Toph Day

CEO at Elevate Ventures

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Biography

Toph Day is CEO of Elevate Ventures, the Indiana-based nonprofit venture development organization that operates under a professional services contract with the State of Indiana and the Indiana Economic Development Corporation. He appears in first-party material under both Toph Day and Christopher Day; a SEC Form D filed on 22 January 2025 names him as Christopher L. Day, executive officer, director and promoter of Elevate Ventures Growth Fund I GP, LLC. His Elevate Ventures biography states he co-founded eight businesses in seven sectors over roughly 30 years and has led companies in artificial intelligence, SaaS, hardtech, broadband, entertainment, investment banking and real estate, and that he is also Chief Visionary for Rally. He is a 1992 graduate of Purdue University. He was quoted as CEO of Elevate Ventures in the IEDC's 23 May 2024 announcement of a $100 million Indiana growth-stage fund and in Elevate Ventures' 25 November 2024 announcement of the Amplified Sciences seed round.

Education

Previous Experience

Notable Investments

Amplified Sciences

Career Timeline

1992
Graduates from Purdue University, per his Elevate Ventures team-member page.
2024
Quoted as CEO of Elevate Ventures in the IEDC's 23 May 2024 announcement of a $100 million Indiana growth-stage fund anchored by a $25 million investment from Elevate Ventures, where he is named as Christopher Day.
2024
Quoted as Toph Day, CEO of Elevate Ventures, in Elevate Ventures' 25 November 2024 announcement of Amplified Sciences' $2.6 million Series Seed Preferred round, which Elevate Ventures co-led.
2025
Named in a SEC Form D filed 22 January 2025 as Christopher L. Day, executive officer, director and promoter of Elevate Ventures Growth Fund I GP, LLC.
2025
Speaks as CEO of Elevate Ventures at the firm's 2026 Predictions Workshop, published 8 December 2025.

Sources & References

Elevate Ventures - Toph Day (team member page) ↗Elevate Ventures - Team ↗IEDC - Indiana partners with Elevate Ventures to launch first $100M growth-stage fund (23 May 2024) ↗Elevate Ventures - $2.6 Million Seed Funding Propels Amplified Sciences (25 November 2024) ↗SEC Form D - Elevate Ventures Growth Fund I, L.P. (filed 22 January 2025) ↗Elevate Ventures - What 2026 Holds for Innovation, Capital, and Startup Momentum in Indiana (8 December 2025) ↗