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TechPoint announces 2020 Class of Tech 25 winners

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:52:10-04:00August 19, 2020|

August 19, 2020 — TechPoint, the nonprofit, industry-led growth accelerator for Indiana’s tech ecosystem, has announced the Tech 25 Class of 2020. Now in its sixth year, the Tech 25 Awards honor a prestigious selection of twenty-five individuals who are critical and exceptional performers helping to grow Indiana’s tech and tech-enabled companies, but who—not being the CEO or other top executive—don’t get celebrated publicly as often. A panel of 18 independent judges, including past winners and tech community leaders, selected this year’s class from three main job role categories: tech product/R&D, tech sales & marketing, and tech professional services. Winners were chosen from a very competitive class of nominees based on criteria including professional contributions, energy and attitude, and community commitment. In addition to being star performers at their companies, winners are committed team players who build others up through [...]

TechPoint S.O.S. Challenge Winner to be announced Friday

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:52:10-04:00July 28, 2020|

July 28, 2020 — On Friday, July 31, TechPoint, the nonprofit, industry-led growth accelerator for Indiana’s technology companies, and Governor Eric Holcomb will announce the winners of the TechPoint Summer Opportunities for Students Challenge (S.O.S.). The Challenge, provided up to 500 students from Indiana colleges and universities a five-week summer internship experience, helping them strengthen their resumes, demonstrate skills, make professional connections and develop potential solutions to a number of COVID-19-related problems. The student teams were assigned “coaches” from a pool of 200 volunteers from the Indiana tech community. Nine real-world, COVID-19-related challenge topics were identified: workplace & work-from-home environments, tourism, schools & colleges, restaurants & small businesses, COVID-19 outbreak detection, community organizations, telehealth, transportation and sports & entertainment. “The students came up with a stunning array of ideas and products,” said Mike Langellier, TechPoint president and CEO. “Our judges [...]

TechPoint honors ‘Best of Tech’ Mira Award winners during first-ever virtual gala

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:52:10-04:00June 18, 2020|

June 18, 2020 — TechPoint, the nonprofit, industry-led growth accelerator for Indiana’s tech ecosystem, honored the successes and innovation of Indiana people, companies, places, and products during a live broadcast of the organization’s 21st annual gala, with presenting sponsors Eli Lilly and Company, Genesys, Infosys, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Salesforce. Early indications show that nearly 4,000 people tuned into the first-ever virtual event, making it the largest Mira Awards gala celebration in history. The Mira Awards, which is the state’s largest and longest running technology awards program, recognizes the “Best of Tech” in Indiana. This year, 15 award winners and honorees were chosen from 129 nominees. Forty-eight independent, volunteer judges spent more than 850 total hours evaluating applications, interviewing nominees, and selecting this year’s winners. Judges included company founders, CEOs and presidents, CTOs, CIOs, and other subject matter experts. [...]

Kristian Andersen to receive Trailblazer Award during TechPoint’s first-ever virtual Mira Awards gala

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:52:10-04:00June 18, 2020|

June 18, 2020 — TechPoint, the nonprofit, industry-led growth initiative for Indiana’s technology ecosystem, will recognize designer, innovator, entrepreneur and investor Kristian Andersen with the Trailblazer Award during a live broadcast of TechPoint’s 21st annual Mira Awards gala tonight (Thursday, June 18 beginning at 8 p.m. EDT). The awards are being held virtually for the first time and the public may watch at https://techpoint.org/bebold or on social media. The Mira Awards—with presenting sponsors Eli Lilly and Company, Genesys, Infosys, Raytheon Intelligence & Space and Salesforce—celebrate the best of tech in Indiana each year, including people, products, companies and places. The Trailblazer Award recognizes visionaries whose contributions have had lasting and significant impact on the state and its technology ecosystem. Trailblazers are among the tech community’s most inspiring and influential players. They are innovative risk-takers whose achievements and bold leadership are [...]

Bridge Builder Award announced for TechPoint’s Mira Awards

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:52:10-04:00June 11, 2020|

INDIANAPOLIS (June 11, 2020) — The STEM Connection and its founder, Vera Vander Kooy will receive the TechPoint Foundation for Youth (TPF4Y) Bridge Builder Award during TechPoint’s 21th annual Mira Awards gala honoring the best of tech in Indiana. Also at the virtual gala, the Foundation will remark on the organization’s activities and cap off its annual fundraising drive. The Bridge Builder Award recognizes visionary leaders who are helping underserved student populations in Indiana gain access to experiential learning opportunities that inspire the pursuit of science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers. TPF4Y is supported by several large donors, but also relies on the annual Mira drive to support its programming. Those wanting to donate can text “STEM” to 55433 or visit https://www.techpointyouth.org?form=MIRA2020 Ms. Vander Kooy founded the STEM Connection in 2014, with the mission of encouraging diversity, inclusion and [...]

TechPoint launches $250,000 S.O.S. Challenge for 500 students who lost summer internships due to COVID-19

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:52:10-04:00May 27, 2020|

INDIANAPOLIS (May 27, 2020) — Thousands of college students from across the U.S. have lost on-site summer internships due to COVID-19, but 500 of those college students from Indiana are getting some help thanks to a new challenge being launched by TechPoint, Indiana’s industry-led, nonprofit tech sector growth initiative. The Summer Opportunities for Students (S.O.S.) Challenge will provide up to 500 students from Indiana colleges and universities a five-week summer experience, helping them strengthen their resumes, demonstrate skills, and make professional connections. Students will work in teams on a COVID-related challenge. Additionally, each student who completes the program will receive a $500 stipend, plus a chance at additional prizes. The student teams will be assigned “coaches” from a pool of 200 volunteers from the Indiana tech community. Nine real-world, COVID-19 related challenge topics have been identified, including workplace and work-from-home [...]

TechPoint’s ‘Best of Tech’ Mira Awards gala to be broadcast live and open to the public for the first time ever on June 18

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:52:10-04:00May 5, 2020|

INDIANAPOLIS (May 5, 2020) — TechPoint, the nonprofit, industry-led growth initiative for Indiana’s technology ecosystem, will announce the 2020 Mira Award winners live on a special broadcast of its 21st annual gala, with presenting sponsors Eli Lilly and Company, Genesys, Infosys, Raytheon and Salesforce. The Mira Awards is the state’s largest and longest-running technology excellence and innovation recognition program, and the annual gala celebrates the “The Best of Tech in Indiana.” Last year a sell-out crowd of 1,400 people attended the black-tie affair. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s event is being transformed into an interactive, live-streaming broadcast including Zoom VIP rooms for sponsors and nominee representatives to watch together. The live-stream will be available to the general public to watch live for free on social media platforms, and it will be recorded and posted to the TechPoint website for future viewing. Nominees won’t know if [...]

TechPoint names new executive committee members to board of directors representing tech sector

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:52:10-04:00April 23, 2020|

INDIANAPOLIS (April 23, 2019) — TechPoint, the non-profit, industry-led growth initiative for Indiana’s technology ecosystem, today announced the 2020 executive committee of its board. TechPoint’s membership consists of Indiana’s largest tech employers, most high-potential scale-ups, most important universities, and most innovative technology and talent developers. The TechPoint board is composed of executives from each of those organizations, and the executive committee represents the board and tech community in matters of strategic direction and governance. See the entire 2020 advisory board roster at: techpoint.org/board. The 2020 executive committee members are: Sherry Aaholm, chair of TechPoint board and vice president and chief information officer, Cummins; Scott Dorsey, managing partner, High Alpha and former co-founder/CEO of ExactTarget; Richard Cardwell, vice president and head of Midwest Region, Infosys; Mary Kay Huse, COO, Salesforce Marketing Cloud; Aman Brar, CEO, Jobvite; David Johnson, president and CEO, Central [...]

Nominees selected for 21st annual TechPoint Mira Awards honoring ‘The Best of Tech in Indiana’

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:52:10-04:00February 11, 2020|

INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 11, 2020) — TechPoint, the nonprofit, industry-led growth initiative for Indiana’s technology ecosystem, announced the nominees for its 21st annual Mira Awards presented by Eli Lilly and Company, Raytheon and Salesforce. The Mira Awards is the state’s largest and longest-running technology excellence and innovation recognition program, and the annual gala celebrates the ‘The Best of Tech in Indiana’. Last year a sell-out crowd of 1,400 people attended the black-tie affair at the JW Marriott. WATCH VIDEO recap of the 20th anniversary TechPoint Mira Awards from 2019. This year’s diverse class of nominees includes people, products, companies and places that crisscross the state from Evansville, Jasper, and Bloomington, to Muncie, West Lafayette, Delphi, New Paris, and South Bend. Of course, Central Indiana is also well represented with nominees located in Greenwood, Plainfield, Lawrence, Fishers, Carmel and Indianapolis. Among the [...]

Investments in Indiana tech companies increased by triple digits in 2019

Raquel Bahamonde2021-04-05T16:52:10-04:00January 14, 2020|

INDIANAPOLIS (Jan. 14, 2020) – Indiana’s tech ecosystem ended 2019 with one of the best years in the history of the state, with total 2019 venture capital (VC) and other types of funding investments, increasing 260 percent over 2018, according to TechPoint, Indiana’s non-profit tech growth accelerator, which tracked the economic information via publicly available announcements. In 2019, 62 Indiana tech companies publicly announced VC investments, grant funding, M&A deals, private equity and debt financing for total investments of more than $358 million. According to the data, 2019’s fourth quarter included 12 VC raises and three grants for more than $151 million (at least two shared investments did not include dollar amounts raised). The fourth quarter total was higher than all four quarters of investment combined in 2018. Additionally, TechPoint tracked 33 mergers and acquisitions within the tech sector in 2019. [...]

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