13 - Revitalizing the Indigenous economy by investing in Indigenous entrepreneurs

The Impact Investing Podcast

Jeffrey Cyr of Raven Indigenous Capital Partners (RCIP) joins us for today’s episode. Jeff is Managing Partner at RCIP; Canada’s first Indigenous financial intermediary. Its mission is to empower Indigenous entrepreneurs with the capital and expertise they need to succeed. Jeff joins us on the podcast to discuss how RCIP is making transformative investments that can generate positive financial returns while revitalizing Canada’s Indigenous economy. During the podcast, we discuss a wide range of topics including the firm’s quest to raise $5 million for its newly launched demonstration impact fund, why an Indigenous lens is needed, and how Indigenous ways of knowing and being tend to make Indigenous impact investing inherently more sustainable.

If you’re interested in learning more about Jeff, you can follow him on Twitter. You can also learn more about Raven Indigenous Capital Partners on its website or follow them on Twitter.

During the episode, we referenced the book Decolonizing Wealth by Edgar Villanueva.

Episode Sponsor: This episode was sponsored by the Certified Professional Impact Analyst (CPIA) certification at Queens University. If you’re serious about upping your impact measurement & management skills visit www.cpia.queensu.ca.