IndigiPitch
Connecting First Nations businesses with the knowledge, support and pathways to Funding
Learn what’s out there. Understand your options. Explore what’s possible.
Got plans to grow your business, launch something new, employ more people, buy equipment, develop a project or program, expand into new markets or take advantage of a new opportunity?
There are funding opportunities out there that could help you make it happen. The challenge is knowing what is available, where to look and what is right for your business.
That is where IndigiPitch comes in.
Our next IndigiPitch program is starting now.
Designed for First Nations businesses wanting to better understand funding, explore their options and opportunities, and strengthen their ability to move forward.
Registrations are now open, with information sessions, workshops and the 6 week Stage 1 program commencing in October.
IndigiPitch Applications close 13th of November 2026, with a full day of training in person, starting on the 18th of November in Sydney, followed by weekly evening online sessions on Wednesdays.
What is IndigiPitch?
IndigiPitch helps First Nations businesses understand their funding options, strengthen their readiness and build practical pathways towards the funding and opportunities that can support their growth.
The program is built around a simple idea: businesses need the right funding at the right time.
Through two stages of workshops, coaching, mentoring, industry expertise and connections, we help businesses understand the funding landscape, strengthen what they need to become ready and take practical steps towards funding opportunities.
You don’t have to navigate it alone.
Not Sure Where to Start?
Join our free one hour ONLINE information session:
An Introduction to Funding Pathways for First Nations Businesses
4th of October at 6.30pm.
Looking for funding but not sure what options are available or which pathway could be right for your business?
This free online session introduces different funding opportunities for First Nations businesses and gives you a taste of what we will explore through IndigiPitch.
Come along, learn more about what is out there, ask questions and find out whether IndigiPitch could be right for you.
Who Is IndigiPitch For?
IndigiPitch is for businesses that are at least 50% First Nations owned.
We recognise that many First Nations businesses are built through partnerships. Non First Nations business partners are welcome to participate in the program alongside their First Nations business partners.
IndigiPitch is designed for businesses looking for funding to:
You might be looking for grants, exploring investment for the first time or simply trying to understand what funding is available.
You don’t need to be investment ready or have everything figured out. IndigiPitch is designed to help you work through it.
Stage 1: Building Funding Readiness
Stage 1 introduces businesses to the funding landscape and helps participants understand what opportunities are available, what might be right for their business and what they need to become funding ready.
Businesses are supported through practical workshops, coaching, mentoring, industry experts and peer learning.
The aim is to help you understand what you need funding for, which pathways might be right for you, how ready you are and what you need to do next.
Participants explore:
• Different types of funding and capital
• Funding and investment readiness
• Business capability and capacity
• Story development and messaging
• Grant writing and funding applications
• The investment landscape and what it really takes
• Impact investing and investor expectations
• Founder fundraising journeys and experiences
Stage 1 Applications Close soon on the 13th of November 2026.
Register Below
Stage 2: Connecting to Funding Opportunities
Stage 2 takes a smaller group of businesses through a more intensive pathway focused on connecting them with funding opportunities.
Businesses receive focused coaching, mentoring and expert support to strengthen their funding proposition, develop their campaign and materials, prepare their pitch and make connections across the funding and investment ecosystem.
The pathway includes an intensive workshop, online group sessions, individual support, campaign development and launch, impact investing connections and pitch development and practice.
Stage 2 culminates in the IndigiPitch Pitch Night, where businesses can showcase the unique and exciting things they are building.
It is an opportunity to share their business, story, impact and funding aspirations, make connections and open doors to funding, partnerships and other opportunities.
Wider Community Workshops
IndigiPitch will also include workshops open to the wider First Nations business community, extending the program’s impact beyond the businesses participating in the two stages.
Workshops include:
• Grant Writing for Funding
• First Nations Innovation
These sessions provide more First Nations businesses with access to practical knowledge, tools and support that can help strengthen their businesses and pursue new opportunities.
The Impact
Success will look different for every business.
It might mean finding the right grant, becoming ready to pursue funding, strengthening your business or financials, funding a new project, developing an investment campaign or making valuable new connections.
We want businesses to leave IndigiPitch with greater knowledge, capability and confidence, a clearer understanding of the funding opportunities available and a practical pathway for what to do next.
Ready to Explore Your Funding Pathway?
If you want to grow your business, launch something new, develop a project or take advantage of an opportunity, funding could help make it happen.
Bring your business, your idea and what you want to achieve.
We’ll help you explore the opportunities, understand your options, build your readiness and find the right pathway forward.
Find the right funding. Build your readiness. Grow your business.
