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Tonic Fund

Fayetteville, AR · Website

Thesis

Member-driven regional angel investment fund focused on building the Northwest Arkansas entrepreneurial ecosystem. Tonic provides democratized access to early-stage deals for its members while co-investing with established VCs to support the most promising Arkansas-based startups.

Likely not a fit for

Not focused on non-Arkansas startups; check sizes too small for companies seeking large institutional lead rounds.

How they invest

Lead or follow
Usually follows
Typical decision
~1 month
Warm intro
Not required
Involvement
Observer
Fund status
Between funds
Decision process
Investment Committee

Partners & team

5 contacts on file

JA

Jeff Amerine

PrincipalFounding Principal · Primary contact

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j•••@to•••.vc

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Jeannette Balleza Collins

PartnerPartner & Director

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j•••@to•••.vc

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Nimeshh Patel

PrincipalPrincipal

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n•••@to•••.vc

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Permjot Valia

PrincipalPrincipal

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p•••@to•••.vc

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Brett Amerine

Platform & OpsDirector of Operations

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b•••@to•••.vc

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Portfolio

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Tonic Fund Research Overview Tonic Fund (officially Tonic Regional Funds, tonic.vc) is a member-driven regional angel investment fund based in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Founded in 2014 by Jeff Amerine and Jeannette Balleza Collins, Tonic operates as a collective of regionally focused angel funds that co-invest alongside other venture capital firms. The fund has two fund vehicles: Tonic NWA Fund and

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