Investing in Mississippi’s early-stage startups and venture funds.
InvestMS provides equity investments to Mississippi-based funds and venture capital funds providing early-stage equity capital for Mississippi-based startups.
Please review the Request For Application and submit your application here once completed.
Investing in Mississippi’s early-stage startups and venture funds.
InvestMS provides equity investments to Mississippi-based funds and venture capital funds providing early-stage equity capital for Mississippi-based startups.
Please review the Request For Application and submit your application here once completed.
Total Funds for Fund Match Investments
Allowable Service Fee Paid to Funds for their Services To Portfolio Companies
InvestMS provides equity investments to Mississippi-based funds and venture capital funds providing early-stage equity capital for Mississippi-based startups.
Join our Mississippi Angel Investor Network to learn about investment opportunities and ecosystem invites. We can also connect you to our regional angel groups who invest in a range of opportunities from pre-seed to Series A investments, making it a great way to diversify portfolios and start angel investing.
A venture capital fund is a fund that meets the SEC’s definition of a venture capital fund, as shown here. Other types of funds will not be considered for investment at this time.
InvestMS is interested in investing in the first closing of a new early-stage venture capital fund. The match investment will be up to $5M in the target fund. Mississippi-based funds or funds focused on Mississippi are encouraged to apply for the InvestMS Fund investment. If you are selected to recieve a Fund match, you must invest the committed capital in accordance with the SSBCI program guidelines. Also, note that you have the option to invest in a sidecar fund.
As part of the InvestMS program, a fee of 1.71% on average can be charged quarterly for portfolio company services. This Service fee will cover expenses related to financial management, IT consulting, operational guidance, and connecting these companies to potential customers, investors, board members, and officers. If a company receives funding from multiple funds, they must identify the services they need and certify annually that they received them. The agreement between the Fund and their SSBCI portfolio companies must disclose that the Fund has offered services, and this information must be reported to MDA in annual reports.
InvestMS adheres to the SSBCI 2.0 program guidelines set by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, which do not allow the investment of SSBCI capital into portfolio companies where there is an existing financial interest. Therefore, the capital commitment made by InvestMS into newly formed funds can only be used to invest in new companies and not in any existing portfolio companies.
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InvestMS reserves the right to amend or modify InvestMS’ SSBCI program or the information provided in this description at any time. Eligibility for the InvestMS SSBCI program is not a guarantee of funding. Any provision of funds under the InvestMS SSBCI program is contingent upon receipt of SSBCI funds by InvestMS and the availability of funds for investment. The InvestMS SSBCI program will conform with all applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and rules. Additional information about the SSBCI program can be found here.
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