Two more companies are in a prelaunch phase. High Alpha, which raised $35 million when it formed in 2015, has launched nine companies and invested in 14. "Every city leader wants their city to be a startup hub," said Kristian Andersen, a co-founder of Indianapolis venture firm High Alpha. "Although it’s not universally recognized, Indianapolis has already achieved this - and in a big way."
Thanks to several factors - a few companies that grew large enough to spawn other successful startups, a network of strong mentors for rising talent, cheap rent and labor costs and government support - Indianapolis is leapfrogging other markets as both a destination and launching pad. Holcomb He intends to follow through on Pence's plan to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in startups. Holcomb during his State of the State address affirmed that tech growth is a top priority. Eric Holcomb) and Indianapolis tech leaders have made a convincing case that I was wrong. But Pence's staff (many of whom remain under Gov. When Pence glossed Indiana as Silicon Prairie, it seemed to me like another state overhyping its tech scene. Don't forget about Silicon Bayou (New Orleans) or Silicon Harbor (Charleston, S.C.). If it's not Silicon Prairie, then it's Silicon Alley (New York), Silicon Mountain (Denver) or Silicon Swamp (Gainesville, Fla.). Every American city with a marketing budget wants to brand itself as a tech hub. A Wikipedia entry for Silicon Prairie names seven states that have been known, to some extent, as Silicon Prairie. There's a website called Silicon Prairie News, which has a vaguely Midwestern coverage area. They include Des Moines, Iowa Lincoln, Neb. For one, a lot of other places lay claim to the moniker. There are a couple of problems with referring to Indiana as Silicon Prairie. As in, the Midwest's version of Silicon Valley, the area of California that includes tech giants such as Apple and Google. This did: Speaking in Carmel, Pence said the company would "create high-paying jobs right here in the heart of the heartland, or as we like to call it, the Silicon Prairie." The new vice president and former Indiana governor in June announced that Determine Inc, a technology company, was moving to Indiana. Mike Pence said something last year that, I'll admit, caused me to roll my eyes.
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