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Looking for financing?

Do you have lived or cultural ties to the North? Is your business majority Indigenous-owned? Are you curious and willing to learn? Are you seeking between $50,000 and $1 million?


If so, keep reading.

The Sinew Impact Fund reimagines how capital flows to Northern Indigenous entrepreneurs.

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Our focus is on Indigenous-owned and led businesses making a significant impact in Northern Canada. We invest across sectors essential to the prosperity of Indigenous communities in the North.

FOR ENTREPRENUERS

Designed For Your Reality

Lenders often do not understand seasonal businesses, remote operations, or community-centred economies. We do. Sinew offers relational capital with terms that make sense for Northern Indigenous entrepreneurs.

  • We build each financial loan or investment custom to your business. Starting at $50K and up to $1M, built for you.

  • Repayment that fits your season
    Many northern businesses earn most of their revenue in a few months of the year. We build repayment around your cash flow, which can mean lower or paused payments in your slow season and higher payments when business is strong. A typical repayment term is 5 years.

  • Every loan includes access to mentorship and business development support.

  • Our decisions are shaped by relationships. We get to know you, your community, and what your business means to the people around it. Values of reciprocity, responsibility, and long-term thinking guide how we invest and how we show up for entrepreneurs.

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Sectors We Fund

Wondering if this fund is right for you?

We want to be clear and transparent from the start.
Here are a few questions to help you decide if this is the right opportunity for you:

  • Are you an Indigenous entrepreneur operating in the North?

  • Do you have a business that is already generating revenue (even modestly)?

  • Are you ready to accept repayable capital (not grants)?

  • Are you open to collaboration and working in relationship with our team?

  • Is your business aligned with community benefit, cultural values, or land connection?

If you answered yes to most of the questions, we’d love to hear from you!

Submit your expression of interest

Investment Committee

Denise Williams

Former CEO of the First Nations Technology Council and Coast Salish leader who drives digital equity and technological sovereignty across British Columbia, creating pathways for Indigenous inclusion in the innovation economy.

Chair & Board Representative

Geordie Hungerford

Indigenous finance executive, lawyer, and former CEO of the First Nations Financial Management Board who holds Stanford and UBC degrees and specializes in economic reconciliation, institutional capacity building, and ESG advisory.

IC Member
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Misty Ireland

Dehcho Dene entrepreneur, community leader, and founder of Dene Roots who blends traditional environmental stewardship with culturally relevant, Indigenous-centred business strategy and economic development.

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    Community-Led

    Our decolonial investment approach centres relational care and is co-created with the entrepreneurs we serve.

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    Flexible Capital

    Debt, equity, and revenue-based capital designed to meet entrepreneurs where they are at to create flexible and reciprocal relationships.

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    Regenerative Impact

    Capital that uplifts land, culture, and economic sovereignty. Impact measurements are not one-size-fits all, they are co-created with the nature of the business.

Reach out to us directly

sinew@entreprenorth.ca

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