Founders and Funders Network Continues to Deliver, Evolve Bloomington, Indiana—The growing network of impactful angel investors and founders that make up the IU Angel Network is attracting recognition and value from other entities in the startup space. Five industry sponsors—Bridge Bank, InnovateMap, Carbon Group, CliftonLarsonAllen...
In 1957, when storied IU swimming and diving coach Doc Counsilman took the reigns as head coach, he did what most every head coach does when inheriting a franchise. He took a step back and started to measure his athletes and examine the facilities to...
We’ve been inspired by the resilience of the founders we work with and their contributions to society during the pandemic. We look forward to the role they will have in the post-pandemic recovery...
The IU Philanthropic Venture Fund has invested $300,000 in Canopy, a High Alpha Studio company that empowers frontline sales managers and revenue leaders through automated data analysis and business intelligence...
IU Ventures, which manages the IU Philanthropic Venture Fund and the Innovate Indiana Fund, invested in four companies in April and May 2020. The funds provide capital to companies founded by Indiana University faculty, students, alumni and staff...
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?...
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- The IU Philanthropic Venture Fund and the Innovate Indiana Fund, which provide capital to companies founded by Indiana University faculty, students, alumni and staff to help bring their research and innovations to the public through new ventures, have made a cumulative follow-on...
Indianapolis-based startup Encamp Inc. has closed a $3.1 million Series A funding round led by Allos Ventures and High Alpha Capital. The IU Philanthropic Venture Fund, managed by IU Ventures, contributed to the raise with a $151,000 investment, the fund's second investment in Encamp...
The IU Angel Network has announced the addition of its first portfolio company, Recess. Recess is a digital marketplace that helps major brands such as Allstate, Lyft, KIND and Nestlé connect with opportunities to sponsor both live and digital events...
The IU Philanthropic Venture Fund has invested $125,000 in the recent Series Seed funding round for Amplified Sciences, an Indiana life sciences startup that leverages patent-protected technology that amplifies difficult-to-find biomarkers...
