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 »
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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 »
IU Angel Network launches educational membership level
Indiana University alumni, students, faculty and other supporters who have an interest in early-stage venture investing but do not meet the Securities and Exchange Commission’s parameters to be an accredited investor can apply for the IU Angel Network’s newly established educational membership level. The new membership level allows nonaccredited investors to engage in network activities… Read more »
Peter Kennedy, founder and COO of Tagger, to be featured Jan. 12 on Founders Fireside Chat
IU Bloomington alumnus and business founder Peter Kennedy will be the featured speaker in the second event of IU Angel Network’s Founders Fireside Chat series. Kennedy is the founder and chief operating officer of Tagger, which provides an influencer marketing and social-listening platform to raise the level of its clients’ user experience and return on… Read more »
Why IU Ventures connects with alumni in Southeast Asia
By Jason Whitney, associate vice president, IU Ventures; executive director, IU Angel Network In recent months, IU Ventures has strengthened its efforts to connect with Indiana University alumni in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations region. These efforts have included a virtual startup pitch event for alumni and a newly signed MOU, or memorandum of… Read more »
IU Angel Network launches Founders Fireside Chat series
IU Bloomington alumni will speak about their experiences as company founders The IU Angel Network has launched the Founders Fireside Chat series so the public, including Indiana University students at all campuses and academic centers, can network with and learn from alumni whose businesses have raised venture capital. IU Bloomington alumnus and business founder Brian… Read more »
Teri Willey of IU Ventures to speak at virtual event featuring biotech investors
Teri Willey, executive director of IU Ventures, will be the featured speaker for the upcoming virtual BioPathways event, “Mining Midwest Biotech Treasures Part VI: A University Venture Perspective.” BioPathways is a monthly event series, presented by Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and SmartHealth Activator featuring prominent bioentrepreneurs, biotech executives and biotech venture capitalists… Read more »
Stagetime takes the spotlight at Hoosier-based pitch competitions
By Becca Downs, Spoke City Writing When Jennie Moser began applying for auditions as an opera singer, she soon saw room for improvement when it came to streamlining the process of growing a network and sharing an artistic portfolio. As a result, the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music alumna founded a platform for artists… Read more »
IU Ventures, Canopy to co-host ‘Selling in Our New Normal, a Hoosier Perspective’ seminar
The novel coronavirus has forced operational changes in many organizations, including sales teams in the commercial and industrial sectors. These changes will be addressed during a free, virtual seminar co-hosted by IU Ventures and Canopy, a business intelligence company based in Indianapolis. “Selling in Our New Normal, a Hoosier Perspective” will begin at 1 p.m…. Read more »
Kelley joins IU Ventures Investment Committee
Mark R. Kelley is the newest member of the IU Ventures Investment Committee. Kelley, a professor of pediatrics and cancer researcher at Indiana University School of Medicine, was appointed by Jay L. Hess, dean of IU School of Medicine and an IU Ventures board member. Kelley succeeds Distinguished Professor Emeritus Mervin Yoder, who served on the committee from 2014 to… Read more »