Landon Young

Vice President, Pre-Seed

2023 - Current

Executive Director of Entrepreneurial Programming

2022 - 2023

Executive Director of University Initiatives

2020 - 2022

Oversee entrepreneurial programming in support of 35 higher education institutions. - 500+ participants in virtual pitch deck and innovation training - $3.94 million in 85 startup investments - $1 million in grants to higher education institutions

Director of University Initiatives & EIR

2019 - 2020

Industry Advisory Council Member - CGT

2023

Investor, Owner

2020

Advisor

2017

Founder

2015

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Lecturer - Accelerator

2024 - 2024

The MITS Accelerator aims to become a driver of Ukraine's defense tech, to help young technology companies find the best partners and scale up, and to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine get the best defense technology products into use as soon as possible. MITS offers startups an investment of $200,000: $100,000 in direct investment in the company and $100,000 in unique expertise provided by the accelerator in cooperation with the private American university in Ukraine, American University Kyiv, as well as a post-acceleration program aimed at further assisting startups in attracting investment and scaling. MITS and American University Kyiv, powered by Arizona State University (No. 1 in innovation among American universities in the newly released annual "Best Colleges" 2024 rankings by U.S. News & World Report), have developed a unique business program to help startups reach the world level of defense tech products, gain new competencies and become market leaders.

Board Member

2015 - 2020

Board member of venture-backed agricultural technology company. TerraManus has patented implements for increases water holding capacity and soil conservation in tillage-based specialty crop systems.

Advisor

2014 - 2020

Advisor to mobile payments startup utilizing Patent Pending technology to improve vendor cash flow and loyalty rewards. Patent Information: United States 62/313,851

Partner

2017 - 2019

Making generous investments in virtuous entrepreneurs.

Business Strategist

2017 - 2019

As a Business Strategist, Landon works with founders, board and C-level, and product owners to align their vision and mission with the implementation of new technology. Clients range from funded SaaS startups to multi-billion dollar foundations and Fortune 500 companies. Typical technology projects range from Internet of Things (IoT) to digital designs and web & mobile application. Other projects include machine learning and voice integration. Landon relies on his cross-disciplinary experience in science, engineering, and technology to apply design thinking and lean startup principles to align client vision with marketplace need. Landon is formally trained at Purdue University (B.S.,M.S.), Stanford's d.School, and Harvard Graduate School of Design.