Salesforce pulls plug on Connections conference
The popular digital marketing conference got its start under ExactTarget in 2007. Salesforce said it would bolster its digital marketing agenda at its other events.
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McCorkle joins High Alpha following post-Salesforce hiatus
Scott McCorkle, who stepped down as CEO of Salesforce Marketing Cloud in August, will be executive in residence at High Alpha, a firm that creates and nurtures enterprise-technology companies.
Zionsville entrepreneur plans Airbnb for tiny homes
The platform, called Try it Tiny, was launched by a former Wall Street investment banking analyst who noticed a demand for smallish dwellings.
Holcomb calls to use $500M fund from Toll Road lease to fund entrepreneurship
Gov.-elect Eric Holcomb, who announced his legislative agenda Thursday, has roughly the same idea as Gov. Mike Pence when it comes to investing in early-stage Indiana companies, but wants to pay for the plan through a different fund.
SmarterHQ raises $13 million, eyes new markets
Marketing software maker SmarterHQ Inc. has raised $13 million to expand operations, marking one of the area’s largest venture capital hauls in recent years.
Short-term leases help small firms grow
Certain companies don’t like committing to the usual five-year-or-longer leases, because they’re not comfortable predicting how much space they’ll need that far in the future.
Startup aims to bring Amazon.com experience to restaurants
Matt Tait, the CEO and co-founder of Füdē, plans to use artificial intelligence to help restaurants personalize the messages they send customers.
Software firm BidPal raises $6 million in new financing
BidPal said it plans to use the funds to “significantly accelerate product development” and “expand marketing and sales efforts.”
ChaCha, unable to find financial answers, shuts down operations
Entrepreneur Scott Jones’ company, once an up-and-comer on the local tech scene, ceased operations Monday after recently becoming unable to service its debt.
Tech gurus serve up board-management software
Jeb Banner and Andy Clark, co-founders of the Speak Easy, are part of the group behind a new software firm called Boardable.
Zionsville software firm planning new office, 190 hires
Zionsville-based Clear Software LLC is planning a major expansion that could transform it from a small startup into large tech firm with almost 200 workers.
High court sides with Samsung in patent dispute with Apple
A unanimous Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with smartphone maker Samsung in its high-profile patent dispute with Apple over the design of the iPhone.
Appirio donates tech skills to African charity
On Giving Tuesday, Appirio employees redesigned an education charity’s website that hadn’t been updated since 2010.
Return Path trims jobs in Indy, elsewhere
The New York-based tech firm, which established an office here in 2015, announced companywide jobs cuts earlier this week, some of which have hit locally.
Entrepreneur rents special-occasion children’s clothing online
Emma Hostetter’s business generated $100,000 in revenue in its first year—without an actual website. She has one now, and it’s about to get an e-commerce component.
‘Flexible’ lease space for tech firms to open downtown next year
A group of real estate investors have made a $10 million bet that they can sell leases in with terms as short as one year to adolescent tech companies.
Bluebridge sells 2 subsidiaries for $8M to focus on Emplify business
Fishers-based Bluebridge plans to begin operating under the Emplify name after selling its church and tourism app business units in separate transactions.
Once-promising digital marketing agency closes core business
Relevance Inc., formerly known as Slingshot SEO, had about 100 employees in 2011. This week, it laid off eight of its nine full-time employees and shut down its flagship operation.
Indy outpost fuels big growth for Silicon Valley firm
Prysm Inc.’s quest for software to complement its hardware ultimately led it to buy Anacore Inc., a Carmel-based custom-software developer, in May 2014. That acquisition has fueled its success since.
Perq raises $1.7 million in first venture capital haul
The 15-year-old marketing-technology plans to use the cash to pour sales and marketing resources into a fast-selling software product it created last year.