Bereave, which launched quietly in 2021, is developing an online platform where individuals can preplan the details of their funerals. The company is working to raise close to $1 million in “friends and family” funding
Emmis was the lead investor in Anzu, an Israel-based company that has developed technology that allows companies to insert targeted ads into video games in a nonintrusive way.
Turbulence in the tech industry forced Demandwell to do some layoffs and belt-tightening of its own, but the proliferation of AI tools like ChatGPT has opened up new opportunities for the company.
Indianapolis-based Elevate Ventures, which is organizing the first-time event, announced Guy Raz on Tuesday as the first keynote speaker for the event.
Fishers-based education-tech firm AfterSchool HQ recently landed $3 million in outside investment, bringing the company’s fundraising total to $4.3 million since its launch in late 2017.
The Ag-Celerator, one of four funds that make up Purdue Ventures, boasts a $2 million innovation fund for startups in ag-related technologies.
Indianapolis-based Qualifi, which launched in 2019, offers a platform that allows employers to quickly screen groups of job candidates via automated phone interviews.
Local entrepreneur and general partner Scott Kraege co-founded Ivy Ventures with Mike Reynolds, CEO of Indianapolis-based Innovatemap, and John Wortman, CEO and co-founder of Carmel-based Valeo Financial Advisors LLC.
Inventors and entrepreneurs who don’t have a track record face the biggest challenges, a panel of experts said Friday morning at IBJ’s Life Sciences Power Breakfast.
PitchBook’s first-quarter venture report, released this week, shows that venture activity declined sharply year-over year nationwide, but the picture was rosier in Indiana.
Patricia Martin, the group’s president and CEO since 2019, last month announced she would step down to examine opportunities in the private sector and urged industry leaders to take a fresh look at the organization.
VisionTech, a group of more than 130 investors, has so far this year made seven investments totaling $1 million. In comparison, the group made a total of 16 investments totaling $2.4 million in all of 2022.
Athian expects to begin beta testing for its first product this month. The company was launched last year by Greenfield-based Elanco and Indianapolis-based High Alpha Innovation.
The new event, called Rally, will take place at the Indiana Convention Center and feature a $5 million pitch competition, more than 200 speakers, and opportunities for entrepreneurs to demonstrate their innovations and meet individually with potential investors.
Indianapolis-based Elate was founded in 2019 by two former coworkers at another local software firm, Springbuk. Elate offers a platform to help organizations develop and execute their strategic plans.
The bank failed after depositors—mostly technology workers and venture capital-backed companies—began withdrawing their money and created a run on the bank.
The IU Founders & Funders Network Venture Summit is scheduled May 18-19 at the Indiana Memorial Union. Only 185 tickets will be allocated for the event.
In this week’s edition of the IBJ Podcast, Brown discusses the unusual route that led her to become a first-time entrepreneur in her early 40s.
Local sources see the current slump in venture investing as a correction following a period of overheated activity.
The amount raised last year is roughly 43% larger than the previous record of $433 million, set in 2021, according to BioCrossroads, an Indianapolis-based group that promotes and invests in the state’s life-sciences sector and tracks the funding.
