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.
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Software firm picks up former Interactive sales leader
Fresh off plans to add nearly 200 employees by 2019, Clear Software hired a vice president of sales from Interactive Intelligence.
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.
Techies team with chamber to gain clout in Legislature
Organizers of the Indiana Tech & Innovation Council say a number of factors led to its creation, including the Religious Freedom Restoration Act that Gov. Mike Pence signed into law in 2015.
Entrepreneur Don Brown launches new biotech company
Indianapolis-based tech entrepreneur Don Brown just ended his 22-year tenure with Interactive Intelligence Group, the company he sold for $1.4 billion only a week ago, but he’s already heavily involved in another venture.
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.
With deals offered early, Cyber Monday may lose online sales title
The Monday after Thanksgiving is traditionally the busiest online shopping day, but stores are releasing internet deals earlier, stretching them through the week, as well as making them available in stores.
Madison County taking steps to avoid another computer system hack
County staffers have worked many hours of overtime restoring links between the computer software and county files that were broken in the hacking attack on Nov. 4.
Cybersecurity, big data top priorities for state’s IT chief
Dewand Neely recently spoke with IBJ about cybersecurity, the innovation his office is driving, and being one of only a few African-American state government CIOs in the country.
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.
Online car-sales company Carvana enters Indianapolis market
Since launching its service in Atlanta in late 2013, the company has been rapidly adding metro markets across the country.
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.
Amazon invades Angie’s List home turf with contractor services
Internet giant Amazon announced Monday that it’s expanding its home services offerings to 20 new markets including Indianapolis, intensifying the competitive landscape for locally based Angie’s List.
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.