Carmel startup uses technology developed by NASA in 1960s to turn heat into electricity
January 12, 2020
Inspired by a physics teacher at Homestead High School in Fort Wayne, Ian Hamilton began as a teenager to seriously contemplate ways to create alternative energy sources. Today, he is CEO of Atlas Energy Systems, a VisionTech portfolio company.
January 2, 2020
VisionTech Angels Leads Successful Seed Investment Round in Atlas Energy Systems, Exceeding Goal by Nearly 35 Percent
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (January 2, 2020) – VisionTech Angels closed 2019 by leading a Series A seed round investment in Carmel, (continued…)
September 17, 2019
VisionTech Angels Reap Rewards as Salarius Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Completes Merger with Flex Pharma
VisionTech Angels’ portfolio company Salarius Pharmaceuticals completes merger, gives the Indiana angel investing group a quick liquidity event.
September 10, 2019
VisionTech Portfolio Company Toralgen Closes $1.9M Seed Funding Round
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (September 10, 2019) – – Toralgen, Inc., an Indiana-based biotechnology company, announced the closure of its seed funding (continued…)
June 4, 2019
VisionTech’s Ben Pidgeon to Speak at Fort Wayne Angel Investing Event
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (June 4, 2019) – – Next to friends and family, angel investors are often an entrepreneur’s best source (continued…)
IBJ’s May Power Breakfast on Life Sciences to Feature VisionTech’s Ben Pidgeon
April 14, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS (April 15, 2019) – – The Indianapolis Business Journal (IBJ) has selected VisionTech Partners I VisionTech Angels Executive Director (continued…)
VisionTech Angels’ 2018 Startup Investments Top $3.3 Million
April 2, 2019
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., (April 2, 2019) – – VisionTech Angels’ investments in startup companies, including many based in Indiana, continues to (continued…)
VisionTech’s Ben Pidgeon to Judge Lafayette’s Startup Weekend Pitch Competition
September 5, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., (September 5, 2018) – – Each year, Ben Pidgeon screens hundreds of startup companies from across the Midwest (continued…)
VisionTech Angels Injects $2.6 Million in Eight Promising Startups in 2017
February 27, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (February 27, 2018) – – VisionTech Angels, Indiana’s largest and most active angel investing group with five chapters (continued…)
Former FDA regulatory scientist joins Pearl Pathways, a VisionTech Sponsor
January 18, 2018
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – January 18, 2018— Pearl Pathways announces the hiring of Robert Seevers, PhD as senior advisor to serve biopharmaceutical companies. Seevers brings (continued…)
VisionTech Partners, Pearl Pathways Form Alliance to Fuel Growth in Indiana’s Life Sciences Startup Community
August 30, 2017
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (August 30, 2017) – – VisionTech Partners, the parent of Indiana’s most active angel investing group, and Pearl (continued…)
VisionTech Angels Adds 24th Company, PhotoniCare, to Its Investment Portfolio
August 17, 2017
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (August 17, 2017) – As a father with three children under age six, VisionTech Angels’ Executive Director Ben (continued…)
June 27, 2017
Purdue Foundry’s Gibb Named President of VisionTech Angels’ Greater Lafayette Chapter
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (June 27, 2017) – Riley Gibb, director of collaborations for the Purdue Foundry, has added a role to (continued…)
VisionTech Angels Adds Tenant Tracker to Its Expanding Investment Portfolio
May 24, 2017
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (May 24, 2017) – VisionTech Angels, one of Indiana’s most active angel investing groups, has invested in Indianapolis-based (continued…)
VisionTech Portfolio Company FAST BioMedical Secures $8 Million in New Funding
May 5, 2017
CARMEL, IND. (May 3, 2017) FAST BioMedical, Inc., a VisionTech Partners portfolio company, announced it has secured $8 million of (continued…)
VisionTech Partners’ Helmer Named to WorkHere’s Board of Directors
April 19, 2017
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (April 19, 2017) – Angel investors bring two key things to a start-up company’s table: investment capital and (continued…)
Boosterville Receives $830K Investment to “Boost” Loyalty Platform Growth
February 7, 2017
ZIONSVILLE, IN (February 7, 2017) — Boosterville, an award-winning, offers and loyalty platform that seamlessly connects merchants with cause-driven buyers, (continued…)
VisionTech, IU Kelley School of Business Collaborate On New Physician-Led Angel Investing Group
September 7, 2016
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (September 7, 2016) – VisionTech Partners, which oversees one of the Midwest’s most active angel investing groups, just (continued…)
VisionTech Taps Pidgeon as Executive Director as Interest in Startups Booms
August 25, 2016
Ben Pidgeon has joined VisionTech Partners/VisionTech Angels as executive director. Pidgeon is a 15-year banking executive and president of the Indiana Venture Club.
VisionTech’s E3 Summit Offers Insight, Education, and Connections to Indiana’s Angel Investing Community
June 23, 2016
Mark Throdahl is very familiar with angel investors. His company, Warsaw, Indiana-based OrthoPediatrics, received $1.9 million in start-up capital from angel investors in 2009. VisionTech Partners I VisionTech Angels provided more than money.
WorkHere Raises $1.7 Million Seed Investment Led by VisionTech Angels
March 3, 2016
Mobile and web job search app developer WorkHere has announced the closure of a $1.7 million seed investment.
Digital Marketing Expert Named President of VisionTech Angels’ Bloomington Chapter
February 23, 2016
VisionTech Angels has named Pat East, an Indiana-based digital marketer, entrepreneur and angel investor, as president of the Bloomington chapter of VisionTech Angels.
Physician Entrepreneur Named President of VisionTech Angels’ New Fort Wayne Chapter
January 6, 2016
VisionTech Angels has named Eric Beier, MD, MBA, an Indiana-based physician, entrepreneur and angel investor, as president of its new Fort Wayne chapter. VisionTech Angels now has five chapters across Indiana and more than 80 angel investors.
Into Africa: VisionTech’s Leaders Head to Rwanda on Entrepreneurial Venture
October 27, 2015
Indianapolis-based VisionTech Partners are no strangers to looking at early stage companies. Now, VisionTech is expanding its sights to possibly include early stage growth countries.
Indiana Attorney and Startup Champion Gutwein Named President of VisionTech Angels’ Greater Lafayette Chapter
August 18, 2015
VisionTech Angels, the angel investing arm of VisionTech Partners, has named Stuart Gutwein, an Indiana attorney, angel investor, and active champion of the state’s innovation economy, president of the Greater Lafayette Chapter of VisionTech Angels.
VisionTech and Elevate Ventures Partner to Expand Investment in Hoosier Startups
June 4, 2015
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – VisionTech Partners has been selected to participate in Elevate Ventures’ Indiana Seed Fund, a state-supported investment fund that (continued…)
Community Launchpad, VisionTech Partners Form Partnership to Commercialize Healthcare Innovations
February 11, 2015
Innovations Indianapolis, Indiana, February 11, 2015 – – Community Launchpad and VisionTech Partners have announced a new partnership to develop (continued…)
VisionTech Partners, Indiana University Sign MOU to Integrate Entrepreneurship with Academia
January 29, 2015
BLOOMINGTON, Ind., January 29, 2015 – – Some of the biggest, most transformative ideas come out of America’s universities. Think Facebook and Gatorade. Yet too often, bridging the gap between academia and business proves too much for even the best ideas.
With the aim of filling that gap, VisionTech Partners and the Indiana University (IU) School of Informatics and Computing have signed a memorandum of understanding
VisionTech Partners Adds Prominent Hoosier Entrepreneurs to Its Leadership Team
January 12, 2015
VisionTech Partners, a privately held company focused on linking investors to high-potential early-stage/early growth companies, has added two prominent Indiana entrepreneurs to its leadership team. Tony Petrucciani, CEO and founder of Single Source Systems, Inc., has joined VisionTech Partners as a managing partner. David Helmer, owner and co-founder of Helmer Scientific, has joined as a general partner.
VisionTech Angels One of Five Angel Groups in U.S. and the First in Indiana to Earn Certification from the Angel Capital Association
December 16, 2014
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., December 16, 2014 – – Call it the “Good Housekeeping Seal” for angel investing groups and a way for entrepreneurs to more easily address securities regulations.
VisionTech Angels, the angel-investing arm of VisionTech Partners, is now one of five angel investing groups in the nation and the first in Indiana to become certified as an Established Angel Group (EAG) by the Angel Capital Association (ACA),