Elevate Ventures Community Ideation and Pre-Seed Investments
Open continuously
No deadline — apply whenever you are ready.
Elevate Ventures runs a ladder of programmes: Community Ideation Fund awards (historically around $20,000), Elevate Nexus pre-seed and seed rounds (historically $50,000-$500,000 in convertible notes or equity), and larger follow-on investments through the Indiana Next Level Funds.
Elevate Ventures (Indiana Economic Development Corporation)
ppp · regional
Deadline: rolling
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Moderate — a form and supporting documents.
Who can apply
- micro enterprises
- Sectors: deeptech, health, ai, agri, manufacturing
- Stage: idea, pre_seed, seed
- Locally registered entity required
Company must be based in Indiana or relocating there. Elevate Ventures is the state's designated venture development organisation, funded by the IEDC.
How to apply
- Submit the company profile through the Elevate Ventures website
- Meet an Entrepreneur-in-Residence for your region
- Progress through the appropriate programme track
- Investment committee decision
Source. https://elevateventures.com/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked