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First Australians Capital scores $500,000 from QBE to back Indigenous startups with Seed funding

- April 2, 2024 2 MIN READ

The QBE Foundation has given Indigenous-led investor First Australians Capital (FAC) a $500,000 to provide Seed funding for Indigenous startups. The grant will form part of a seed capital pool established by FAC to fund startups and early-stage businesses run by Indigenous Australians. FAC is an Indigenous-led organisation focused on business advisory services coupled with… Read more »

First Australians Capital Brian Wyborn
Funding

Indigenous-led impact fund First Australians Capital lands $3 milllion from US fintech Block

- November 13, 2023 2 MIN READ

Square founder Jack Dorsey has backed Indigenous impact fund First Australians Capital (FAC) with $3 million from its ASX-listed parent company Block. It’s the first time the global payments fintech, which in 2022, paid $39 billion to acquire BNPL Afterpay, has made a social impact investment in Australia. The former Twitter CEO and founder, now… Read more »

First Australians Capital Brian Wyborn
Funding

A new Indigenous impact fund has raised $15 million to back First Nations founders

- July 7, 2023 2 MIN READ

A new impact fund for Indigenous startups has raised $15 million, taking it halfway to a $30 million target to back Aboriginal and TSI entrepreneurs. First Australians Capital (FAC), is an Indigenous-led organisation focused on business advisory services coupled with a social impact fund for Indigenous businesses. Since 2016, FAC has supported more than 700… Read more »