1. presented by Angie’s List, Interactive Intelligence & Salesforce
Contact: Joshua Hall of TechPoint, joshua@techpoint.org, 317-464-5416
Nominees Announced for 17th Annual TechPoint Mira
Awards Honoring ‘The Best of Tech in Indiana’
From 168 applications, independent judging panels selected 98 companies, schools,
organizations and individuals to advance as Mira Award Nominees
Winners will be announced during a black-tie awards ceremony and gala on
Saturday, April 23, at The Westin Hotel in downtown Indianapolis
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (February 18, 2016) — TechPoint, Indiana’s technology growth initiative,
has announced the nominees for its 17th annual Mira Awards presented by Angie’s List,
Interactive Intelligence, and Salesforce. The Mira Awards program is a five-month season of
events and communications honoring ‘The Best of Tech in Indiana’ each year.
“This year’s Mira Awards are the first ever to have three presenting sponsors, all three are
publicly-traded technology companies, and all three employ more than 1,000 people here in
Indiana,” said Mike Langellier, president and CEO of TechPoint. “We couldn’t have planned it
better or wished for better supporters than we have with Angie’s List, Interactive Intelligence and
Salesforce.”
Eight of the 14 award categories are brand new this year. The changes reflect both the tech
community’s maturation and TechPoint’s narrowed focus to address critical community needs --
like filling the tech talent pipeline and accelerating high-potential, emerging tech companies.
Nominees were selected by 40 independent subject matter experts who evaluated and ranked
the applications. Later this month, all nominees will deliver presentations and answer questions
in-person with one of the independent judging panels, and then the judges will select the
winners following their deliberations.
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Key Mira Award events coming up in March, April and May include:
● “Meet the Nominees Event” - The public can learn more about this year’s nominees at
60-second pitch event on Thursday, March 17.
● “Mira Awards Gala” - Mira Award winners will be announced at a black-tie awards
ceremony and gala on Saturday, April 23, at The Westin Hotel in downtown Indianapolis.
● “Winners Circle” - Current and past Mira Award Winners will have the chance to meet
face-to-face with venture capital and private equity firms from across the country during
the Winners Circle event on “Fast Friday” May 20, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
The official 2016 TechPoint Mira Award nominees are:
PEOPLE
Rising Star Award
● Adam Gillaspie, Co-founder and
Director of Engineering, PactSafe
● Ashton Chaffee, President, DinnerCall
● Jamie Steiner, Product Manager -
Analytics, Angie's List
● Lindsay Ewing, Program Engineer,
Raytheon
● Michael Welling, Associate Software
Engineer, BidPal
● Teresa Becker, Owner,
TKB Consulting
● Tim Balz, President, Freedom Chairs
● Tim Hickle, Digital Marketing
Strategist, MilesHerndon
● Tom Hanley, Founder and Executive
Director, Nine13sports
● Zack Baker, CEO, PassWhiz
Investor of the Year
● Bill Godfrey, 4G Ventures
● Don Aquilano, Allos Ventures
● Don Courtney, eBricks Group
● Hyde Park Venture Partners
● Maggie Musgrave, Innovate Indiana
Fund
● Michael Earley, Advisor
● Simon Venture Group
Tech Educator of the Year
● 1st Maker Space
● Andy Harris, Sr. Lecturer, Computer
Science, IUPUI
● Ball State Achievements Team, Ball
State University
● Calvin Hendryx-Parker, CTO,
Six Feet Up
● Dan Rigsby, Senior Software
Architect, Angie's List
● Dow AgroSciences Science
Ambassadors
● Dr. David Fisher, Associate Professor,
Mechanical Engineering, Rose-
Hulman Institute of Technology
● Dr. Kylie Pepple, Associate Professor
of Learning Sciences, Indiana
University
● Duke Realty Corporation
● Eleven Fifty Academy
● Miles Z. Sterrett, Partner, Fretless
● Tammy Laughner, CEO and Founder
VIMME Learning
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PRODUCTS
Best New Tech Product
● BoxFox
● Clear Software
● DATTUS
● DemandJump
● Enspire Commerce, an enVista
company.
● Interactive Intelligence
● PAN - Performance Assessment
Network
● POLARIS Laboratories®
● Rook Security
● Springbuk Analytics
● TinderBox Close™
Innovation of the Year
● Angie's List
● DemandJump
● ExactHire
● Lectio
● Mesh Systems
● Monon Bioventures
● Raytheon Mission Data Server
● Rundown
● TinderBox Insights™
● y!kes
COMPANIES
Company Culture of the Year
● Angie's List
● Delivra
● DoubleMap
● eImagine Technology Group
● Formstack
● Hanapin Marketing
● MOBI
● Moser Consulting
● Return Path
● Squaremouth
● Studio Science
● TrendyMinds
Corporate Innovator of the Year
● Eli Lilly and Company
● InnovateMap
● mAccounting
● Telamon Corporation
● The Schneider Corporation
New Start-up of the Year (Launched 2015)
● BoxFox
● DemandJump
● Eleven Fifty Consulting
● Enspire Commerce, an enVista
company
● Sigstr
● Torchlite Marketing™
● Upper Hand
● WorkHere
Tech Company of the Year ($20M+)
● Appirio
● First Internet Bank
● Interactive Intelligence
● Kinney Group
● NextGear Capital
● Renaissance Electronic Services
● Salesforce
● The AME Group
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COMPANIES (Continued)
Scale-up of the Year ($100K-$5M)
● Bluebridge
● Cimcor
● Copper Mountain Technologies
● Springbuk
● PactSafe
● Perceivant
● pi lab - Edwin the Duck
● SmarterHQ
● Vennli
Scale-up of the Year ($5M-$20M)
● Blue Pillar
● Bluelock
● CloudOne
● Extension Healthcare
● Geofeedia
● MOBI
● Rook Security
● Scale Computing
In addition to the competitive Mira Awards categories, three special industry recognitions --
TechPoint Foundation for Youth BridgeBuilder Award, TechPoint Trailblazer in
Technology Award, and new category Community Champion of the Year -- are selected by
the TechPoint Foundation for Youth and TechPoint boards of directors respectively.
The black-tie awards ceremony and gala at The Westin Hotel in downtown Indianapolis on
Saturday, April 23, features dinner and cocktails, live music and other fun, energized activities.
Early-bird and “Under 30” tickets are on sale now at www.techpoint.org.
Sponsorship opportunities that include group tickets, are also available by contacting Lauren
Petersen at lauren@techpoint.org or 260-273-1855.
About TechPoint
TechPoint is the voice and catalyst for Indiana’s technology companies and overall tech
ecosystem. The team is focused on: 1.) Attracting Talent, 2.) Accelerating Scale-Up Companies,
3.) Activating the Community, and 4.) Amplifying Stories of Success. For more information,
please visit www.techpoint.org.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The 2016 Mira Awards logo, moniker, and nominee badge are available for
DOWNLOAD in multiple versions.