Google. Twitter. Spotify. Mozilla. Dropbox. Airbnb. The Wikimedia Foundation. Each of these names — easily recognizable in the information age that is the 21st century — has been recognized by the World Economic Forum in one year or another as one of the world’s 30 most promising technology pioneers. These are companies that, in the… Read more »
Tag: Ken Green
Innovate Indiana Fund part of an $18 million finance round for UAV maker PrecisionHawk
Once again, the Innovate Indiana Fund has put its faith in the efforts of PrecisionHawk Inc. — a maker of unmanned aerial vehicles and the tools they use to collect data — by taking part in an $18 million funding round for the rapidly growing company. The Series C capitalization has more than a half-dozen… Read more »
IU-funded manufacturer of metal 3-D printers completes $5.75 million seed funding round
The Innovate Indiana Fund and GE Ventures were among investors who recently contributed $5.75 million in seed funds to San Francisco-based MatterFab, which aims to use the money to develop an affordable metal 3-D printer. As commercial demand increases for 3-D printers, the traditional price for such a device is often in excess of $1… Read more »
PrecisionHawk, NASA collaborate to develop air traffic control system for UAV operations
PrecisionHawk, an IU-funded venture that deploys unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to collect and analyze data for various commercial users, recently announced it is working with NASA to develop a traffic management system for such aircraft. Earlier this year, the company — which maintains part of its workforce in Noblesville and counts the Innovate Indiana Fund… Read more »
IU-funded app maker Haven introduces home maintenance assistant on Apple's iTunes store
Haven, an IU-funded developer of a mobile and Web application that helps homeowners maintain their property, launched its product Wednesday on Apple’s iTunes for iPhone users in the Indianapolis market. The tool uses a personalized, intuitive reminder and tracking system that alerts users to potential home maintenance issues before they occur — such as changing… Read more »