship hub, has moved to offices in Indianapolis and plans to create 37 jobs by 2020.
Entrepreneurs hope to build residential real estate empire through crowdfunding
Jacob Blackett and Sterling White buy rental houses. Through their 6-month-old firm, Holdfolio, the 24-year-olds plan to bundle them and sell investors equity stakes in the portfolio through a Web-based platform.
$840K raised for Indiana pizzeria that backed religious law
A crowdfunding campaign for an Indiana pizzeria that came under fire after its owners said their religious beliefs wouldn't allow them to cater a gay wedding has raised more than $840,000.
For Angie’s List CEO, equality stand was years in the making
Bill Oesterle wasn’t the first business leader to denounce the measure, which sparked a national firestorm and was widely seen as anti-gay. But he was among the first Indiana Republicans to vocally support gay rights.
Lawmakers approve revisions to RFRA, pass to Pence
Indiana lawmakers have approved changes to the Religious Freedom Restoration Act to address charges that it could allow discrimination against lesbians and gays. Gov. Mike Pence has not indicated whether he’ll sign it.
Lawsuit: Angie’s List manipulates ratings to lift advertising
The class-action case filed in Philadelphia challenges the company's claims that it puts consumers first.
Ex-Navy SEAL’s shooting range features non-lethal technology
The firearms training system at Poseidon Experience uses real guns, but no bullets. The targets are on a screen. The guns’ magazines are filled with compressed air instead of bullets.
Maker-space movement touches down in Indy
The corner of Brookside Avenue and 10th Street, just off Massachusetts Avenue, could soon be the center of what city planners hope is a model to address industrial blight.
Injured diver starts clinic that fills void in therapy
Chris Leeuw opened the doors of the NeuroHope rehab clinic on Feb. 18 to offer patients more time to recover and to help them remain healthy in spite of their immobilizing spinal cord and brain injuries.
Young firm aims to clean up in ‘green’ laundry niche
Brandon Evans and Andrew Insley hope their laundry detergent startup sets itself apart from the crowded field of competitors that say they use “natural” ingredients. Their point of differentiation: truly making good on that claim.
Loftus and Robinson making splash in development
Young team making a splash parlayed a painting job into projects extending to redeveloping the train station in Fishers.
Startup Handcrafted Beverages takes on Big Soda
Founder Jerry Rezny thinks craft soft drinks can disrupt the soft drink industry just as craft beer shook up establishers brewers.
State warns businesses about payment scam
Businesses have recently received a letter claiming to come from a group called the Indiana Council for Corporations that some might confuse with a legitimate state form, requesting $125.
Zionsville shop’s niche draws orders from antiquers worldwide
In July, Tiffany Turner and her husband, Steve Young, bought Kennedy Hardware, a three-decade-old enterprise that’s a superstar in its sales niche—supplying highly specialized bits of hardware for rehabilitating antique furniture.
Kelley MBA students offer free guidance to entrepreneurs launching ventures
IU Kelley School of Business’ DIVE program, which stands for Discovery, Innovation and Ventures Enterprise, is based on the concept that startups can get free, sound guidance from second- and third-year MBA students, and the students get a unique opportunity to participate in early-stage entrepreneurship.
As Bitcoin gains converts, entrepreneur debuts ATM
Indiana’s first Bitcoin ATM, which recently debuted at an Irvington e-cigarette emporium called World of Vapor, is either a glimpse of Indiana’s cyber-money future or an anachronism. Or perhaps both.
2015 Forty Under 40: Santiago Jaramillo
Santiago Jaramillo, 25, is founder and CEO of Bluebridge, and making mobile magic.