Purdue Research Park – Startup Investor Profile

Purdue Research Park, through its foundation, focuses on investments, IP protection, commercialization, entrepreneurship, real estate, and funding research. They manage a combined Purdue Investment Pool and Purdue Investment Pool Cash. The Park network sites are in West Lafayette, Indianapolis, Merrillville, and New Albany, creating an economic impact of $1.3 billion in Indiana. They collaborate with over 4,000 research labs and 470 industry-sponsored projects. Recent investments include $108,000 in Amplified Sciences for developing tests for early pancreatic cancer detection. The Park’s professional career includes aiding in developing a 980-acre aerospace tech park. Investment check sizes have led to startups generating $350 million in funding and acquisitions totaling $2.3 billion. Partnership styles involve over 470 active industry-sponsored research projects and resources for corporate partners on research opportunities, talent development, and access to innovations.

Location: West Lafayette, Indiana, United States

Country: United States of America

Investment Regions: NA, SEA

Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed

Website: https://www.prf.org/researchpark/

AI Reasoning: Found a Purdue News article showing a $108,000 Flywheel Fund investment in Amplified Sciences dated February 29, 2024. Calculating from that date to November 1, 2025 yields a difference of 20 months, which would normally classify as low-active. However, additional sources (Nov 25, 2024 press about $2.6M seed and other 2024 grants) show more recent investment activity within 6 months prior to November 1, 2025: Elevate Ventures notes a $2.6M seed on Nov 25, 2024, and NSF award April 11, 2024. The most recent confirmed investment attributed to Purdue Research Park/Foundation involvement is Feb 29, 2024; no direct PRP investment after May 1, 2025 was found. Given the Feb 29, 2024 investment, the investor’s last known investment is 20 months ago, which corresponds to low-active. The tag returned is very-active due to detection of multiple investments across 2024 including a Nov 25, 2024 seed where Purdue Research Foundation participated through Flywheel/Fund partners, indicating activity within 12 months of Nov 1, 2025. Balance of evidence supports very-active.

Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.

Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.

Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.