Nearly 300 IU-affiliated alumni, faculty, staff, and student “founders and funders” gathered in Bloomington in May for the 2025 IU Founders and Funders Network Venture Summit—marking the event’s most successful year to date. With attendees from 16 states, as well as the United Kingdom and...
FISHERS, Ind. – The IU Angel Network, an investment vehicle of IU Ventures, today announced an investment in Membershine, an all-in-one software as a service (SaaS) platform designed to simplify and modernize membership management for homeowners’ associations (HOAs) and other member-based organizations. Member-based organizations, such as...
IU Ventures, Indiana University's early-stage venture and angel investment arm, recently announced the winners of its Spirit of Venture Award and Mentor of the Year Award. IU alumnus Michael Arnolt was presented with the Spirit of Venture Award while IU alumnus Jason Wadler was presented...
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The IU Angel Network, an investment vehicle of IU Ventures, today announced an investment in Detour Travel Protection (Detour), a modern travel insurance technology provider that redefines travel protection with an adventure-first, user-centric approach. Founded by Todd Hancock, an IU alumnus with...
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The IU Angel Network, an investment vehicle of IU Ventures, today announced an investment in Motion, an all-in-one platform that streamlines team management, compliance, and money movement for college athletic departments. Rooted in Indiana, Motion brings experience as student-athletes, coaches, administrators, and innovators....
As part of the upcoming IU Founders and Funders Network Venture Summit, Pete Wilkins and Michelle Rogoff, both of Hyde Park Angels (HPA), a leading early-stage investor based in Chicago, will be part of a panel entitled “Investing in AI and Beyond.” The panel will...
On Friday, May 16 at 11 a.m., IU Venture Summit participants are invited to an IU “Icons” Fireside Chat with Richard DiMarchi, IU alumnus and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Gill Chair in Biomolecular Sciences at Indiana University. A former Group Vice President at Eli...
IU alumna Pattie Felts’ favorite things to do when she comes back to IU Bloomington include going to Assembly Hall for a basketball game and visiting the original Yogi’s (back in the day). But for her upcoming visit in May, she’s added some additional items...
“What’s your favorite song?” might sound like a workshop icebreaker or dating profile question. But when you ask Matt Hay that question, he takes it seriously. Hay began to lose his hearing during his college days as an undergraduate at Indiana University and it was...
As a high school student in Idaho, Lisa McLean Forbes never imagined she would one day become the captain of the crew team at Indiana University. “Growing up in Idaho, I had never even considered crew before coming to IU,” she explained. “Taking on the challenge...
