Think in decades.
Permanent capital frees us to align with founders on the timelines that actually matter — not the quarterly cadence of a fund's life cycle.
Agman is a family-owned, multi-strategy investment firm that traces its roots to western Iowa in 1923.
We leverage our permanent capital base to partner with exceptional entrepreneurs building enduring businesses. Agman participates as both a control and passive investor across a range of industries and business types.
We invest in mature businesses and have founded or invested in numerous early-stage companies — with a particular concentration in hospitality and insurance — and we manage a fully integrated real estate platform with capabilities in development, acquisition, asset and property management.
Our broad investment mandate, combined with permanent capital, allows us to think in decades. It's a rare privilege, and one we take seriously.
Our principles are simple, but demanding. They inform every decision we make.
Permanent capital frees us to align with founders on the timelines that actually matter — not the quarterly cadence of a fund's life cycle.
We invest in people first. The best businesses are led by obsessive, deeply talented founders — we look for judgment, integrity, and restless curiosity.
Our role is to amplify, not overwrite. We bring pattern recognition across four generations of building companies, but we defer to operators on operating decisions.
Our broad mandate lets us invest across the capital structure — debt, equity, common, preferred, control, minority — and respond to opportunities as they arise.
“The best investors think and act like founders. They make concentrated bets, align for the long term, and roll up their sleeves when it matters.”
— H. Scott Silverman, Founder & CEO
Across Agman's activities, we champion initiatives focused on service and excellence. Annually, in excess of $1 million is contributed to the communities and employees who make our success possible.
More than half of our team members — and nearly a third of our leadership — are women, minorities, or veterans. It is a source of strength, a point of pride, and a standard we intend to exceed.