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Landon Young

Investor

Vice 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.

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Experience

  1. Elevate VenturesVice President, Pre-Seedcurrent2023 — present
  2. Elevate VenturesExecutive Director of Entrepreneurial Programming2022 — 2023
  3. Elevate VenturesExecutive Director of University Initiatives2020 — 2022
  4. Elevate VenturesDirector of University Initiatives & EIR2019 — 2020Indianapolis, Indiana
  5. DonateEquityFoundercurrent2025 — present
  6. Purdue UniversityIndustry Advisory Council Member - CGTcurrent2023 — present
  7. LeadSigmaInvestor, Ownercurrent2020 — presentKansas City
  8. PressoAdvisor2017 — 2025Lafayette, Indiana Area
  9. Business Donation Advisors (Now DonateEquity)Founder2015 — 2025Kansas City, Missouri Area
  10. Mits CapitalLecturer - Accelerator2024Ukraine
  11. TerraManus Technologies LLCBoard Member2015 — 2020Indiana; Kansas City
  12. RowndyAdvisor2014 — 2020Liberty, MO
  13. GIVE VCPartner2017 — 2019Lafayette, Indiana Area
  14. CremaBusiness Strategist2017 — 2019Lafayette, Indiana Area
  15. MatchBOX Coworking StudioAdvisor and consultant2017 — 2019Lafayette, Indiana Area
  16. UFGBoard Member2016 — 2017
  17. TechweekKansas City Executive Board Member2016 — 2017Kansas City, Missouri Area
  18. William Jewell CollegeDirector of Creativity and Innovation2013 — 2017Liberty, MO; Kansas City
  19. World Economic Forum Global Shapers HubFounding Curator2014 — 2015Kansas City, Missouri Area
  20. MoyoMed (World Help Solutions LLC)Founder (Acquired 2014)2013 — 2014Kansas City

Education

  1. Purdue UniversityDoctor of Philosophy (PhD), Interdisciplinary Engineering2013 — 2019
  2. Purdue UniversityMaster of Science (M.S.), Interdisciplinary ESE2010 — 2012
  3. Harvard UniversityExecutive Education, Sustainable Cities
  4. Purdue UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Landscape Architecture

Skills & more

Spanish1Water3EntrepreneurshipProduct Development14Ecology18Research95Sustainability23Community Outreach29Teaching21Data Analysis16Non-profits19Community Development7
+12 moreWater QualityGrant WritingProject ManagementPublic PolicyQualitative ResearchProject PlanningFundraisingLandscape ArchitectureProgram ManagementNonprofitsPublic SpeakingResiliency

Languages 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.

Same school

Also attended Purdue University138

Mamoon HamidPartner at Kleiner PerkinsNabeel HyattInvestor helping founders and working on AI that enables human creativity and agencyKenneth Morand, Ph.D.Life Sciences Partner at CincyTechJane CommerfordOperations at 8VCSven StrohbandInvestor at Khosla VenturesJeff PetersPartner at Ibex Investors

+ 132 more

Also attended Harvard University1,173

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 CapitalGRyan IsonoDeal Partner at Felicis Ventures

+ 1,167 more

Shared employers

Also worked at Presso3

Ryan GembalaFounder & Managing Partner at Pathbreaker VenturesJay KapoorGeneral Partner at VSC VenturesDanielle DudumPartner at Cherubic Ventures

Also worked at Mits Capital1

Denys GurakVenture Partner at Ff Venture Capital

Also worked at Kauffman Foundation17

Samuel ArbesmanVenture Partner at Lux CapitalMiriam RiveraCofounder, Managing Director at Ulu VenturesDylan ReidInvestor at Zetta Venture PartnersMarin LicinaEntrepreneur in Residence at PeakGul DolenInvestor at JLSMaggie KenefakeInvestor at Iron Prairie

+ 11 more

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 Nahir
Partner at Elevate Capital
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
Dipty Desai
Venture Partner at Elevate Capital

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

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