Southwest Michigan First, Investment Arm

Southwest Michigan First is a venture capital firm in Michigan that focuses on philanthropy and capitalism. Founded 1999 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States, this venture capital firm invests in early stage ventures, late stage ventures and seed rounds. It focuses on economic development, venture capitalism, recruitment, life science, manufacturing, back office, commercial real estate, talent management and leadership development, and community capitalism. Southwest Michigan First has raised a single venture fund, SWMF Life Science Fund. This fund was announced on June 21, 2012 and raised a total of $50M. Its portfolio companies include Axonia Medical and Monteris Medical. As of March 2020, Southwest Michigan First has made three investments. Their most recent investment was on June 9, 2014, when Axonia Medical raised $2M.