Elevate Ventures — Equity Investment Programs
Funds Indiana high-growth technology startups through state-backed equity across pre-seed, seed, and growth rounds.
Elevate Ventures is Indiana's primary state-backed seed and early-stage venture capital firm, billing itself as the number-one such firm in the Great Lakes Region and among the top twenty in the world. It is a mission-driven, for-profit investment firm funded in part through state of Indiana mechanisms — including a $99 million allocation from Indiana's State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBC…
State-backed Indiana venture capital firm providing equity investment at pre-seed through Series A to high-growth technology startups with a TAM of $500 million or more.
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