Fizziology—the company co-founded by Jen Handley—works with every major motion picture producer in North America except Disney to use real-time social media data to improve their products and promotions. This year, Inc. magazine listed the Indy-based firm as one of the fastest-growing U.S. companies.
The Indianapolis-based software firm fielded escalating offers over the years until a last-second reduction in bid price from buyer Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories Inc., according to a new public filing.
Tech observers said they view Interactive’s sale as a net positive for the city, mostly because exit events spur some employees to invest their money and talent in new places.
Brown talks to IBJ about what he’s planning to do after his company, Interactive Intelligence, is sold.
In the immediate wake of news Wednesday that Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. had agreed to be acquired for $1.4 billion, Indianapolis tech leaders bubbled with praise for CEO Don Brown and with enthusiasm for the possible impact on the city.
The Chicago-based tech firm, which planned to hire hundreds in Indianapolis and considered moving its headquarters here, has streamlined local operations. Meanwhile, top local exec R.J. Talyor has parted ways with the company.
California-based Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories Inc. is in early talks to acquire Indianapolis-based competitor Interactive Intelligence Group Inc., people with knowledge of the matter said.
With shares riding a two-year high and quarterly earnings beating estimates, Interactive Intelligence CEO Don Brown joshed around with analysts a bit Monday about acquisition rumors.
Shares in Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. jumped nearly 20 percent Friday after Reuters reported that the Indianapolis-based software firm was exploring “strategic alternatives,” including a potential sale.
Indianapolis-based tech startup DemandJump LLC has named long-time marketing executive Julie Lyle as its chief revenue officer and chief marketing officer, the company announced Thursday
The former ExactTarget CEO has been an investor and adviser in the software firm since late 2014, but recently decided he wanted to increase his role in the fast-growing firm.
Don Scifres, a Midwest venture capitalist and former private-sector executive, has joined Indianapolis-based software company SmartFile.
Interactive Intelligence CEO Don Brown said his company’s new cloud-based software has “taken off like crazy,” and the firm is bullish on virtual reality technology.
Branding Brand, a Pittsburgh-based retail software company with a few ExactTarget alums of its own, has scooped up Indy-based Waysay, founded last year by two former ET’ers.
On a recent visit to Indianapolis, HomeAdvisor CEO Chris Terrill spoke with IBJ about the company’s fast-growing local office, its nearby competitor Angie’s List, and the future of the home-services industry.
Bob Compton invests in documentary films today, but in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, he helped fund firms like Software Artistry, Interactive Intelligence, Aprimo, ExactTarget and TinderBox.
After announcing aggressive expansion plans on Friday, the tech giant faces some headwinds as it tries to recruit talent that’s sometimes in short supply in Indianapolis.
Tech entrepreneur Scott Jones has made Hawaii his primary residence, so he’s now renting rooms at his 30,000-square-foot Carmel mansion to lodgers through home-sharing site Airbnb.
Fathom Voice, which sells cloud-based phone systems, is close to completing a $4 million fundraising round as it opens a San Francisco office and adds a prominent state official to its executive team.
Lesson.ly, which sells cloud-based employee-training software, brought on a new investor thanks in part to former ExactTarget CEO Scott Dorsey.
