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The Southern Appalachian Fund

Venture fund providing equity and operating help to small businesses in southern Appalachia

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About The Southern Appalachian Fund

The Southern Appalachian Fund, or SAF, is a venture capital fund set up to give equity capital and operational assistance to qualifying businesses in southern Appalachia. Its site states that the fund is fully invested and is not looking for new deals.

What The Southern Appalachian Fund offers

  • Equity investment: takes stakes in small businesses with strong management, high growth potential and defensible market positions.
  • Operational assistance: fund managers help portfolio companies run better.
  • Board participation: managers take an active seat in the companies it backs.
  • Mentoring: ongoing guidance for founders.

Who it works with

Smaller firms located in Tennessee, Kentucky, plus Appalachian areas in Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. The stated mission is market-rate returns for investors alongside shared and sustainable growth in the region.

Key facts

  • Region: Tennessee, Kentucky and Appalachian parts of Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi
  • Status: fully invested

Profile written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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