Landon Young
InvestorVice President at Elevate Ventures
Bloomington, Indiana
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
About
Landon Young is an entrepreneur, educator, and investor focused on high-impact technology innovation, serving as Elevate Ventures' Vice President of Pre-Seed. He holds a Ph.D. from Purdue University, completed executive education at Harvard, and advises and sits on boards of several venture-backed startups.
Contact· published on Landon's own website
Experience
- Elevate VenturesVice President, Pre-Seedcurrent2023 — present
- Elevate VenturesExecutive Director of Entrepreneurial Programming2022 — 2023
- Elevate VenturesExecutive Director of University Initiatives2020 — 2022
- Elevate VenturesDirector of University Initiatives & EIR2019 — 2020Indianapolis, Indiana
- DonateEquityFoundercurrent2025 — present
- Purdue UniversityIndustry Advisory Council Member - CGTcurrent2023 — present
- LeadSigmaInvestor, Ownercurrent2020 — presentKansas City
- PressoAdvisor2017 — 2025Lafayette, Indiana Area
- Business Donation Advisors (Now DonateEquity)Founder2015 — 2025Kansas City, Missouri Area
- Mits CapitalLecturer - Accelerator2024Ukraine
- TerraManus Technologies LLCBoard Member2015 — 2020Indiana; Kansas City
- RowndyAdvisor2014 — 2020Liberty, MO
- GIVE VCPartner2017 — 2019Lafayette, Indiana Area
- CremaBusiness Strategist2017 — 2019Lafayette, Indiana Area
- MatchBOX Coworking StudioAdvisor and consultant2017 — 2019Lafayette, Indiana Area
- UFGBoard Member2016 — 2017
- TechweekKansas City Executive Board Member2016 — 2017Kansas City, Missouri Area
- William Jewell CollegeDirector of Creativity and Innovation2013 — 2017Liberty, MO; Kansas City
- World Economic Forum Global Shapers HubFounding Curator2014 — 2015Kansas City, Missouri Area
- MoyoMed (World Help Solutions LLC)Founder (Acquired 2014)2013 — 2014Kansas City
- National Science FoundationGraduate Research Fellow2011 — 2014
- Water.orgPrimary Research2013Kansas City, Missouri Area
- Kauffman Foundation2013 Global Scholar - Entrepreneurship2012 — 2013
- World Help SolutionsCo-Founder & CEO2009 — 2013
- Purdue UniversityChappelle Graduate Fellow2011 — 2013
- Purdue UniversityInternational Community Resident Assistant2011 — 2012
- Purdue UniversityLynn Graduate Fellow2011
- Purdue UniversitySummer Undergraduate Research Fellowship2010
- Purdue UniversityIndependent Research2010
- Purdue UniversityResearch Assistant2009 — 2010
- Young DesignOwner Designer2006 — 2010
- Terreform ONE ®Ecology Network2009
Skills & more
Spanish1Water3EntrepreneurshipProduct Development14Ecology18Research95Sustainability23Community Outreach29Teaching21Data Analysis16Non-profits19Community Development7
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Water QualityGrant WritingProject ManagementPublic PolicyQualitative ResearchProject PlanningFundraisingLandscape ArchitectureProgram ManagementNonprofitsPublic SpeakingResiliencyLanguages Chinese · English · Spanish
- Qualified Accredited Investor — QAI Venture Initiative
- Sustainable City Master Planning — Harvard University Executive Education
- Entrepreneurship & Innovation — Burton D. Morgan Center for Entrepreneurship
From Landon's professional profile.
Colleagues at Elevate Ventures
Andie Hines-Lagemann
Director of Engagement and EQ Practitioner at Elevate Ventures
Asa Kelly
Vice President of Investment Operations & Portfolio Analytics at Elevate Ventures
Ben Weber
Senior Accountant at Elevate Ventures
Brighid King
Platform Operations Manager at Elevate Ventures
Chris Huxhold
CFO at Elevate Ventures
Cy Megnin
Vice President at Elevate Ventures
Drew Hannel
Analyst at Elevate Ventures
Eli Anderson
Analyst at Elevate Ventures
Network4
Ben Nahir
Partner at Elevate Capital
David Kerr
Managing Director at Allos Ventures
Dipty Desai
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Giovanni Magni
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital
Investors connected to Landon in public investor directories — a warm-intro map.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Landon Young?
- Landon Young is an entrepreneur, educator, and investor focused on high-impact technology innovation, serving as Elevate Ventures' Vice President of Pre-Seed. He holds a Ph.D. from Purdue University, completed executive education at Harvard, and advises and sits on boards of several venture-backed startups.
- Where does Landon Young work?
- Landon Young is Vice President at Elevate Ventures.
- What check size does Landon Young write?
- Landon Young typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Landon Young go to school?
- Landon Young studied at Purdue University (Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Interdisciplinary Engineering); Purdue University (Master of Science (M.S.), Interdisciplinary ESE); Harvard University (Executive Education, Sustainable Cities).
Founder mafias
Purdue University mafia79
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Gaurav SantBSCEFounded CarbonBuilt +2Aaron SistoBSFounded Searchable AI +1Ignacio MartinezAgribusiness Leadership PlusFounded Cibo Technologies +1Jack O'MearaBachelor’s DegreeFounded Aerska +1Patrick SigristMaster’s DegreeFounded IORQ +1John BohlmannB.Sci.Founded Spacefund +1
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National Science Foundation mafia15
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Aaron SistoGraduate FellowshipFounded Searchable AI +1Thomas MargeWind Power Systems ConsultantFounded Rewbi +1Adam TiltonI-Corps Entrepreneurial LeadFounded Rithmio +1Vic SinghFellowFounded OriginalisWilliam SchneidermanIndustry Mentor for National I-CorpsFounded AI SquaredJames HuScientific Reviewer - Medical Device DirectorateFounded Illuminant Surgical
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Elevate Ventures mafia3
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
Same school
Also attended Purdue University203
Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsKenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechJane CommerfordOperations at 8VCSven StrohbandInvestor at Khosla VenturesJeff PetersPartner at Ibex InvestorsKenneth MorandLife Sciences Partner at CincyTech
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Also attended Harvard University1,558
Alfred LinPartner at Sequoia CapitalChris DixonFounder & Managing Partner of a16z crypto at Andreessen HorowitzSarah TavelVenture Partner at BenchmarkDanny RimerPartner at Index VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGBill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft; Chair of the Gates Foundation
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