This is Part 1 of a two-part series. The IU Angel Network is the latest evolution of Indiana University’s efforts to provide opportunity and drive innovation among its alumni and community. But how did the idea for the Angel Network come about? And what opportunity does it represent? A new concept Since 1997, IU Ventures… Read more »
Year: 2020
X-Force connects students, DoD partners for applied problem-solving
Indiana University students who are U.S. citizens have the opportunity to collaborate with the military to solve real-world national security problems. The X-Force program from the National Security Innovation Network will engage students with its partners for three to six months. The X-Force Fellowship is a full-time, in-person paid summer fellowship program. Fellows will receive… Read more »
IU students take top honors at HackIN Hackathon
Teams of Indiana University students won first and second place in the inaugural HackIN reverse engineering/cybersecurity hackathon conducted by the Indiana Innovation Institute and Booz Allen Hamilton. The three-day event tested software and hardware skills. The first-place team of Vafa Andalibi, DongInn Kim, Hongbo Chen and Yifan Zhang won $4,000. The second-place team of Dmitrii… Read more »
The National Venture Capital Association accepts IU Ventures as a new member
By Teri Willey, executive director of IU Ventures and fund manager of IU Philanthropic Venture Fund LLC IU Ventures is delighted to be recognized as a newly appointed member of the National Venture Capital Association. Membership furthers our ability to meet potential co-investors and introduce attractive Indiana University-related companies to the larger venture community outside… Read more »
The impact of IU’s defense sector partners in 2019
By Joe Carley, director of economic development at Indiana University and director of strategic partnerships at the IU Center for Rural Engagement I’m pleased to report that 2019 was a year of significant milestones for Indiana University’s defense sector partnerships. In September, Naval Surface Warfare Center Crane, located in nearby Crane, Indiana, was named one… Read more »
President of Purdue University to speak at the Economic Club of Indiana’s Feb. 4 luncheon
Mitch Daniels, president of Purdue University, will speak at the Economic Club of Indiana’s luncheon Tuesday, Feb. 4. The luncheon will begin at noon at the Indiana Convention Center, 100 S. Capitol Ave. Tickets for members of the Economic Club of Indiana are $30; tickets for nonmembers are $35. They can be purchased online. Indiana… Read more »
Kelley’s Indiana Business Research Center supports U.S. Opportunity Zones initiative
A new online tool developed at the Indiana University Kelley School of Business to help economic and community developers in areas identified as opportunity zones is being praised by a top official at the U.S. Department of Commerce. The USA Opportunity Zones tool was created at the Indiana Business Research Center at Kelley for the… Read more »
Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund rises to the challenge
By Teri Willey, executive director of IU Ventures and fund manager of Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund LLC The Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund launched in March 2018 as part of IU’s Bicentennial Plan. Specifically, we focus on the university’s priority to build a prosperous and innovative Indiana. As part of IU Ventures, we support… Read more »
IU Ventures portfolio company Costello acquired by SalesLoft
In May 2018, the Innovate Indiana Fund invested $200,000 in Costello, a sales co-pilot software company. Only a year and a half later, Costello was acquired by Atlanta-based sales engagement platform SalesLoft. Led by Indiana University alumnus Frank Dale, the Indianapolis company has already begun integrating its software with SalesLoft’s. The combination of the company’s… Read more »
Co-founder and CEO of ClusterTruck to speak at the Economic Club of Indiana’s Jan. 23 luncheon
Chris Baggott, co-founder and CEO of ClusterTruck, will speak at the Economic Club of Indiana’s luncheon Thursday, Jan. 23. The luncheon will begin at noon at the Indiana Convention Center, 100 S. Capitol Ave. Tickets for members of the Economic Club of Indiana are $30; tickets for nonmembers are $35. They can be purchased online…. Read more »