By Becca Downs, Spoke City Writing In a year without the COVID-19 pandemic, young entrepreneurs would typically have an abundance of opportunities to join internships or pitch competitions in which they could hone their skills, share their innovative ideas and receive feedback from seasoned professionals. In an effort to give this year’s students that same… Read more »
IU Ventures portfolio companies guide customers through pandemic effects: Rippleshot
By Samantha Ginther, senior associate, IU Ventures IU Ventures is committed to helping high-potential IU-affiliated startups achieve success. Between the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund, Innovate Indiana Fund and IU Angel Network, we have invested in over 30 companies that remain active today. We’ve seen the pandemic affect each of them in different ways, and several… Read more »
IU Ventures portfolio companies guide customers through pandemic effects: Mentor Collective
By Samantha Ginther, senior associate, IU Ventures IU Ventures is committed to helping high-potential IU-affiliated startups achieve success. Between the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund, Innovate Indiana Fund and IU Angel Network, we have invested in over 30 companies that remain active today. We’ve seen the pandemic affect each of them in different ways, and several… Read more »
IU Ventures: achieving our mission in 2020
By Samantha Ginther, senior associate, IU Ventures Last Thursday, IU Ventures celebrated as Elevate Ventures was named Investor of the Year at the virtual TechPoint Mira Awards. Our team feels grateful to be nominated alongside Elevate and so many other investors whom we greatly respect and often collaborate with as we strive to achieve our… Read more »
Small manufacturers think big about partnerships during COVID-19
How SMEs are teaming up with public research universities and MEP centers to boost innovation capacity By Shalin R. Jyotishi, assistant director for economic development and community engagement, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities; and Sheila Martin, vice president for economic development and community engagement at the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities The U.S…. Read more »
Even during a pandemic, investing in entrepreneurs and their startups matters
By Teri Willey, executive director of IU Ventures and fund manager of IU Philanthropic Venture Fund LLC At IU Ventures, as we invest in and support IU-related startups and new ventures, we have been asking ourselves: Is what we are doing important? Is it important enough? We are reading and hearing that small companies and… Read more »
IU research office, Kelley School provide financial support for social ventures coming out of ‘Idea Sprint Weekend Against COVID-19’
By George Vlahakis, Kelley School of Business In mid-March, faculty at Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business organized a three-day “virtual idea blitz” to address impacts of COVID-19 across the arenas of health, education and small business in communities and through changed purchasing behaviors. Led by Regan Stevenson, an assistant professor of management and entrepreneurship… Read more »
IUPUI team awarded $112,500 to advance work on voice AI for law enforcement
NIST Tech to Protect Challenge recognizes students, alumni for development of ‘Alexa-like’ technology By Kevin Fryling, news and media specialist, Indiana University A team of recent graduates from the School of Informatics and Computing at IUPUI and the School of Science at IUPUI has been awarded $70,000 from the National Institutes of Standards and Technology,… Read more »
Kelley offers no-cost assistance to help small Hoosier businesses shift their operations online
By George Vlahakis, Kelley School of Business To help small companies in Indiana hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic, the Indiana University Kelley School of Business is offering no-cost assistance to businesses needing to shift operations online, while also providing paid internship opportunities for its students. Kelley is partnering with Indiana Small Business Development Centers and… Read more »
IU Innovation and Commercialization Office supports you and your COVID-19 innovations
By Simran Trana, associate vice president, IU Innovation and Commercialization Office During the pandemic, researchers at all Indiana University campuses and academic centers have focused on creating innovations to help people respond to obstacles created by COVID-19 and the novel coronavirus. These innovations take the form of vaccines and therapies, diagnostics, health care equipment, and… Read more »