Media & technology woman with a love of the outdoors & Classical archaeology. Working on growing startups in the Midwest. Associate, Head of Platform w/ @M25vc.
Indiana, USA
Joined November 2008
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I've reached "Creating a tracking spreadsheet for the neighborhood stray cats" part of quarantine...
Pictured: Rupert*, one of four cats that we're tracking starting today.
*Name for tracking purposes only. He has not yet told us his name.
ALT Rupert, one of 4 stray cats in this neighborhood and 1 of 2 orange tabby cats roaming these streets.
Katie Birge retweeted
“A company that boasts annual revenues of $39 billion on its website has decided that $500,000 in potential ticket sales is important enough to bar those groups, and many others in central Indiana, from watching the Indianapolis 500 live….”
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Learned a ton from my peers at the @VCPlatform Global Summit in Miami. Check out this collab post from me + @ruthbrungard!
Last week, @kbirge and @ruthbrungard were at the 2024 @VCPlatform Global Summit in Miami. This week, they're recapping it all on the blog. Check it out: 👀⬇️
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Hey @SusanOrr @AshAndCo @BryanKryder and other people who've possibly been downtown in Indy this week: does the JW have a bracket on it this year? The editorial team at @MidwestStartups needs to know, and we're in Chicago. Pls confirm. Thanks!
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Are you ready for an upgraded format and our favorite part of the year at @M25vc ? 🚨🚨🚨
Time to tipoff #MidwestMadness2024! ⛹️
Which Midwest cities will advance to the next round? Take a few minutes and vote for your favorites to move on in the tournament. Submit your selections here by 3/24: woobox.com/uijq4o
P.S. Strategizing is highly recommended! 🏆
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RIP to Ingenuity, the realest:
reuters.com/science/nasa-ann…
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Katie Birge retweeted
I've been fascinated by the Rethink Coalition, not because of their ideas or the costs, but because what started as basically a protest group is proving to have staying power. The next year or so will tell us more about how much influence the group has. mirrorindy.org/indianapolis-…
Katie Birge retweeted
"We are witnessing a superstar in the making." - Reggie Miller on Tyrese Haliburton
Let's gooooooo, @Pacers!!!!!
Pacers announce that they will open up Gainbridge Fieldhouse to fans on Saturday for a watch party after the team has now reached the tournament finals.
Tickets are general admission and free.
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Katie Birge retweeted
📣 @hummingbirdshq
📍 Des Moines, IA
⚙️ SaaS / Content Creation
💰 $3.3M Seed led by ground game with participation from @M25vc
thehummingbirds.co/blog/seed…
Had the best time!
Our own @kbirge and @ruthbrungard hosted an Indy Women in Venture lunch this past Wednesday. Always great seeing so many new and familiar faces from across the Indianapolis ecosystem!
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Back for my annual live coverage of @VenturesHG Hard Tech Accelerator demo day. Always a joy to hear from 🌟 companies in the hard tech and materials tech space. Follow along on this 🧵! #hardtechshowcase #hgaccelerator
Genie Environmental up next. They're addressing the dangers of managing waste crude oil storage tanks, liquefying sludge at room temp + minimizing manned entry.
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That's a wrap! Thanks to the startups presenting today and to @VenturesHG and the accelerator team for what's always a fave event of the year for me!
Wrapping the event: iEmulsions Corporation, extending the service life of asphalt roads through new maintenance and chemistry processes that meet the demands of heavier and higher volume traffic.
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CAIDIO up now! They're streamlining concrete production (which currently contributes to 8% of the 🌎 CO2 emissions) through realtime insights on quality and consistency.
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Next: Litech, preventing common waste fires caused by lithium batteries, making sure no batteries go to waste through modular sensor boxes that detect lithium batteries before they hit the waste stream.
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