Access to capital for BIPOC business owners is often too restrictive, too costly, or just completely unavailable. BIPOC-owned ventures simply don’t have equitable chances to succeed—or the autonomy to do so on their own terms.

NIF’s mission is to change that. NIF focuses on supporting high-potential, BIPOC-owned ventures—often overlooked by traditional and alternative lenders—by providing low-cost, concessionary, flexible capital along with access to the networks and social capital of high-net-worth investors.

We are completely unique in our approach. We can offer unparalleled flexibility because we partner with mission-driven individuals and families who fuel our work. We have an appetite for risk that others simply don’t. This kind of creative capital is rare and sets us apart from traditional and nontraditional capital approaches. We can create transformational change.

Simply put? We’re here to reshape the narrative of wealth creation for BIPOC-owned businesses in the Twin Cities area.