Our Impact
We don’t measure success by how much we keep. We measure it by how much we circulate.
WHY WE EXIST.
A quiet shift is underway.
Over 75% of small and medium enterprises in Canada are facing a generational transition. Many founders don’t have a succession plan. Others worry about selling to buyers who will strip their business for parts.
At the same time, a rising generation of underrepresented entrepreneurs is locked out of ownership by design: systemic barriers, complex structures, and inherited disadvantage.
MotherTree exists to bridge that gap—with care.
We steward legacy. We circulate capital. We reimagine what business can be.
We acquire, invest in, and transition essential community-rooted businesses—keeping them alive, local, and values-aligned for the long haul.
But we don’t do it the way traditional capital does.
WHAT WE DO
We invest with patience.
Our capital holds a long-term horizon. We don’t chase fast exits—we grow durable ecosystems.
We redistribute opportunity.
We create clear, supported paths to ownership for women, LGBTQ2+, Indigenous, racialized, and disabled entrepreneurs.
We centre people over profit.
Employees, founders, and future leaders are all part of the conversation—and the value creation.
We reinvest returns.
Profits aren’t extracted. They’re recirculated into the MotherTree ecosystem through our Karma Fund, amplifying collective prosperity.
HOW IT WORKS
We identify essential businesses at a transition point.
We look for strong bones and deep roots: companies that matter to their community but need support to evolve.
We invite new leadership to take root.
We match businesses with values-aligned operators and emerging leaders from underrepresented groups.
We acquire and modernize with care.
We preserve what’s working, update what isn’t, and co-create new growth pathways with the team that’s already there.
We ensure success is shared broadly.
Through ownership, shared profits, and community impact—our model ensures that growth isn’t hoarded. It’s shared.
WHY IT MATTERS
We keep jobs in communities.
We build an economy where prosperity has roots.
We reduce the racial and gender wealth gap.
We transform extractive legacies into regenerative futures.
A Forest Grows One Tree at a Time
Our model is built on patience, relationship, and reflection. We aren’t here to scale endlessly. We’re here to grow wisely—with depth, not just height.
Because when businesses thrive with care at the centre, communities don’t just survive—they flourish.