Mark Gramelspacher

Mark Gramelspacher is the leader of strategy and operations at TPMA, an economic development consulting firm based in Indianapolis, Indiana. He assumed this executive position in January 2024 following a tenure as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Elevate Ventures, where he earned $222,925 in prior compensation. Concurrently, he served as the Executive Director of the SAM Fund, overseeing a capital allocation strategy designed to deploy $3 million in annual investments alongside co-investors. During his leadership, the fund executed early-stage investments in advanced manufacturing startups, including funding rounds for MITO Materials and Ateios. Throughout his 30-year career, he has founded new companies, reorganized legacy manufacturing enterprises, and provided global consulting services to optimize supply chains. His professional background combines corporate growth initiatives with a specialized focus on smart manufacturing, industrial digitization, and early-stage technology commercialization.