KAR Auction acquires startup tech company for $43 million
Carmel-based KAR Auction Services Inc. said the acquisition of Chicago-based startup CarCo Technologies Inc., which does business as Drivin, will beef up its technology capabilities.
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Trump order would target high-skilled worker visa program
The White House said the program is currently undercutting American workers by bringing in cheaper labor and said some tech companies are using it to hire large numbers of workers and drive down wages.
Carmel software firm plans expansion, 30 new employees
EduSource pairs its fulltime software engineers with paid student apprentices to build custom software for its clients.
Music-marketing startup catches ear of customers, investors
Launched by a car wash chain executive in December, music-messaging platform Fuzic has won more than 100 customers and the backing of former Salesforce executive Scott McCorkle.
Tech-services firm Brookfield investing $7M, adding up to 31 jobs
The company, which already employs 40 in Indiana, is upgrading its Carmel headquarters and a downtown Indianapolis data center.
Tech firms dominate highest-paying companies list
Once again, technology companies and consultancies have taken the top spots in the latest list of employers with the highest median compensation in the United States.
Email software firm 250ok plans to invest $1.6M, add 53 jobs
The company, which develops email-management software, plans to add space at its existing headquarters at 9247 N. Meridian St.
IT consulting firm plans 30-employee expansion in Carmel
The St. Louis-based firm, which provides IT services to small businesses, said it plans to move its local operations this summer into a 6,000-square-foot space at 985 N. Keystone Way.
Indiana’s tech scene has a lot of things going for it, but venture capital isn’t one
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.
IUPUI tech-diversity program catches fire
The high school program, which targets girls and minorities, has seen expanded adoption by one participating school, and it’s raised more than $1.5 million in grants and donations over the past year.
City to spend $3.8M on website overhaul
Indianapolis officials have started a two-year process for building a “modern, mobile-friendly” Indy.gov, intended make government services more efficient and accessible.
Medical device software firm plans to add 120 employees
Indianapolis-based software company Greenlight.guru has moved operations from one downtown facility to another to accommodate expansion.
Future at work: Employees get implanted with microchips
What could pass for a dystopian vision of the workplace is almost routine at startup hub Epicenter. The company implants its workers with microchips the size of grains of rice that function as swipe cards.
Indiana sees credit card skimming trend at gas pumps, ATMs
Thieves continue to skim cards by collecting information from debit and credit transactions through the use of camouflaged, counterfeit card readers.
Tech groups ally for venture capital event
Some of Indiana’s most acclaimed technology and entrepreneurial events are joining forces for a multi-day June conference, an effort aimed at boosting venture capital in a state that struggles to draw it.
Water-testing company makes B2B pivot
120WaterAudit, co-founded by Compendium Software alums Megan Glover and Chris Baggott, began last year by chasing consumers. But it’s recently stumbled upon success by targeting utilities.
Tech firm ClearScholar plans 31-employee expansion
The company, which develops student-engagement applications for universities, more than doubled its office space this month by moving operations across Monument Circle, from Circle Tower into the Lacy Building.
Lawsuits: Hackers stole customer data at 1,000 Arby’s stores
Arby's Restaurant Group failed to prevent hackers from stealing customer information at hundreds of its locations, a couple says in a new federal lawsuit. Eight credit unions and banks from Indiana and other states have filed seven other related federal lawsuits.
Tech-consulting firm Kinney Group lands $6M in VC
The Indianapolis-based company plans to use the cash infusion slated to boost its headcount and expand its office space.
Cyber-security firm ditches downtown office for suburbs
Rook Security has relocated to Carmel from downtown Indianapolis and ultimately hopes to land in Fishers.