Onwards.

The only direction that counts.

Stake exists to unleash the investor within, breaking barriers for anyone with a curiosity about share markets and a fire in their belly. But this ambitious spirit doesn't start or stop with investing. It's what always moves us forward. Through change, through opportunities, through every next step. Ambition leads surfers to chase bigger waves. Chefs to open restaurants. Bands to make new music. All these stories are Onwards stories. They're worth hearing and they're worth backing.

Introducing the

Ambition Project

Aerial view of a person with a surfboard casting a long shadow, walking along the wet sand next to the ocean waves.

Blonde female surfer in a black wetsuit running into the turbulent ocean waves, holding a brown surfboard.

Chef stir-frying with a wok in a stainless steel kitchen, creating a tall blaze of fire.

Golden Maneki-neko cat figurine wearing small black glasses on an orange background.

Band member kneeling down to set up or pack away gold drum cymbals and music equipment on a stage.

Musician's hand playing a bass guitar neck on a dark stage with intense blue and pink lighting.

When someone makes a choice to invest in their ambition, Stake stands with them. The Ambition Project was created not only to hero such stories, but to fuel them onwards. Stake offered funds to help turn ambition into action. No strings attached. Meet the first Aussies we got behind.

Laura Enever

Taking the plunge towards something bigger.

Big Sam Young

Turning passion into purpose in the kitchen.

FANGZ

Reinventing themselves for the next stage.

Laura Enever, Big Sam Young and FANGZ stand out in diverse areas, but have one thing in common: a pivotal moment of evolution in their careers. Each of them has shared with us how they backed themselves when the path wasn't clear – adapting, pivoting, without losing momentum.

Learn more about their journeys

What drives you Onwards?