Articles by Cheryl Reed

TechPoint will honor influential entrepreneur and business leader, civic and political organizer and Indiana talent champion Bill Oesterle with the Trailblazer Award during the 23rd annual Mira Awards gala presented by Salesforce on April 23. The 1,200 seat event sold out of general admission tickets last month, but people interested in attending may join the […]

Jennifer Merrell promoted to VP Relationship Management as Lauren (Petersen) James departs TechPoint, Indiana’s nonprofit, industry-led growth initiative for the state’s tech ecosystem, today announced the promotion of Jennifer Merrell to vice president of relationship management and the departure of her predecessor, Lauren (Petersen) James. James has accepted a position as executive director of the […]

Despite the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021 was a year of record-breaking activity and growth for the Indiana tech sector as nearly $960 million in capital was invested in the ecosystem while at the same time, TechPoint and its partners continued working to grow, attract and retain tech talent in an increasingly competitive landscape. […]

Early in 2022,  Alex Morozov, Founder and CEO of Carmel-based Swan Software Solutions and a Ukrainian-American, suspected war was coming to his homeland. He sent a strong message to the nearly 150 employees who work for Swan from Ukraine, encouraging them to move to safety and offering financial help to do so. About 45 of […]

Indiana tech leaders agree that tech talent is the new holy grail for communities hoping to become or remain tech hubs. At the annual Indianapolis Business Journal Tech Power Breakfast, a panel of five tech company executives and TechPoint CEO Mike Langellier laid out several ways Indiana can win the global race for talent, including: […]

Whether it’s new leadership, new software, a new office location, or a whole new method of operating, few of us run toward change with our arms outstretched like long-lost lovers. “It doesn’t really matter if the change is big or small, if your people don’t buy into it, it’s not going to work,” said Andrea […]

Leaves legacy of helping Indy develop reputation as a major tech hub After nine years of helping grow central Indiana into a nationally recognized tech hub, TechPoint president and CEO Mike Langellier is stepping down. “We’ve accomplished what I set out to, which was to put Indianapolis on the map as a national tech hub […]

When news of Formstack’s jaw-dropping $425 million capital raise hit the news cycle last Thursday, it understandably set Indiana’s tech ecosystem abuzz. The investment led by Silversmith Capital Partners and returning investor PSG is by far the state’s largest tech capital raise in history. It came on the heels of two other triple-digit investments (Greenlight […]