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International Vending Management Inc. is the furthest thing from a Silicon Valley firm. But the Indianapolis-based company has been winning the affection of industry titans in and around that tech hotbed lately, and it sees plenty of room for growth.
The company, known as IVM, started in 1991 by managing vending machines that contained snacks. Today, it sells and leases vending machines and lockers that dispense employee supplies like computer mice, headsets and other IT accessories. Its client list includes Facebook, Sales-force.com, Dropbox, Zillow and Intel.
IVM doesn't just sell machines; it runs the underlying software that allows businesses to manage what goes in those machines and who has access to what. It's had such an offering for safety products for years, but recent interest in tech-related products by tech and non-tech companies has boosted sales.
"IT peripherals can be anything from a $2 thumb drive to a $4,000 laptop or a $1,500 screen," IVM President Michael Pitts said. "The machines for those products are exploding right now, because every company uses them."
IVM was started by the Calderon family, which also owned Calderon Bros. Vending Inc. until the family sold it to Treat America Food Service in 2009. Howard M. Calderon is the sole owner of IVM today, having bought out his family in 2010.
The company, near East 30th...