Raven Indigenous Impact Fund
The Raven Indigenous Impact Fund(s) invest in early and growth stage Indigenous companies that are helping to build a renewed and sustainable Indigenous economy in Canada and the United States.
At the heart of our investing practice is bringing Indigenous integrity into all aspects of our work. Our unique approach works by incorporating Indigenous ways of knowing into our process.
We bring Indigenous-led patient capital to invest with innovative, scalable, purpose driven Indigenous social enterprises. We take an active, hands-on approach that leverages our entrepreneurial and stage expertise. At Raven, we partner with entrepreneurs to increase their chance of success by applying our extensive operational knowledge and providing capacity building and market access support through out extensive domestic and global networks.
What We Offer
- $250k-$3.5M Indigenous-led equity investment in Indigenous businesses that are mission-driven and innovative.
- Extensive cultural and Indigenous community experience from leaders in the eco-system.
- World class investment team, extensive network of sector expertise.
- Patient, flexible approach to deal structures that focus on decolonizing the investment practice and work in partnership with entrepreneurs.
- Networks that cover both Canada and the United States
- Proprietary Indigenous Impact Measurement Framework and process.
Our Thesis
Raven Indigenous Capital Partners is an Indigenous led and owned social finance intermediary that is committed to developing purpose-driven investment platforms that enable investors to vote with their dollars in favour of building a vibrant Indigenous economy.
Our theory of change has two central premises:
- That empowering Indigenous entrepreneurs (and, by association, Indigenous communities) with access to appropriate capital and capacity building support is critical to building a vibrant reconciliation economies in Canada.
- That an Indigenous-led and owned intermediary is necessary to "decolonize" the investment process and ensure cultural safety for all parties.
By finding scalable Indigenous-led solutions to pressing issues such as financial inclusion, climate change, chronic health, and energy and food sovereignty we believe that Indigenous communities, and the world, will benefit and become more resilient.