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Join a network of indie news entrepreneurs to access tech, growth and revenue support so you can focus on what’s most important: serving your community.
Get in touch →Independent digital news outlets are popping up everywhere, and you can do it too.
You might not think you have the experience or money needed to succeed. That’s where Indiegraf comes in. Because media ownership isn’t only for people who can code or have buckets of money — it’s for anyone who believes in the mission of journalism.
Join a community of indie news publishers pioneering a better way for journalism. Network membership gets you access to exclusive learning, funding and licensing opportunities.
Learn about news entrepreneurship with our free newsletter. When you’re ready to take the leap, the Indie News Challenge gets you from idea to launch in three months.
Grow your audience and make money by serving your community. Think of us as the back of your newsroom. We’ll provide a customized tech bundle and topnotch business support.
Learn more about how Indiegraf works, request a meeting with co-founder and CEO Erin Millar, or sign up to become an Indie Publisher.
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Erin Millar and Rachel Chen
Lauren Kaljur
Kelsie Kilawna
Lela Savić
Matt Stickland
H.G. Watson
Our mission is to contribute to a more equitable and sustainable news industry so that everyone has access to quality journalism. Launched in spring 2020, Indiegraf exists to empower small digital publishers serving diverse communities to grow their audience and funding.
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Indie Network partner publishers
3,600,000
Community members who now have access to local news
$550,000
Funding raised for indie publishers
I now have a vision and a direction. I have something tangible that I can show people, and I have technology and processes to create content for my audience. Most of all, I am grateful for having a network of amazing journalists who are in the same boat.
We were able to avoid our publication potentially shutting down in the middle of a global emergency. It allowed us to plant the seeds for a more sustainable news model for the future of our community.
I really wanted IndigiNews to be bright, because when you look historically about how we were represented through the media, it was always black and white with sometimes red. For me when I see IndigiNews, it brings me joy; I hope people feel that.
We launched our newsletter, attracted a large audience of email subscribers, gained motivation and energy for our project, secured some funding, learned how to think strategically about our product and revenue streams and received lots of encouragement. Wow!
Indiegraf is led by sisters Caitlin Havlak, CTO, and Erin Millar, CEO, who worked together for the past five years growing The Discourse, a community-funded outlet that has won numerous awards across North America for its ambitious journalism.
Indiegraf launched with seven partner publishers: The Discourse, Sun Peaks Independent News, Peterborough Currents, IndigiNews, La Converse, Spark YQL and APTN News.
We’re a growing community of entrepreneurial journalists, technologists, digital publishers and advisors who share a commitment to ensuring everyone has access to quality, trustworthy journalism.
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