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Southwest Michigan First, Investment Arm

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Nationally recognized for innovation in economic development, Southwest Michigan First is a private, nonprofit organization committed to being the catalyst for economic success in the Kalamazoo Region. We offer unprecedented access to the people, information, resources and programs critical to a company’s success.

Southwest Michigan First has assisted over 120 organizations with retention, expansion and recruitments projects, overseen 26 life science company start-ups and funded ten companies through its venture fund. Having announced almost 6,000 jobs in 2008, we are dedicated to the creation of jobs, company growth and entrepreneurship in Southwest Michigan.

Recent Milestones

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  Southwest Michigan First, Investment Arm invested in Axonia Medical. (5/10/12)
  Posted 5/10/12 at 6:24pm via dowjones.com
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  Southwest Michigan First, Investment Arm invested in Vestaron Corporation. (5/8/12)
  Posted 5/8/12 at 8:11pm via dowjones.com
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  Southwest Michigan First, Investment Arm invested in Tolera Therapeutics. (6/16/08)
  Posted 5/27/09 at 1:54am

Investments

Videos

Sources

1. Axonia Medical Raises $2M Seed Round To Regenerate Damaged Nerves (pevc.dowjones.com) [edit]
2. Vestaron Lures New Investors To $10.2M Series B For Spider-Venom Insecticides (pevc.dowjones.com) [edit]
3. Capital Funding Report [edit]