By Jason Whitney, associate vice president, IU Ventures, and executive director, IU Angel Network When IU Ventures founded the IU Angel Network one year ago, we felt confident, excited and curious about how our plans would show up in action. We know that the Indiana University community generates great ideas, sustains an incredible work ethic… Read more »

Students of Indiana University, The Shoemaker Scholars are a group of students from different schools on the Bloomington campus dedicated to serving the StartupIU community and ushering in ways for students from all disciplines to collaborate and engage with each other. This is an unprecedented time for IU and its student body. As Shoemaker Scholars,… Read more »

By Simran Trana, associate vice president, IU Innovation and Commercialization Office Over the six months that I have been at Indiana University, IU ICO has been reviewing its processes, practices and development programs that will align us more closely with faculty and what they need in terms of commercializing their intellectual property. Our commercialization managers… Read more »

Blueprint Stats, an Indiana-based sports technology startup, has reached a partnership agreement with the District of Columbia State Athletic Association to provide video analysis services during the 2021 DCSAA state basketball championships. Blueprint Stats uses both human and machine learning video analysis to produce datasets, visuals and training guides that help coaches and athletes understand… Read more »

By Becca Downs, Spoke City Writing In a year without the COVID-19 pandemic, young entrepreneurs would typically have an abundance of opportunities to join internships or pitch competitions in which they could hone their skills, share their innovative ideas and receive feedback from seasoned professionals. In an effort to give this year’s students that same… Read more »

By Samantha Ginther, senior associate, IU Ventures IU Ventures is committed to helping high-potential IU-affiliated startups achieve success. Between the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund, Innovate Indiana Fund and IU Angel Network, we have invested in over 30 companies that remain active today. We’ve seen the pandemic affect each of them in different ways, and several… Read more »

By Samantha Ginther, senior associate, IU Ventures IU Ventures is committed to helping high-potential IU-affiliated startups achieve success. Between the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund, Innovate Indiana Fund and IU Angel Network, we have invested in over 30 companies that remain active today. We’ve seen the pandemic affect each of them in different ways, and several… Read more »

By Samantha Ginther, senior associate, IU Ventures Last Thursday, IU Ventures celebrated as Elevate Ventures was named Investor of the Year at the virtual TechPoint Mira Awards. Our team feels grateful to be nominated alongside Elevate and so many other investors whom we greatly respect and often collaborate with as we strive to achieve our… Read more »

How SMEs are teaming up with public research universities and MEP centers to boost innovation capacity By Shalin R. Jyotishi, assistant director for economic development and community engagement, Association of Public and Land-grant Universities; and Sheila Martin, vice president for economic development and community engagement at the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities The U.S…. Read more »

By Teri Willey, executive director of IU Ventures and fund manager of IU Philanthropic Venture Fund LLC At IU Ventures, as we invest in and support IU-related startups and new ventures, we have been asking ourselves: Is what we are doing important? Is it important enough? We are reading and hearing that small companies and… Read more »