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Elevate Ventures

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Elevate Ventures

Fueling founders with strategic capital, support, and resources for sustainable growth.

Indianapolis

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Who they are

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Elevate Ventures, founded in 2011 and based in Indianapolis, Indiana, is a leading early-stage venture capital firm. Recognized as the #1 most active seed and early-stage VC in the Great Lakes Region and a top 10 in the United States, they manage $245 million in assets and have invested over $189 million in more than 600 startups. The firm is dedicated to empowering innovation-driven entrepreneurs by providing strategic capital, comprehensive support, mentorship, and resources across various sectors and stages to foster sustainable growth and success.

Investment profile
Investment thesis
Elevate Ventures invests in cross-sector, innovation-driven enterprises, aiming to transform promising ideas into transformative businesses. Their philosophy centers on guiding visionaries through every stage of their entrepreneurial journey, providing accessible capital and ongoing post-investment support for sustainable growth and success.
Ticket size
$20K - $2M per round, up to $8M per company
Sweet spot
Pre-seed: gritty, creative, coachable founders with clean legal/financial structure and clear solutions. Seed: founders selling MVPs, with sales/technical talent, and clean structure. Series A: companies with product-market fit, established GTM strategy, and key personnel.
What they add
Strategic capital, Mentorship and guidance, Network access to co-investors, Talent recruitment assistance, Operational and post-investment support (Elevate+), Pitch deck review & recommendations
Stages
Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
Geographic focus
Great Lakes Region · United States (primarily Indiana)
Portfolio companies
600
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