‘Smiley Show’ sidekick launching improv comedy club
Will Pfaffenberger’s passion project, featuring shows made up on the spot, is slated to debut in February.
Will Pfaffenberger’s passion project, featuring shows made up on the spot, is slated to debut in February.
Gov. Eric Holcomb’s Next Level Trust Fund, which designates $250 million for venture capital, also made our list.
The Kauffman Index of Growth Entrepreneurship says the area now ranks 10th among the 40 largest metro areas when it comes to what Kauffman calls “growth entrepreneurship.”
Design on Tap, which just moved to the Station Place building downtown, uses a flat organizational structure to ensure each employee is valued equally.
What started as an idea to provide space for entrepreneurs to work and grow their businesses in Fishers has ballooned into a statewide brand.
Frank Dale said Costello helps guide sales reps through phone calls with prospects and provides insights for sales managers.
The Riley Area Development Corp. has purchased the nearly 120-year-old structure northeast of the Circle City Industrial Complex and hopes to lure micro-manufacturers to the space.
At least three Indiana school districts that hired the startup firm True Consultant Service LLC to revamp bus routes ran into major problems when school began this summer, forcing administrators to apologize to parents and reverse course.
Before Mitch Daniels took the helm, the university used its intellectual property to create about eight startups annually. The school has been averaging nearly three times that each year since.
Drewry, a 35-year-old Carmel resident, launched Sprouts Cooking School out of a spare bedroom in summer 2015. Since then, demand has ballooned.
The school plans to unveil a new venture capital fund this summer under the purview of the Indiana University Research and Technology Corp., which was overhauled to better address startup needs.
The online marketplace, slated to launch in August, aims to connect venue owners and seekers. It’s led by two minority entrepreneurs.
LifeOmic is seeking to help doctors provide more precise treatments for patients by sequencing their DNA.
Gener8tor, a Wisconsin-based startup accelerator, is looking to set up shop in Indianapolis within the next year. Today, there are no application-based accelerators in the area.
Indianapolis fell closer to the bottom in Kauffman’s annual startup survey, but the state moved up one spot.
The not-for-profit co-working organization is using a new grant to fund “Arts and Entrepreneurship” programming, and it’s opening an outpost at the arts-focused Tube Factory.
Former Ivy Tech Community College President Tom Snyder and at least four former ITT Educational Services officials have banded together to start an education-services company.
Called 1 Million Cups, the weekly program has a format designed to be more collaborative and educational than more typical pitch events. It’s already in more than 100 other communities.
The average amount of venture capital flowing into Indiana companies per deal is the lowest in the Midwest and among the lowest in the country.
Lumavate sells software to manufacturers so they can give their customers relevant information about products when they need it.