Fund Goals
InvestNewMexico.us, LLC (INM) has formed an Opportunity Zone Fund, INM-OZ FUND 2020, to invest in, and grow New Mexico companies operating in one of the 63 Opportunity Zones in New Mexico. Capital raise goal for INM-OZ Fund 2020 is $25 million. The fund will invest in up to 20 New Mexico companies. The fund has been set up to "Incubate and Fund" New Mexico companies that:
- Protect investor's principle and offer a reasonable rate of return
- Create good-paying jobs
- Support small and local businesses
- Provide a path for New Mexico College graduates to find careers in the state
Our Team
The fund has been created by Senior Managing Partner Kenneth Segura Knoll, and will be managed by Michael Segura and, Letitia Montoya, Native New Mexicans with extensive experience in raising capital and running businesses. Advisors include Rudy M. Beserra, former Coca-Cola's Senior Vice President for Latin Affairs, Mary Herrera, former New Mexico Secretary of State, Karl Dakin, President Dakin Capital LLC, and John C Moore, Executive Director for STEPS, Albuquerque's Entrepreneur Resource Team. NES Financial, a leading Opportunity Zone Fund Administrator, is providing complete "back office" support services and consulting services.
What is an Opportunity Zone?
A Qualified Opportunity Zone Fund is an investment vehicle, certified by the U.S. Treasury Department, organized to invest in a qualified Opportunity Zone property or business. An Opportunity Zone is a designation created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 allowing for certain investments in lower-income areas to have tax benefits. An opportunities fund invests in companies, sectors or investment themes depending on where a fund manager anticipates growth opportunities. The fund must hold at least 90 percent of its assets in an Opportunity Zone.
Investment Paths
Our investment focus for 2020 includes these industries:
New Mexico Companies currently identified for INM-OZ Fund 2020 investment (representing $5.5 in investments and creation of over 300 new jobs)
- AFFORDABLE HOUSING
- MANUFACTURING
- AGRICULTURE
- FILM AND EMERGING MEDIA
- TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
- TOURISM
New Mexico Companies currently identified for INM-OZ Fund 2020 investment (representing $5.5 in investments and creation of over 300 new jobs)