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Landon Young

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Vice President, Pre-Seed at Elevate Ventures
📍 Greater Bloomington Area, United States

Landon Young is the Vice President of Pre-Seed at Elevate Ventures, focusing on high-impact technology innovation. A trans-disciplinary entrepreneur and researcher with a PhD from Purdue University, he supports founders from their earliest stages. People who have worked with him describe him as smart, creative, entrepreneurial, and a servant-leader.

He is the founder of DonateEquity, a platform that helps founders give ownership in their companies to charitable causes, and was the Founding Curator of the World Economic Forum Global Shaper Hub in Kansas City. Landon is driven by a desire to serve others and find purpose in his work.

Unique fact: Landon holds a patent for a "Payment Processing System with Rounded Loyalty Rewards. "

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Vice President, Pre-Seed
Job Level
Senior
Location
Greater Bloomington Area, United States
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Philanthropic Equity
Founded DonateEquity to facilitate startup equity donations to charities and discussed the topic extensively on the "Give First" podcast, promoting a new form of philanthropic giving.
Pre-Seed Investing
As VP of Pre-Seed at Elevate Ventures, he specializes in identifying and funding high-potential companies at their earliest, most foundational stages.
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Career

Work history

12-2023
Vice President, Pre-Seed
Elevate Ventures
1-2022 - 12-2023
Executive Director of Entrepreneurial Programming
Elevate Ventures
8-2020 - 1-2022
Executive Director of University Initiatives
Elevate Ventures
6-2025
Founder
DonateEquity
10-2023
Industry Advisory Council Member - CGT
Purdue University
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Education
2013 - 2019
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Purdue University
2010 - 2012
Master of Science (M.S.)
Purdue University
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