Backing businesses with high Indigenous impact.

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Ochre Ventures assists entrepreneurs and founders to realise their vision and grow sustainable businesses.

  • Self-Determination

    Ochre Ventures provides alternatives to traditional grants to drive business growth.

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  • Support

    Ochre Ventures supports businesses with high growth potential and Indigenous impact.

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  • Expertise

    Our team is made up of experts who are here to support your business.

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We’re partnering with some of Australia’s top organisations to create an even bigger impact.

Indigenous Capital Limited actively invests a portion of it’s corpus into businesses that meet it’s mission statement, with all returns from investments being recycled back into the fund.

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Portfolio
Companies

Cloud-based, data and AI platform that supports those conserving and impacting biodiversity, to measure and manage impact.

Australian beer company featuring native bush food ingredients, grown on Country by Indigenous farmers and harvesters.

Focus and Outcomes

Learn about Growth Capital

Kinaway (Victorian Indigenous Chamber of Commerce) features Ochre Ventures on their YouTube channel, explaining who we are, what growth capital is and how it can benefit First Nations businesses.

We focus on direct investment in:

  • Businesses with substantial Indigenous ownership

  • Joint Ventures with substantial Indigenous business participation

  • Platform companies facilitating Indigenous business at scale

  • Other entities which support the objectives of the trust

We make high impact investments:

  • That increase Indigenous employment

  • That increase Indigenous procurement opportunities

  • Where Indigenous Founders commit to mentorship and/or sector leadership and advocacy

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Fund Update

Ochre Ventures is in the midst of an exciting restructure. During this phase, all applications and enquiries will be temporarily placed on hold. We are eagerly working towards announcing our new and expanded structure for Indigenous Venture Capital in the near future.

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