An Indigenous-led investment platform delivering real returns and lasting impact
We design, build and manage funds that invest in Canada and around the world, to advance Indigenous economic self-determination.
WHO WE ARE
Our name is the short form of the Plains Cree word Otipêmisiwak, meaning “those who own themselves.”
This reflects our purpose: advancing economic self-determination and supporting Indigenous Peoples in shaping their own well-being and futures.
Our funds
Otipêy brings a proven track record in Indigenous investment to a range of funds, sectors and asset classes.
Our funds, each with distinct mandates and investment approaches, exist under one Indigenous-led platform.
Our landmark fund invests in Indigenous-led solutions that address community priorities and deliver measurable results in climate, infrastructure, and health.
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This fund invests into the transition of underutilized religious properties into affordable housing, community hubs and more.
Track record
A Trusted Partner
We work with diverse partners from around the globe, both Indigenous and non-Indigenous. See some of their testimonials below.
Award-winning
Recipient of 2026 Honouring Nations Canada Governance and Innovation Award.
A Leader in the Sector
Chosen for the Transformative 25, a list of funds transforming the economy for social, environmental, and economic justice.
Globally Recognized
Recognized by Stanford Social Innovation Review as a Leader in How to Finance Community-Led Solutions.
“Working with Otipêy has helped us extend the impact of our programs. Their outcomes-based approach gave us confidence that projects would deliver real results, allowing us to support more home energy retrofit projects and generate greater benefits for households and communities."
Manager of Residential & Indigenous Programs, Efficiency Manitoba
We are very excited to see Otipêy take this important next step in helping decolonize the financial system and advance Indigenous financial sovereignty through a time-tested, globally successful outcomes-finance model. The Otipêy team is exceptional and proudly brings Canada’s best and brightest to the international stage.
Chief Investment Officer, Foundation of Greater Montreal
Working with Otipêy has allowed us to work in a way that reflects the priorities, values, and self-determination of our community. This has benefitted our community members, leadership, and local economy.
Chief, Brokenhead Ojibway Nation
Otipêy represents something the innovative finance field needs more of: an investment platform where Indigenous leadership sits at the centre of design, governance, and decision-making, not layered on afterward. It's a model global investors and ecosystem builders should be paying close attention to. Otipêy has given our nation the long-term, patient capital we needed to build generational wealth on our own terms, without giving up control of our future.
Founding Director, Innovative Finance Initiative
Work with us
We work with a diverse network of Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities, organizations, investors, governments, foundations, and global partners.
Whether you are looking for an investment solution, seeking to put capital to work, developing a targeted fund, or exploring a partnership, we want to hear from you.
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