Newly released rankings reflect Indiana University’s continuing leadership in educating student entrepreneurs and supporting them as they develop, launch and nurture new business ideas and startups. IU ranks 46th in the 2022 PitchBook university rankings for undergraduate programs, which compare public and private colleges and universities around the world by counting the number of alumni… Read more »
Engagement
IU Northwest looks to spur regional economic redevelopment by addressing tax-delinquent properties
The following post was written by David Gard, assistant vice president for economic engagement at Indiana University. Recently, I had the opportunity to join the fall 2022 meeting of the Chancellor’s Commission on Community Engagement at IU Northwest in Gary, Ind. Chancellor Ken Iwama focused the panel session, “Identifying Barriers to Economic Redeployment: University-Community Collaboration,”… Read more »
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 »