25th Anniversary

It feels like yesterday that we embarked on this incredible journey, driven by our passion for technology and our dream to help others. Our commitment to solving hard problems is what keeps us moving forward.

As we celebrate this milestone, we want to say THANK YOU to our amazing clients, friends, and fellow Sixies for being part of our story. We wouldn’t be here without you.

Looking Back

Key Milestones

1999 — Founded in San Francisco, CA as a web hosting company during the dot-com bubble
2001 — Created our first database-driven, Python-powered website using Zope
2003 — Launched our first Plone sites and moved to Indiana
2004 — Opened our first office in Fortville, Indiana
2007 — Founded IndyPy, Indiana's largest Python meetup
2012 — Launched a large Plone-based web application for a pharmaceutical company
2015 — Completed an IMPACTFUL Project for NASA
2016 — Started our first Django project
2017 — Founded the IndyAWS meetup
2018 — Moved to a new office in Fishers, Indiana
2018 — Embraced the EOS® Operating System
2018 — Started our first AI /Machine Learning project
2019 — Founded the Python Web Conference
2020 — Started our first Big Data project
2020 — Transitioned to 100% remote and expanded to a global team
2022 — Joined Pledge 1%
2023 — Started our first LLM project
2023 — Set a new 10-year goal to complete 100 IMPACTFUL Projects by 2033
2024 — Celebrated 25 Years in business

Industry Recognitions

Your trust and collaboration have earned us top industry recognition and secured our position as a market leader in custom software development. In 2023, we were named the #1 "Top Indiana Custom Software Developer" by Clutch.co. We continue to hold this ranking today.

Additional awards include:

2013 — Nominated for Best of Tech in Indiana Mira Award
2015 — Received ICE (Innovation Connectivity & Excellence) Award for NASA project
2019 — Nominated for Community Champion of the Year Mira Award
2019 — Six Feet Up CTO named AWS Community Hero, a recognition we continue to earn annually‍
2021 — Named Top Software Development Company by DesignRush‍
2022 — Received Top Tech Company honor from Powderkeg‍
2023 — Ranked as the 105th top business service provider (out of 280,000 B2B companies) on Clutch.co
2023 — Six Feet Up CTO honored as Tech Exec of the Year
2024 — Nominated for Innovation Service Partner of the Year Mira Award

These accolades reflect our shared pursuit of innovation and quality in software development. Read more about our awards and recognitions.

Forging Ahead

As we reflect on the last 25 years, we're not just looking back — we're forging ahead with you. Together, with a focus on AI, machine learning, and cloud technologies, we will continue to lead the way in crafting superior and lasting software solutions.

Our mission is clear: to complete 100 IMPACTFUL Projects by 2033. It’s a big goal, but we know we can achieve it with your support.

Our Challenge to You

We challenge you to innovate with purpose and build solutions that make a positive impact on the world.

Here are some of our most IMPACTFUL Projects:

We invite you to share your impactful projects with the hashtag #impactful, and read more about our IMPACTFUL mission.