Software Built From Years of Painful Product Launches

The idea for LaunchCodes was born from first-hand experience and countless hours spent executing product drops. From years of manually tracking inventory, updating spreadsheets, a lot of guesswork, and some wishful thinking, we knew there had to be a better way.

We created LaunchCodes to make every step of the product launch experience better. Not just for brands, artists, and creators — but for every single fan, follower, and loyal customer, too.

Founders

Jared Ingold

Co-founder & CEO

Jared is a creative entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of multiple successful companies spanning fashion, ecommerce, and most recently, Software-as-a-Service. 

Hailing from Indianapolis, IN, Jared is owner and creative director of streetwear brand, Vardagen, which seeks to elevate self-expression through unique, hand-drawn designs. He also founded The Art Press, a screen printing company, with a manual press in a garage in 2008 and has built it into a full-scale modern print facility capable of high volume production with major brand partners.

Jared’s latest venture, LaunchCodes, is changing the way ecommerce brands execute and amplify special edition product drops. Product drops – popularized by fashion & apparel brands – are taking the ecommerce world by storm. As more brands adopt the strategy, LaunchCodes is positioned to enable them to succeed.

Mitch Shields

Co-founder & CTO

Mitch is a serial software entrepreneur with over 20 years of software design, development and architecture expertise. He is passionate about solving complex problems for people, leveraging technology, innovation and creativity.

Mitch’s background with Indianapolis based startups includes being CTO and Co-founder of “Hey Otto!”, a voice powered conference calling platform; Founding Partner of DeveloperTown, a software consultancy focused on helping startups build and launch new products; CTO and Co-founder of Bluebridge Digital, a mobile app as a service platform; CTO and Co-founder of Emplify, a mobile first employee engagement solution which was acquired in 2021 by 15Five.

Jared Ingold

Co-founder & CEO

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Mitch Shields

Co-founder & CTO

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