First Australians Capital helps passionate entrepreneurs succeed.

First Australians Capital provides a range of resources to Indigenous businesses, including professional business support and services, networking and access to financial capital.

First Australians Capital is funded through philanthropic donations, grants and investment from partners who are committed to building the capacity of First Australians to create and drive their own economic prosperity, and in turn, contribute to the nation’s economic growth.

What we do

Indigenous Business

First Australians Capital is a national Indigenous-led organisation that builds investment readiness and designs the right capital solutions for Indigenous businesses to thrive. We offer a variety of financial products and capacity-building support to enable Indigenous entrepreneurs to grow and scale.

Investors

Philanthropic donations and social impact investors fund First Australians Capital. Our work provides a unique opportunity to unlock solutions and harness the strength of First Australians. We fund Indigenous businesses to scale and grow and support them to achieve their impact and business goals.

Partners

We are stronger together. We collaborate with key partners who enable us to support the growth of the Indigenous economy. If you would like to partner with First Australians Capital, we would like to hear from you.

FAC strategy 2031

Strategy 2031: Radical Possibilities

Strategy is a series of stories woven together to create a landscape, a map, an appreciation of where we are now and heading.

Our strategy is framed around storytelling, truth-telling, reconciliation, and a generational outlook.

Through the support and input from our partners, FAC’s strategy sets out the journey we will undertake over the next decade to create a new economy driven by First Australians.

View our strategy here

Our Impact

600
+ businesses have worked with FAC since 2016, demonstrating resilience, revenue growth, and increased employment opportunities for Indigenous Australians
220
 new jobs created and projected revenue of businesses increasing 2.8 times over 2 year forecast
81
% average top line growth across portfolio of funded businesses (with average growth about 25% per business after taking account of the top performers)
$
60
million cumulative funding leveraged for investment into Indigenous businesses
80% businesses demonstrated improved business outcomes resulting from capacity building support and access to capital

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