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The Amherst Fund

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Total investments 6
Average round size
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The average size of a deal this fund participated in
$12M
Portfolio companies 3
Rounds per year 0.26
Lead investments 0
Follow on index
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How often the fund supports its portfolio startups at next rounds
0.50
Exits 1
Key employees 2
Stages of investment
Early Stage Venture
Late Stage Venture

Areas of investment

  • Manufacturing
  • Automotive
  • Developer Tools
  • Software
  • Blockchain
Summary

In 1998 was created The Amherst Fund, which is appeared as VC. The venture was found in North America in United States. The main department of described VC is located in the Ann Arbor.

We also calculated 2 valuable employees in our database.

The typical case for the fund is to invest in rounds with 6-7 participants. Despite the The Amherst Fund, startups are often financed by Techstars, Resonant Venture Partners, First Step Fund. The meaningful sponsors for the fund in investment in the same round are Techstars, Resonant Venture Partners, First Step Fund. In the next rounds fund is usually obtained by VTF Capital, Techstars, Resonant Venture Partners.

The common things for fund are deals in the range of 10 - 50 millions dollars. Comparing to the other companies, this The Amherst Fund performs on 12 percentage points less the average number of lead investments. The top amount of exits for fund were in 2015. The top activity for fund was in 2013. The fund is constantly included in less than 2 deals per year.

The fund has no exact preference in some founders of portfolio startups. If startup sums 4 or 5+ of the founder, the chance for it to be financed is low. For fund there is a match between the location of its establishment and the land of its numerous investments - United States. Besides, a startup requires to be at the age of 4-5 years to receive the investment from the fund. Among the most successful fund investment fields, there are Biotechnology, Automotive. Among the most popular portfolio startups of the fund, we may highlight Fusion Coolant Systems, Filament, Filament.

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Notable deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Fusion Coolant Systems

Automotive
Developer Tools
Manufacturing
$8M05 Oct 2018 Michigan, United States

Fusion Coolant Systems

Automotive
Developer Tools
Manufacturing
$1M23 Aug 2016 Michigan, United States

Filament

Bitcoin
Blockchain
Hardware
Industrial
Internet of Things
Software
$5M13 May 2015 Reno, Nevada, United States

Filament

Bitcoin
Blockchain
Hardware
Industrial
Internet of Things
Software
$1M19 Aug 2013 Reno, Nevada, United States

Fusion Coolant Systems

Automotive
Developer Tools
Manufacturing
$600K16 Jan 2013 Michigan, United States

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Total investments 6
Average round size 12M
Rounds per year 0.26
Peak activity year 2013
Lead investments 0
Follow on index 0.50
Exits 1
Group Appearance index 1.00

Latest deals

CompanyIndustryRound SizeDateInvestorsLocation

Fusion Coolant Systems

Automotive
Developer Tools
Manufacturing
$8M05 Oct 2018 Michigan, United States

Fusion Coolant Systems

Automotive
Developer Tools
Manufacturing
$1M23 Aug 2016 Michigan, United States

Filament

Bitcoin
Blockchain
Hardware
Industrial
Internet of Things
Software
$5M13 May 2015 Reno, Nevada, United States

Filament

Bitcoin
Blockchain
Hardware
Industrial
Internet of Things
Software
$1M19 Aug 2013 Reno, Nevada, United States

Fusion Coolant Systems

Automotive
Developer Tools
Manufacturing
$600K16 Jan 2013 Michigan, United States
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