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Phil Lodato

Investor

General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, GO Fund Co-Managing Partner at Elevate Ventures

Greater Indianapolis

Writes $25K – $5M checks

About

Phil Lodato combines an economics and valuation background from PricewaterhouseCoopers, corporate and transactional law experience, and public–private fund expertise, having overseen 500+ Indiana startup financings as GC/CCO.

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Invests in

AgTechBiotechEnterprise SoftwareFoodTechHealthtechSaaS

Experience

  1. Elevate VenturesGeneral Counselcurrent2014 — present
  2. FAST BioMedicalBoard Observer2014 — 2023Indianapolis, IN
  3. PactSafeBoard Observer2018 — 2021Greater Indianapolis
  4. PactSafeBoard Member2017 — 2018Greater Indianapolis
  5. PactSafeBoard Observer2015 — 2017Greater Indianapolis
  6. App PressBoard Member2014 — 2020Indianapolis, IN
  7. ClearObjectBoard Member2014 — 2019
  8. myCOIBoard Observer2014 — 2018Indianapolis, IN
  9. PolicyStat (Acquired by iContracts)Board Observer2015 — 2017Carmel, IN
  10. Indiana Economic Development CorporationCounsel - 21st Century Research & Technology Fund2010 — 2013
  11. Dentons Bingham GreenebaumAttorney2007 — 2013
  12. Connect2Help 2-1-1Member of Board of Directors2007 — 2012
  13. Faegre DrinkerAttorney2006 — 2007
  14. Chapman and Cutler LLPAttorney2003 — 2006

Education

  1. Indiana University Maurer School of LawJD2000 — 2003
  2. Indiana University BloomingtonB.A., Economics1995 — 1999
  3. William Henry Harrison High School (Evansville, IN)High School1991 — 1995

Same school

Also attended Indiana University Maurer School of Law3

Brad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalMark GramelspacherExecutive Director SAM Fund & Entrepreneur in Residence at Elevate VenturesRebecca CraftSpecial Advisor at Knickerbocker Financial Group

Also attended Indiana University Bloomington115

Tianen LiangTax Controller at Felicis VenturesDavid KraneCEO & Managing Partner at GV (Google Ventures)Keren GottliebEvent Manager at GreycroftLogan HilleLife Sciences Analyst at CincyTechJay JohnsonBoard Member at CincyTechEric TobiasInvestor at High Alpha

+ 109 more

Shared employers

Also worked at PactSafe4

Adrian FortinoGeneral Partner at Mercury FundField PickeringManaging Partner, Conduit Private Markets at Conduit Asset ManagementChris HuxholdCFO at Elevate VenturesBrian PowersVenture Partner at M25

Also worked at Indiana Economic Development Corporation2

Jacob SchpokPartner and Head of Platform at Elevate VenturesAndre “Dre” BenninManaging Partner at Rethink Capital Partners

Also worked at Chapman and Cutler LLP2

Jenny ThaiHead of Marketing at Pear VCGreg XethalisPartner, General Counsel at Multicoin Capital

Deals · 2

Confluence PharmaceuticalsBoard seat

via Elevate Ventures · filed Oct 2018 · $800K raise

CloudOneBoard seat

via Elevate Ventures · filed Apr 2016 · $4.2M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

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