Native Capital

The bridge to sovereign wealth for Native Nations

Native Ventures is the bridge for Native tribes, companies, and communities to build their own sovereign wealth fund for generational wealth and prosperity. We aggregate capital, diligence opportunities, and steward investments across high-growth companies and top-tier venture funds.

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For informational purposes only. Not an offer to sell or solicitation to buy any security.

  • Energy
  • Defense
  • Materials Science
  • Infrastructure
  • AI Software
  • Fintech Rails
  • Climate Resilience
  • Industrial Automation

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Sovereign wealth, Native led

A capital platform designed with, and governed by, Native leadership to compound value for generations.

02

Two engines of return

Direct venture investments plus LP stakes in top-tier VC funds, for diversified exposure and co-invest access.

03

Trusted stewardship

Institutional diligence, transparent reporting, and impact alignment across jobs, education, and community.

The platform

Built for tribes, companies, and individual allies

We unite capital from Native Nations and aligned partners to earn scale advantages: deal access, pricing power, and co-investment rights, all while honoring each community’s governance and values.

Tribal Nations

  • Establish a sovereign wealth strategy
  • Participate as LPs and co-investors
  • Advisory Council seats and governance rights

Companies & Institutions

  • Deploy balance sheet capital with impact
  • Access Native market insights and networks
  • Partner on workforce and supplier programs

Individuals & Families

  • Join a community-led venture platform
  • Learn through investor education tracks
  • Optional donor-advised impact sleeve

Investment structures

Two engines of return, one platform

Each engine is a sleeve: a separate allocation inside the one Fund, with its own strategy and reporting. Targeted industries, hardware and software: energy, defense, materials science, infrastructure, and AI software.

Commit as LPs to a curated set of VC funds, Seed to Growth. Targets include managers with strong follow-on capacity, co-invest rights, and consistent DPI.

  • — Vintage diversification and pacing
  • — Co-invest access pipeline
  • — Lower fee share via scale

Primary checks into high-growth companies, secondaries for time-diversification, and SPV co-invests alongside managers.

  • — Ticket sizes: $50k to $10M, flexible
  • — Sectors: AI and automation, fintech, climate, infrastructure and industrial
  • — Board or observer rights as appropriate

Tribe-specific feeders and opt-in sidecars for larger co-invests. Preserve governance preferences while benefiting from platform scale.

  • — Custom side letters and ESG screens
  • — K-1 consolidation and tax support
  • — Values-aligned filters, optional

Impact that compounds

Prosperity is multidimensional

Alongside financial targets, we track community outcomes tied to education, jobs, and supplier inclusion; reported annually and shared with investors and portfolio leaders.

  • Jobscreated in Native communities
  • Scholarshipsand training seats funded
  • Supplier contractsawarded to Native businesses
  • Co-invest dollarsmobilized into Native-led opportunities

Investor education & community

Capability travels with the capital

Venture 101 for Councils

Short workshops for tribal councils and finance teams: portfolio theory, pacing, fees, risk, and governance decisions.

Quarterly Teach-ins

Open sessions with managers and founders on sectors, diligence frameworks, and co-invest mechanics.

Youth & Workforce

Scholarships, internships, and mentorships within our portfolio to build the next generation of Native builders and investors.

Our principles

Durable returns, aligned access

Principle 1

Barbell for durability

Blend diversified fund exposure with targeted direct bets where we have edge: workflow AI, fintech rails, climate resilience, and hard-tech enabling infrastructure.

Principle 2

Access through alignment

We partner with managers who value Native participation, community outcomes, and long-term partnership, not just capital.

Principle 3

Compounding beyond capital

We create value via go-to-market partnerships, workforce pipelines, and supplier programs that tie growth to community outcomes.

Nate Morris

Leadership

Nate Morris

Founding Partner. Tribal member of the Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians.

Fifteen-plus years building and scaling operating teams: an early leader at Groupon through its IPO, founding customer success leader at Breezy HR through its acquisition, founding customer success leader at Prelim, General Manager for San Francisco at Washio, analyst-in-residence at Visible, and faculty for Stanford Graduate School of Business summer executive programs.

“This Fund is about sovereign wealth, Native-led, and doing the hard, disciplined work to make it last.”
Advisory work

Questions

Frequently asked

No. This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any security. Any offering will be made only through confidential offering documents, under Rule 506(c) of Regulation D, to verified accredited investors, and in compliance with applicable laws.

Accredited investors, verified before they invest. That includes federally recognized Tribal Nations and Tribal enterprises, corporations, and institutions that meet the accredited investor standard, and accredited individuals and families, subject to jurisdictional rules and KYC/AML.

Platform fees are designed to be scale-efficient. Fund-of-funds and direct sleeves may carry distinct fees and carry participation. Detailed schedules are provided in offering materials.

The Council informs priorities, impact goals, education programs, and community partnership opportunities. It is advisory to the Investment Committee, which retains final decision authority.

Quarterly capital account statements, portfolio commentary, underlying manager updates, and annual audited financials. Impact reports are delivered annually.

Yes. We support feeder vehicles and side letters that respect sovereignty, data preferences, and tax considerations, coordinated with counsel.

The Native Capital thesis

Twelve pillars

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