An initiative from the Indiana University Kelley School of Business has saved manufacturers in Indiana and beyond an estimated $91 million in just three years. The statistic comes from the IU Business Sustainability and Innovation Lab, led by Amrou Awaysheh, an associate professor of operations and supply chain management and executive director at the IU… Read more »
Economic Development
Serving Indiana’s innovation economy by connecting venture founders and funders
This week, IU Ventures, Indiana University’s early-stage venture and angel investment arm, will continue its mission of actively connecting new venture founders and funders from around Indiana and beyond. It will do so during one of the busiest weeks of innovation in the Hoosier state. Back-to-back-to-back major events in Indianapolis, which will be held tomorrow… Read more »
“The beauty of IoT”
As he prepares to retire from his “second career” in teaching, IUPUI professor Lou Lenzi discusses the importance and impact of the internet of things and the leading role IU is playing in the convergence of the classroom and industry. When Lou Lenzi arrived to teach at Indiana University in 2016—after having spent 36 years… Read more »
New rankings spotlight flourishing startup communities in Indianapolis, Bloomington
IU and its early-stage venture investment arm, IU Ventures, are helping to advance Indiana’s strategy to provide local startups with resources they need to accelerate their development This week saw the release of the annual Midwest Cities Rankings, which gauge the performance of communities across the Midwest region of the U.S. in terms of their… Read more »
CHIPS Act to provide major boost to IU innovation, STEM-related initiatives
This morning, President Joe Biden signed into law the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, a $280 billion bipartisan bill that includes investments in emerging technologies and innovations critical to America’s economic competitiveness, scientific and technology leadership, and national security. Indiana University was one of the first universities to support the legislation, previously known… Read more »
IU leaders share vision for accelerating economic development in Bloomington region
Indiana University is deeply engaged in the economic growth of the Bloomington regional economy, but remains committed to finding the best possible “formula” to make the fullest impact on the community’s strategic efforts to cultivate talent, workplace development and innovation. IU leaders discussed the university’s current economic impact statewide, regionally and locally — as well… Read more »
‘Hungry, humble and smart’
IU Ventures-backed company Encamp relies on IU and Indiana roots to achieve genuine growth and impact This week’s news that Indianapolis-based software company Encamp had secured $30 million in Series C funding to help further develop its innovative environmental compliance platform came as welcome—but not at all surprising—news for IU Ventures, Indiana University’s early-stage venture… Read more »
Kelley School, Indy Chamber initiative supports success of small businesses in central Indiana
A partnership between the Indy Chamber Business Ownership Initiative and the Kelley School of Business at IUPUI, initiated at the end of the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, is entering its next phase of supporting small businesses across central Indiana. Enterprise Corps serves as an accelerator for small businesses in the region — with… Read more »
A matter of scale: Kelley School graduate, venture analyst Dhruv Kapoor to discuss taking new ventures to the next level
Want to know more about scaling up a new business venture? Who better to learn from than an angel? Indiana University alumnus Dhruv Kapoor is currently an investor at The Chernin Group, where he focuses on sourcing, executing and leading multi-stage investments in consumer businesses across the fields of media, entertainment and technology. Prior to… Read more »
New IU Athletics-IU Ventures partnership serves to propel IU’s rowing team
Indiana University’s nationally ranked women’s rowing team has practiced this spring in high-tech style, clad in wearable technology that collects real-time data on their respiratory rates, oar placement and other performance metrics. The team’s access to this new technology has been made possible through a nascent partnership between IU’s storied athletics program and IU Ventures,… Read more »