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What's happening in the Tech Community.The Mill’s 2nd Annual INX Pitch Event Sends Five Qualifiers to Indy for INX
August 6, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, please contact: Pat East pat.east@cofoundventures.com 317.965.2155 Bloomington, Ind - Dimension Mill’s 2nd Annual INX Pre-Qualification Pitch Event was held on Wednesday, July 25th, 2018. Twelve pitches were...
BioCroassroads accepting entries for 2018 new venture competition
Since 2012, BioCrossroads’ New Venture Competition has uncovered a steady stream of the most promising life sciences startups by offering awards, recognition and venture capital. To date, the competition has awarded more than $350,000 to 23 startup companies, which...
How Fundraising in 2017 is Propelling Cheddar – and Bloomington – into 2018
In the fall of 2017, Bloomington-based tech company Cheddar announced that it raised over $1.25 million in seed funding. Cheddar is a company whose usage based API simplifies billing for software companies. Cheddar is one of the first technology companies...
Governor Holcomb Invites Female High Schoolers to Join CyberStart Competition
Press Release For Immediate Release: Monday, Jan. 29, 2018 Governor Holcomb Invites Female High Schoolers to Join CyberStart Competition INDIANAPOLIS - Governor Eric J. Holcomb is inviting female high school students to explore their interest in the computer...
The Bee Corp receives NSF grant of almost $225,000
January 25, 2018 The Bee Corp., an IU-based agriculture tech startup, receives NSF grant of almost $225,000 Company also hires first non-founder employee to conduct data analysis BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Bee Corp., an agriculture technology startup founded by...
The Bee Corp. moves to accelerate IoT for beekeepers with round of Series A funding
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The Bee Corp., an agriculture technology startup founded by three Indiana University alumni, has concluded a Series A funding round. The Bee Corp. is developing decision support software that monitors conditions inside...
Bloomington Based Billing Company Cheddar Raises $1.25 Million in Funding
August 14th, 2017 (Bloomington, IN) - More and more apps and software services are billing by usage and consumption. Cheddar, a company whose usage based API simplifies billing for software companies, today announced $1.25 million in seed funding led by M25 Group....
City Announces Winners of Civic Code Challenge
Bloomington, Ind. - Today the City announced Indiana University students Hayden Mills and Dipt Chaudhary as the winners of its Civic Code Challenge, winning the $500 first prize. The challenge was a part of this year’s Combine technology and entrepreneurship...
Indiana Ranked First in the Midwest for Business Second Year in a Row
INDIANAPOLIS (May 9, 2017) – Indiana ranked first in the Midwest and fifth in the nation for doing business by Chief Executive magazine, maintaining its position as a top state for business. The magazine’s “Best & Worst States For Business” ranking is based on...
Bloomington’s Booming Businesses: Hanapin Marketing
Hanapin Marketing, a digital marketing agency that focuses on pay-per-click marketing, recently announced plans to expand its operations in Bloomington. The BEDC interviewed them to tout their success and find out more about their experience in Bloomington. Tell us...
Partnership Creates Microloan Program at Ivy Tech
BLOOMINGTON - Cincinnati-based First Financial Bancorp (Nasdaq: FFBC) is partnering with the Gayle & Bill Cook Center for Entrepreneurship at Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington on a new micro-lending program benefiting small business. The partnership will also...
Bloomington Technology Conference, The Combine, Announces Schedule and Speakers for April 7-8 Event
Speaker lineup to feature entrepreneurs, investors, programmers, CEOs, storytellers, researchers, designers, and more! Bloomington, IN (April 3, 2016) – The Combine, an annual conference for technologists, entrepreneurs and innovators, has announced its lineup of...
Bloomington Hosts Event with Hyde Park Venture Partners
Local startups to have Fireside Chat with Guy Turner BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA (March 28, 2017) – Bloomington entrepreneurs and fast-growing startups will meet today with Hyde Park Venture Partners, an early stage venture capital firm based in Chicago focused on...
Bloomington-based Hanapin Continues Hiring Trend
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (Feb. 21, 2017) – Hanapin Marketing, a digital marketing agency that focuses on pay-per-click marketing, announced plans today to expand its operations in Bloomington. The company, which increased its headcount by 62 percent in 2016 alone, will...
Ivy Tech students teach coding at Clear Creek Elementary
BLOOMINGTON – In the fall 2016 semester, Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington IT club members taught coding to Clear Creek Elementary School 4th and 6th grade students through a program called Hour of Code. Hour of Code is a global initiative to introduce computer...
Bloomington Celebrates Technology Sector Growth
Bloomington, IN - The Bloomington Technology Partnership (BTP), an initiative of the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation, hosted its annual Tech the Halls event yesterday. The event showcased accomplishments within the technology sector in Bloomington...
Mayor Hamilton Announces Signed Letter of Intent with Axia for Gigabit-class Broadband
Bloomington, Ind. - Mayor John Hamilton was joined by Axia CEO Art Price to announce the City and Axia have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) to develop a city-wide, open-architecture Gigabit-class fiber optic broadband service in Bloomington. "I have spoken frequently...
B-Start Kicks Off 2016 Program With Call for Applications
Bloomington, IN (August 24, 2016) – Bloomington’s startup pre-accelerator, B-Start, will open applications on August 29th. The program is open to all Indiana University-Bloomington and Ivy Tech Community College-Bloomington students and includes mentorship,...