Our Programming & Training
We believe entrepreneurs are uniquely positioned to ability to drive innovation in often under appreciated markets.We also believe in the need for more Indigenous people to be in cheque-writing roles to support these founders
Fireweed Indigenous Venture Accelerator
We are building a National Indigenous entrepreneurship accelerator, following up on the incredible work of The Fireweed Fellowship, Canada’s first accelerator working exclusively with Indigenous businesses. Our 12-month program focuses on developing investment-readiness for early-stage Indigenous founders through culturally relevant support, exceptional learning, and critical investor and peer networks.
Read about the Fireweed Fellowship here. (LINK TO BLOG)
“Thunderbird” Investor Training
Our Thunderbird Indigenous Investor Program will provide exclusive training for Indigenous women and non-Binary folks to become leaders in the Venture Capital and investment spaces. In partnership with top institutions and knowledge leaders, this 6-month program is a high-quality, culturally relevant learning experience for all participants that sets them up to be the change-making cheque-writers our communities need.
Read about the pilot of this training co-led by Native Women Lead & Roanhorse Consulting here. (LINK TO REA BLOG)
