12 Feb Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund rises to the challenge
The Indiana University Philanthropic Venture Fund launched in March 2018 as part of IU’s Bicentennial Plan...
IU Ventures News
13 Jan IU Ventures portfolio company Costello acquired by SalesLoft
In May 2018, the Innovate Indiana Fund invested $200,000 in Costello, a sales co-pilot software company. Only a year and a half later, Costello was acquired by Atlanta-based sales engagement platform SalesLoft...
22 Nov Why entrepreneurship matters
In November, we celebrate National Entrepreneurship Month. It’s good that we do, too, because entrepreneurs deserve all the support and encouragement they receive. Whether they are women, men or youngsters; whether their work is high-tech, low-tech or no tech; whether they are urban or rural...
20 Nov IU-connected entrepreneurs impact the world: Meet Jacob Babcock of NuCurrent
Jacob Babcock, an IU Bloomington alumnus, is CEO of NuCurrent. The company provides wireless power solutions to Fortune 1000 companies and other innovation leaders...
15 Nov IU-connected entrepreneurs impact the world: Meet Reuben Vandeventer of S2 Data Risk
Reuben Vandeventer, an IU Bloomington alumnus, is co-founder of S2 Data Risk. The company enables businesses to account for data risk and safeguard against unintended consequences that accompany the digital economy...
13 Nov IU-connected entrepreneurs impact the world: Meet Dr. Kathleen T. Unroe of Care Revolution
Dr. Kathleen T. Unroe, associate professor of medicine at the IU School of Medicine, is founder of Care Revolution Inc. The company’s model is a rigorously tested RN-based program that fits into any nursing home operation, designed to enhance patient care in place and reduce...
06 Nov Jason Whitney of IU Ventures joins Dimension Mill board
Congratulations to Jason Whitney, IU Ventures associate vice president and IU Angel Network executive director. He has joined the board of directors at Dimension Mill, the 19,000-square-foot coworking space and business incubator in downtown Bloomington...
05 Nov IU Philanthropic Venture Fund invests $250,000 in Qumulex, a cloud-based security solution provider
IU Ventures has invested $250,000 in Qumulex, a company poised to transform the video surveillance and access control industry by unifying video surveillance and access control with cloud storage and accessibility...
04 Nov IU Philanthropic Venture Fund Quarterly Report
Announcing our first exit and two new investments in Q3 2019: In August, IU Philanthropic Venture Fund (IUPhV) portfolio company Doxly was acquired by Chicago-based Litera Microsystems. IUPhV invested $250,000 on November 30, 2018. All equity realizations from IUPhV investments are rolled back into the fund for reinvestment, so...
04 Nov IU-connected entrepreneurs impact the world: Meet Mark Kelley of Apexian Pharmaceuticals
Mark R. Kelley, the Betty and Earl Herr Professor of Pediatric Oncology Research at the IU School of Medicine, is chief scientific officer at Apexian Pharmaceuticals. Apexian is a clinical-stage company looking for safe and effective therapies...