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Elevate Nexus

Programming and funding for higher education institutions, communities and the entrepreneurs they engage.

Creating a stronger bond between all three audiences

This robust, unified, smarter network leads to more high-quality startups launching and growing in Indiana.

HIGHER EDUCATION + COMMUNITIES + ENTREPRENEURS

Indiana Higher-Education Index

Through its partnerships and continued engagement with higher-education institutions and entrepreneurial support organizations across the state, Elevate Nexus compiled a statewide inventory of entrepreneurship and innovation activities on Indiana campuses.

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Elevate Nexus Programs

Elevate Origins

A collection of online entrepreneurship training courses for growth-minded individuals, founders, and early-stage startups.

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Nexus Pitch Competitions

The Nexus Pitch Competition is comprised of Pre-Seed and Seed competitions, that compete at regional and statewide competitions.

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Nexus Conference

The Elevate Nexus Conference brings together faculty, department heads, and other entrepreneurial support organizations from across Indiana to explore new and leading ways higher-education institutions can engage entrepreneurs as well as share best practices, resources, and entrepreneurial-focused initiatives. View the 2022 Conference Details.

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PAST GRANT PROGRAMS

Higher-Education Grants

From 2019 to 2021, $50K grants were given out for the development and improvement of entrepreneurship programming, with a focus on faculty and department heads working to develop entrepreneurship programming on their campus.

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Matching Grants

Our Higher-Education Matching Grants provided funding to higher education institutions and community partners when startups receive investments from the Elevate Nexus program. In the four years of the program’s existence, Elevate awarded $614K to Higher-Ed Institutions and other Entrepreneurial Support Organizations.

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Nexus Metrics

12 higher-education institutions received

$600K

in grants for further develop entrepreneurship and innovation education

700

participants have engaged in Elevate Origins

$250K

has been granted to higher-education institutions and community organizations for their role in supporting entrepreneurs.

$4.6M

has been invested through Nexus Pitch Competitions