IUPUI and IU Ventures continue innovation It was immediately apparent to the stakeholders at IUPUI and IU Research and Technology Corp., formerly known as IU ARTI, that this deal represented a huge opportunity for all of Indiana if leveraged correctly. One of the first strategic uses of the return was to establish the Innovate Indiana… Read more »
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How ANGEL Learning launched decades of entrepreneurship, part 2 of 3
ANGEL Learning creation and growth With the new ideas in mind, Jafari, Mills and an intern built the ANGEL product in 10 months, completing it in 2000. “We all had lots of experience, but David is hands-down the best coder I know,” Jafari said. “He was working as many as 90 hours a week to… Read more »
How ANGEL Learning launched decades of entrepreneurship, part 1 of 3
IU Ventures has achieved growth and success over the last two decades through the proof of its model. Back when the organization was known as IU Advanced Research and Technology Institute, or ARTI, it made its first equity investment in a revolutionary enterprise learning-management system called ANGEL, a successor to first product OnCourse which was… Read more »
CREED meeting Feb. 18 focused on IU Office of Business Partnerships, IU Ventures, 2020 E2E Convergence, IUPUC
The Indiana University Council for Regional Engagement and Economic Development, or CREED, held its first quarterly meeting of 2020 on Feb. 18 at IUPUI. Bill Stephan, IU vice president for government relations and economic engagement, welcomed attendees. He summarized the board of trustees meeting that took place at IUPUI Feb. 13-14, including the authorization of… Read more »
Networking outside your university
By Doug Liedle, IU Ventures If you don’t work in a university setting, you might not be thinking about alumni networks in your day-to-day experience. But you might be surprised at how valuable those networks can be and how many people you’ll find in your line of work, with more in common than you realized…. Read more »
Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund: two years of milestones
By Samantha Ginther, fund associate, IU Ventures As we prepare this week for our second annual meeting of the Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund, we’re taking the opportunity to reflect on the brief history of the fund and the IU legacy that supports it. Before the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund launched in March 2018, it… Read more »
IU-connected tech companies, professionals named Mira Award nominees
TechPoint, the state’s technology initiative, recently announced the nominees for the 20th annual Mira Awards. Several have connections with Indiana University. For the second year in a row, IU Ventures has been named one of the nominees in the Investor of the Year category. Tony Armstrong, president and CEO, said IU Ventures has recently celebrated… Read more »
IU Angel Network prepares for 2020 action – Part 2
This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Part 1 was published Jan. 29, 2020. The IU Angel Network is the latest evolution of Indiana University’s efforts to provide opportunity and drive innovation among its alumni and community. But how did the idea for the Angel Network come about? And what opportunity does it represent?… Read more »
IU Angel Network prepares for 2020 action – Part 1
This is Part 1 of a two-part series. The IU Angel Network is the latest evolution of Indiana University’s efforts to provide opportunity and drive innovation among its alumni and community. But how did the idea for the Angel Network come about? And what opportunity does it represent? A new concept Since 1997, IU Ventures… Read more »
The National Venture Capital Association accepts IU Ventures as a new member
By Teri Willey, executive director of IU Ventures and fund manager of IU Philanthropic Venture Fund LLC IU Ventures is delighted to be recognized as a newly appointed member of the National Venture Capital Association. Membership furthers our ability to meet potential co-investors and introduce attractive Indiana University-related companies to the larger venture community outside… Read more »