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Native American Venture Fund
Native American Venture Fund invests in Native American communities, creating jobs, infrastructure, housing, education, and sustainable economies.
Native American Venture Fund
Native American Venture Fund invests in Native American communities, creating jobs, infrastructure, housing, education, and sustainable economies. The fund offers investors a potential double-digit return through unique economic and legal advantages afforded to federally and state-recognized Native American tribes. These advantages may include sole source contracts up to $100M and substantial federal tax credits.
General information
Firm type
Venture Capital
Year founded
2015
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
New York
Corporate office
30 Wall Street, 8th floor. New York, NY 10005
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
What is the legal mechanism NAVF uses to generate returns?
The firm creates business entities chartered under the authority of federally or state recognized Native American tribes. Those entities then benefit from sovereign legal protections and tax advantages that the Fund’s own materials refer to as “Tribal Business Advantages,” detailed in its Private Placement Memorandum.
Is NAVF structured as a single family office or an external fund manager?
The firm markets itself as a fund manager that pools outside capital. Its website describes a member-investor structure with a preferred return and a carried-interest-like additional payout, which is inconsistent with a single-family-office model.
What target return does NAVF quote to investors?
NAVF’s public website states a target IRR of 15%+32. The language suggests a 15% preferred return plus a 32% promote, though the firm has not published a formal track record or audited returns to validate whether that target has been achieved.
Which sectors does NAVF explicitly invest in?
The firm lists pharmaceutical production and distribution, specialty finance, renewable energy, e-commerce inversions, online gaming, lottery and fantasy, and carbon credit projects. It describes pursuing a balanced mix of early-stage, growth, and late-stage opportunities across those sectors.
Does NAVF maintain philanthropic structures, and how are they separated?
NAVF does not disclose a separate philanthropic vehicle. Its mandate frames the operating businesses themselves as “impact” enterprises designed to deliver employment and self-sufficiency to tribal communities, blending social outcomes directly into the for-profit fund structure.
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