The first-ever company to receive a double investment through IU Ventures’ startup support ecosystem, diagnostic cancer testing startup Amplified Sciences, just received some resounding support by way of one of the nation’s most rigorous startup competitions. Amplifed Sciences has landed on Pepperdine Graziadio Business School’s fourth-annual Most Fundable Companies List, which was announced during a… Read more »
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Bringing together the best in innovation, improving Indiana’s quality of life and place
As Indiana University prepares to celebrate Homecoming this weekend, the university is less than a week away from another noteworthy “reunion” activity bringing together alumni and other friends of the university. On Thursday, Oct. 21, IU Ventures will host the inaugural IU Founders and Funders Network Conference, which will spotlight key resources available to IU-affiliated… Read more »
Register by April 2 for Defense Innovation Accelerator
High-tech entrepreneurs are invited to participate in a national program to start companies based on innovations developed at U.S. Department of Defense laboratories. The Defense Innovation Accelerator program, offered through the National Security Innovation Network, helps entrepreneurs, scientists and technologists assess an innovation’s commercial potential. Online registration closes April 2. Apply through the Defense Innovation… Read more »
IU alumni, students win at Bloomington business development contest
Monroe County residents pitched their startups and business plans to judges during Demo Day, the final event of the Bloomington Economic Development Corporation’s B-Start program. Indiana University alumni took first and second place in the competition with the startups Reezy and Towny. Reezy also won the prize for Best Business Plan. IU senior Ankush Bikkasani… Read more »
IU Ventures maintains momentum to support entrepreneurial efforts during pandemic year
Despite challenges created by the global coronavirus pandemic, IU Ventures had a hugely successful 2020 calendar year. Several investment milestones were reached, and new initiatives were put in place to springboard into an even stronger 2021. During 2020, IU Ventures: Made seven follow-on investments/commitments to companies in its Innovate Indiana Fund and IU Philanthropic Venture… Read more »
IU student startup incubating at the Shoebox: ViLearn, founded by Fatima Rafiqui and Parumita Sachdeva
We’re celebrating Indiana University’s student innovators and entrepreneurs who are clients of the Shoebox, the university’s student-startup incubator. Located in the Shoemaker Innovation Center in Luddy Hall on the Bloomington campus, the Shoebox provides 24/7 office space to help student entrepreneurs build and sustain their businesses. Meet ViLearn ViLearn was founded by Fatima Rafiqui and… Read more »
IU student startup incubating at the Shoebox: Hire Degree, founded by Jacob Lampf, Jon Pogorzelski and Brett Eisner.
We’re celebrating Indiana University student innovators and entrepreneurs who are clients of the Shoebox, the university’s student-startup incubator. Located in the Shoemaker Innovation Center in Luddy Hall on the Bloomington campus, the Shoebox provides 24/7 office space to help student entrepreneurs build, launch and sustain their businesses. Meet Hire Degree Hire Degree was founded by… Read more »
IU student startups incubating at the Shoebox: Elevate, founded by Madeline Athanasiou, Casey Curtis, Casey Daleiden and Sophia Schmidt
We’re celebrating Indiana University student innovators and entrepreneurs who are clients of the Shoebox, the university’s student-startup incubator. Located in the Shoemaker Innovation Center in Luddy Hall on the Bloomington campus, the Shoebox provides 24/7 office space to help student entrepreneurs build, launch and sustain their businesses. Meet Elevate Elevate was founded by Madeline Athanasiou… Read more »
IU student startups incubating at the Shoebox. Trap Mike’s: Late Night Market, founded by Misha Rekhter and Max Himelstein
We’re celebrating Indiana University student innovators and entrepreneurs who are clients of the Shoebox, the university’s student-startup incubator. Located in the Shoemaker Innovation Center in Luddy Hall on the Bloomington campus, the Shoebox provides 24/7 office space to help student entrepreneurs build, launch and sustain their businesses. Meet Trap Mike’s: Late Night Market Two students… Read more »
The launch of the IU Angel Network Sports Innovation Initiative
In partnership with the Indiana University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and the IUPUI Sports Innovation Institute, the IU Angel Network has launched the IU Angel Network Sports Innovation Initiative to bridge the gap with startup founders’ ideas and build an investment case around a fundable business proposition. “This new IU Angel Network programming allows us… Read more »