The Amherst Fund

Amherst Fund is an Ann Arbor, Michigan–based privately held investment firm founded in 1998 that provides venture capital and private equity to privately held Midwestern companies across diversified industry sectors. The firm makes early-stage and later-stage investments where it partners with management teams to help execute strategic growth and value-creation plans. Amherst Fund emphasises active engagement with portfolio companies beyond capital deployment, offering operational insight and strategic support. It focuses on opportunities where it can contribute to market development and long-term business success. The firm operates with a closely capitalised structure and no outside institutional backers.