Elevate Northeast Indiana is here to provide coaching and resources so you can:
Who is this for?
Entrepreneurs in Northeast Indiana looking for resources
High-growth startups seeking investment
Where we serve
Our 11-county region includes Adams, Allen, Dekalb, Huntington, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Noble, Steuben, Wabash, Wells, and Whitley counties.
A note from Dan Meek
Entrepreneur-in-Residence for Elevate Northeast Indiana
”Elevate Northeast Indiana helps entrepreneurs who are building high-growth, scalable companies find the resources they need to move the needle in their business, pitch in front of the right people, and achieve investment to rapidly scale. We encourage companies to think and execute strategically, to create opportunity, competitive advantage, and scale. I look forward to meeting you!
Programs and funding available in Northeast Indiana
Featured companies
See how we’ve helped these businesses in Northeast Indiana grow and succeed.
Elevate helped Eclipse position itself for an angel round, right-sized the round, and put together a financing strategy to achieve success between significant milestones.
Elevate assisted Razor in relocating to Northeast Indiana, guided them through Series A financing, and connected them to resources in the region to make the move possible.
Elevate assisted Stre.me with a strategy to improve market traction, raising a modest angel round and right-sized it given the company’s position in the market.
Elevate provided strategic fundraising guidance to the company for 9 months, through an early stage friends and family round, and now through a significant seed round.
Elevate is providing clinical plan guidance and overall business strategy to enable a Series A financing.
3BG Supply has received funding from Elevate Ventures via the 21 Fund and the Indiana Angel Network Fund.
Our team
Regional Partners
Mirro Family Foundation
Olive B. Cole Foundation
Weigand Pursley Family Foundation
Board of Directors
Dr. Michael J. Mirro
• Board Chair •
Parkview Mirro Center for Research & Education
Dan Meek
Elevate Ventures
Brandon Noll
Northeast Indiana Regional Partnership
Mark Michael
• Vice Board Chair •
Fort Wayne Metals
Charlotte Gabet
Parkview Health
Eric Ottinger
Lake City Bank
Anthony T. Armstrong
IU Ventures
Brian More
• Board Treasurer •
Catalyst Ventures
Sarah Earls
Rouff Home Mortgage
Dr. Sherilyn Emberton
Huntington University
Jason Blume
Trine University
Bob Vitoux
• Board Secretary •
Ambassador Enterprises
Jordan Breiner
Steel Dynamics
Lisa Peckham
Medical Informatics Engineering
