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Access to Capital for All

Impact investors supporting entrepreneurs in indigenous communities

Despite centuries of resilience and ingenuity, Indigenous entrepreneurs remain among the most underfunded groups in philanthropic and investment spheres. The numbers are stark: they receive less than 0.5 percent of all philanthropic funding, and an even smaller fraction filters into impact investing. At the venture capital level, Indigenous founders in the United States garner a mere 0.01 percent of total funding — an almost imperceptible slice of an industry that exceeds $300 billion annually. These disparities reflect systemic factors — including minimal generational wealth, limited institutional trust, and a scarcity of culturally aligned capital screening methods — that have long constrained Indigenous-led ventures. Yet they also represent a vast, untapped opportunity for socially conscious investors. By closing capital gaps, impact investors can help cultivate high-potential Native-owned startups that simultaneously generate financial returns and promote social justice, economic empowerment, and cultural revitalization.

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Jackie Abramian, an Impact Entrepreneur Correspondent, has been a regular contributor to Ms. Magazine, The Progressive, EuroNewsweek, March8, and formerly to Forbes, Grid Daily News, Thrive Global, and HuffPost. She serves as an advisor and board member on various social enterprises, impact investment firms, and NGOs and is a corporate ... Read more
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