| Date | Title | Description |
| 17.04.2025 | Village Capital Launches Second Greentech Africa Accelerator to Boost Climate Innovation | Village Capital, a leading global supporter of impact-driven startups, has announced the launch of the second edition of its Greentech Africa Accelerator Program, aimed at empowering early-stage startups developing solutions to combat clima... |
| 04.12.2024 | Sage and Village Capital Partner to Empower 165 Purpose-Driven Startups via 3-year Program | ATLANTA, Dec. 04, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sage Foundation, the social impact arm of Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), has launched a new, three-year partnership ... |
| 05.04.2024 | Village Capital launches accelerator applications for African greentech startups | An accelerator program for investment readiness dubbed Greentech 2024: The Future of Sustainability has been launched by Village Capital and Moody’s Foundation.
Since 2012, Village Capital has operated in Africa by implementing more than 14... |
| 18.03.2024 | Village Capital, Moody’s Foundation launch investment readiness accelerator programme ‘Greentech 2024’ | An accelerator program for investment readiness called Greentech 2024: The Future of Sustainability has been introduced by Village Capital and Moody’s Foundation.
Since 2012, Village Capital has operated in Africa by executing more than 14 ... |
| 08.10.2023 | Women and underrepresented founders aren’t going to wait for the VC industry to transform itself | Marta Zaccagnini Contributor
Marta Zaccagnini is senior manager at Village Capital, the largest organization in the world supporting impact-driven startups. Marta works with startups developing sustainability products for the European marke... |
| 20.04.2023 | The Financial Solutions for Migrants Accelerator Program has selected 32 startups | The Financial Solutions for Migrants program, an accelerator for impact-driven innovators creating digital financial inclusion solutions for migrants has announced the selection of 32 startups from all over Africa, Asia, and the Middle East... |
| 17.04.2023 | 32 Startups Selected for the Financial Solutions for Migrants Accelerator Program | Share this:
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| 15.03.2023 | African agritech needs to focus more on boosting farmer productivity, says E4Impact | Innovation in the African agrifoodtech ecosystem is rapidly increasing, with solutions such as agrifintech, full-stack ag marketplaces, cold chain storage and farm management software among many more coming up to deal with various pain poin... |
| 09.03.2023 | A Standout Occasion from EU-Startups: Summit 2023 in Barcelona | EU-Startups Summit 2023 in Barcelona welcomes all founders, investors, and everybody related to the startup ecosystem The date is April 20-21 2023, and the place is Palau de Congressos Catalunya in Barcelona Panel discussions, keynote speec... |
| 30.11.2022 | How Entrepreneurs Can Fill In The Financial Inclusion Gaps For Migrants | One of the multiple ordeals faced by the estimated 281 million international migrants and more than 59 million internally displaced persons involves their finances—or, more specifically their lack of access to the financial system of their ... |
| 19.10.2022 | Data snapshot: Climate-related agrifoodtech in majority of upstream African investment, but more funding needed | Africa is responsible for just 3% of global carbon emissions. But global warming and other climate change impacts are negatively impacting these economies, particularly the resulting and increasingly extreme and unpredictable weather events... |
| 29.09.2022 | Data snapshot: Launch Africa, Flat6Labs Cairo lead Africa agrifoodtech investment | Investments in African agrifoodtech startups reached record heights in 2021, according to AgFunder’s inaugural Africa-focused report in collaboration with BII and FMO.
But who were the key investors driving the $482.3 million invested in 20... |
| 23.06.2022 | Village Capital y MetLife Foundation lanzan el programa de aceleración ADAPT: Innovación Social para un Futuro más Resiliente | Village Capital, con apoyo de MetLife Foundation, ha anunciado la apertura de la convocatoria del programa de aceleración ADAPT: Innovación Social para un Futuro más Resiliente en Latinoamérica. Con este esfuerzo, startups de Brasil, Chile,... |
| 26.04.2022 | Call for applications – Future of Work Africa 2022 | Call for applications – Future of Work Africa 2022 Village Capital, in partnership with Moody’s Foundation are seeking applications for Future of Work Africa 2022 to support entrepreneurs across Africa that are building for-profit, market-b... |
| 05.04.2022 | Greentech Europe 2022 - supporting gender-diverse greentech innovation | Women’s participation in technology development is starting to rise. But their participation in green technology still lags in comparison to their male counterparts. Village Capital
, with support from Visa
Foundation, is running a series o... |
| 13.01.2022 | IFC and We-Fi Help Tackle Gender Financing Gap Through IFC ScaleX | Washington, DC, January 13, 2022 - To help tackle the financing gap that women entrepreneurs still face, particularly in emerging markets, IFC and the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi) launched today a new call for applications... |
| 13.11.2021 | Latin America’s food paradox | Daniel Cossío Contributor
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Daniel Cossío is the regional director at Village Capital Latin America and cares about building a more equitable future for the region.
Latin American farms and fields produce a lot of food, but 4... |
| 26.09.2021 | Financial Health Tech Startups Put Consumers In The Driver’s Seat | It’s all about accessibility: A growing number of startups are making technology for financial management and well-being available to individuals and small businesses that was previously only provided to the wealthy or big institutions. |
| 02.09.2021 | How do I find money to start my business? | September 2, 2021 9 min read
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Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.
The greatest difficulty in entrepr... |
| 24.08.2021 | 12 Latin American startups that seek to solve the urgent needs generated by the pandemic | August 24, 2021 4 min read
This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process.
Village Capital , with the support of the MetLife Foundation in Brazil and Mexico, and Moody's, ann... |
| 22.07.2021 | These 20 startups are impacting the livelihood of farmers and the future of food in Latin America | July 22, 2021 5 min read
This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process.
The Visa Foundation and Village Capital - the world's largest organization supporting early-stage sta... |
| 30.06.2021 | This Program Supports The Ecosystem Supporting Founders Of Color | It’s pretty well known that founders of color receive a lot less startup funding than white peers. But organizations that support such entrepreneurs, especially those also led by people of color, also lack funding. And they raise a lot less... |
| 18.05.2021 | Future of Work Africa 2021 accelerator participants announced | Village Capital, with support from Moody’s Foundation and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced the 23 early-stage startups that have been selected to take part in Future of Work Africa 2021.
Twenty-three early-stage startups... |
| 18.05.2021 | Future of Work Africa 2021 accelerator participants announced | Village Capital, with support from Moody’s Foundation and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, has announced the 23 early-stage startups that have been selected to take part in Future of Work Africa 2021.
Twenty-three early-stage startup... |
| 11.05.2021 | J&J, Village Capital unveil 12 startups building culturally competent care in new accelerator | A new accelerator launched by Johnson & Johnson and Village Capital is focusing on health equity by focusing on startups delivering culturally competent care.
A dozen startups will join the program, with each taking its own approach to ... |
| 23.04.2021 | First Circular Agribusiness Accelerator in East Africa to launch | Established by Bopinc and Village Capital O-Farms will be the First Circular Agribusiness Accelerator in East Africa.
O-Farms will be the First Circular Agribusiness Accelerator in East Africa
With the support from the IKEA Foundation, Bo... |
| 23.04.2021 | First Circular Agribusiness Accelerator in East Africa to launch | Established by Bopinc and Village Capital O-Farms will be the First Circular Agribusiness Accelerator in East Africa.
O-Farms will be the First Circular Agribusiness Accelerator in East Africa
With the support from the IKEA Foundation, Bopi... |
| 23.04.2021 | Latin American startups that are creating solutions in the agritech and foodtech sectors are sought | April 23, 2021 2 min read
This article was translated from our Spanish edition using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process.
The Visa Foundation and Village Capital , the world's largest organization supporting early-stage st... |
| 07.04.2021 | Black Innovation Alliance, Village Capital team up to support founders of color | Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital today announced Resource, a national initiative aimed at boosting the efforts of entrepreneur support organizations (ESOs) led by, and focused on, founders of color.
The motivation behind the pr... |
| 08.03.2021 | Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Village Capital seeks to ‘create FOMO among investors’ around women led businesses | Despite growing awareness in recent years of the powerful economic and social contributions women entrepreneurs offer and a rising chorus of support for women-led businesses, venture funding for female founders has hit its lowest point in m... |
| 01.03.2021 | EXCLUSIVE: Why Kroger is pulling out all the stops to reduce food waste | Food waste continues to be a tricky challenge for supermarkets. Although there are a number of innovations and policy changes chipping away at the mountain of food that gets tossed into landfills, the titanic problem remains.
“There is this... |
| 26.02.2021 | Teaming Up To Accelerate Justicetech Startups And Investment | Justicetech is at a pretty nascent stage. While there are some startups and investors in the area, much of the activity has happened in bits and pieces, without a comprehensive community or network, or even an agreed-upon understanding of w... |
| 01.10.2020 | Why Wisconsin-based Institute for Corporate and Social Impact values Philly’s community of entrepreneurs | In October 2019, the Wisconsin-based American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Justice set up shop as a sponsor at one of Philly’s most iconic events.
“Our draw to the Made in America music festival was the incredible con... |
| 19.05.2020 | African countries need ‘startup acts’ more than ever to support innovation | Adedana Ashebir Contributor
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Adedana Ashebir is regional manager for Africa for Village Capital, which has supported more than 100 entrepreneurs and 15 entrepreneur support organizations in Sub-Saharan Africa since 2012.
As ... |
| 12.05.2020 | Village Capital announces the names of NextGen Ecosystem Builders Africa 2020 cohort | US venture capital (VC) company Village Capital has announced the names of the business advisors and hub representatives selected for its NextGen Ecosystem Builders Africa 2020.
The programme will run in collaboration with the African Manag... |
| 12.05.2020 | Village Capital announces the names of NextGen Ecosystem Builders Africa 2020 cohort | US venture capital (VC) company Village Capital has announced the names of the business advisors and hub representatives selected for its NextGen Ecosystem Builders Africa 2020.
The programme will run in collaboration with the African Mana... |
| 01.05.2020 | Our ultimate back-to-school guide for DC-area student entrepreneurs | Updated 5/1/2020 by Cassidy Beegle-Jackson.
Starting a business can daunt founders at any age, but becoming a student entrepreneur can add a special kind of anxiety to college life.
"When you’re meeting with people and telling them abo... |
| 17.04.2020 | Tech startups weekly: Mobile tax filing app, AI to insurance claims, online platform for booking sports | With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous tech startups have come forward to help millions of Europeans facing the heat due to the global crisis. Despite this scenario that has left a dent across businesses all over the globe, th... |
| 11.03.2020 | Nigerian identity verification startup Youverify raises $1.5m | Nigerian identity verification startup Youverify has raised a $1.5-million seed investment round. The round was led by Orange Digital Ventures Africa.
Tech publication TechNext reported in an article yesterday that Loftyinc Afropreneurs Fun... |
| 11.03.2020 | Nigerian identity verification startup Youverify raises $1.5m | Nigerian identity verification startup Youverify has raised a $1.5-million seed investment round. The round was led by Orange Digital Ventures Africa.
Tech publication TechNext reported in an article yesterday that Loftyinc Afropreneurs Fu... |
| 05.02.2020 | Village Capital announces advisory board for NextGen Ecosystem Builders Africa 2020 | US venture capital (VC) company Village Capital has announced the names of those chosen to serve on its advisory board for a management training programme aimed at helping train those that work at entrepreneur support organisations in Afric... |
| 05.02.2020 | Village Capital announces advisory board for NextGen Ecosystem Builders Africa 2020 | US venture capital (VC) company Village Capital has announced the names of those chosen to serve on its advisory board for a management training programme aimed at helping train those that work at entrepreneur support organisations in Afric... |
| 16.01.2020 | New Village Capital programme aims to help those who support African entrepreneurs | Village Capital has launched a call for applications for a management training programme aimed at helping train those that work at entrepreneur support organisations in Africa.
The programme, NextGen Ecosystem Builders Africa 2020, will run... |
| 16.01.2020 | New Village Capital programme aims to help those who support African entrepreneurs | Village Capital has launched a call for applications for a management training programme aimed at helping train those that work at entrepreneur support organisations in Africa.
The programme, NextGen Ecosystem Builders Africa 2020, will ru... |
| 05.12.2019 | Final Round of Village Capital’s “Future of Work and Learning” Cohort | Less than 15% of global venture capital goes to female founders. Since its formation in 2009, Village Capital has sought to remedy that problem: designing, testing and sharing tools and processes that drive investment to entrepreneurs from ... |
| 10.09.2019 | Village Capital selects nine startups for its Africa Agriculture 2019 programme | US venture capital firm Village Capital has selected nine startups from seven countries across the continent for its Africa Agriculture 2019 programme.
The programme, which Village Capital runs with the support of family office Ceniarth an... |
| 10.09.2019 | Village Capital selects nine startups for its Africa Agriculture 2019 programme | US venture capital firm Village Capital has selected nine startups from seven countries across the continent for its Africa Agriculture 2019 programme.
The programme, which Village Capital runs with the support of family office Ceniarth and... |
| 27.08.2019 | Michelson 20MM and Village Capital’s New Cohort Featured in EdSurge! | Village Capital, which has operated a mentorship and investment program for education startups since 2013, has announced its newest class. The latest program, called and focused on “Future of Work & Learning,” features 12 startups from ... |
| 19.07.2019 | Everything you need to know about West African startup landscape [2019 Update] | Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t... |
| 19.07.2019 | Everything you need to know about West African startup landscape [2019 Update] | Update: Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to t... |
| 25.06.2019 | Village Capital Africa Agriculture applications close this Friday | African agritech entrepreneurs looking to participate in venture capital firm Village Capital’s Africa Agriculture 2019 programme have until this Friday (28 June) to submit their applications.
To be considered for the programme, applicants ... |
| 25.06.2019 | Village Capital Africa Agriculture applications close this Friday | African agritech entrepreneurs looking to participate in venture capital firm Village Capital’s Africa Agriculture 2019 programme have until this Friday (28 June) to submit their applications.
To be considered for the programme, applicants... |
| 20.06.2019 | Inlaks Just Launched a New Tech Hub, Where Does it Fit in the Ecosystem? | Inlaks, one of Africa’s oldest tech companies, has launched a new tech hub in Nigeria – theHatch. Called theHatch, the hub is focused on the fintech sector. theHatch will mentor the next wave of entrepreneurs developing homegrown financial ... |
| 14.06.2019 | Six Nigerian fintech startups to keep an eye on | Fintech is one of the most attractive tech sectors for investment in Africa — and Nigeria, together with South Africa and Kenya, is leading the way on the continent when it comes to the number of hot fintech investments.
A report (opens as... |
| 14.06.2019 | Six Nigerian fintech startups to keep an eye on | Fintech is one of the most attractive tech sectors for investment in Africa — and Nigeria, together with South Africa and Kenya, is leading the way on the continent when it comes to the number of hot fintech investments.
A report (opens as ... |
| 06.05.2019 | Help existing accelerators to grow over creating new ones finds Village Capital report | Equipping and strengthening organisations that support African entrepreneurs will can help drive investment across the continent, a new report by Village Capital suggests.
The report titled Unlocking Pipeline: A Playbook for Entrepreneur Su... |
| 06.05.2019 | Help existing accelerators to grow over creating new ones finds Village Capital report | Equipping and strengthening organisations that support African entrepreneurs will can help drive investment across the continent, a new report by Village Capital suggests.
The report titled Unlocking Pipeline: A Playbook for Entrepreneur S... |
| 05.02.2019 | ETS Tests the Waters of Investing in Education Technology Startups | The world’s biggest private nonprofit test maker is dipping its toes into the world of education technology investments.
ETS (short for Educational Testing Service) recently invested in two startups—Knack and NurseDash—in partnership with V... |
| 29.01.2019 | Startup investors should consider revenue share when equity is a bad fit | Allie Burns Contributor
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Allie Burns is managing director of Village Capital, and co-author of a recent report, "Capital Evolving: Alternative Investment Strategies to Drive Inclusive Innovation."
There is plenty o... |
| 16.01.2019 | VilCap Offers 3 Pieces of Advice on Approaching Innovation for a Sustainable Food Future in New Report | Startups are innovating solutions to address three of the biggest challenges in food and agriculture, but barriers exist when it comes to scaling these solutions, according to a new report from accelerator group Village Capital and QBE Foun... |
| 06.11.2018 | Africa Roundup: Local VC funds surge, Naspers ramps up and fintech diversifies | Jake Bright Contributor
Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa.
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African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos
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| 30.10.2018 | Nigeria’s Microtraction announces investment into Lagos-based fintech Riby | Nigerian investment platform Microtraction has announced its seventh deal, with an undisclosed investment in Lagos-based fintech Riby.
Microtraction’s principal investment officer Dayo Koleowo made the announcement on the investment platfor... |
| 30.10.2018 | Nigeria’s Microtraction announces investment into Lagos-based fintech Riby | Nigerian investment platform Microtraction has announced its seventh deal, with an undisclosed investment in Lagos-based fintech Riby.
Microtraction’s principal investment officer Dayo Koleowo made the announcement on the investment platfo... |
| 25.10.2018 | Payments space not over saturated in Africa argues Village Capital head | African fintech startups are beginning to branch out away from the payments space into other sub-sectors — such as agri-finance, insurtech and alternative credit scoring — a report by US-based venture capital (VC) firm Village Capital has f... |
| 25.10.2018 | Payments space not over saturated in Africa argues Village Capital head | African fintech startups are beginning to branch out away from the payments space into other sub-sectors — such as agri-finance, insurtech and alternative credit scoring — a report by US-based venture capital (VC) firm Village Capital has f... |
| 23.10.2018 | Village Capital report zeroes in on reimagining senior care | The new report narrows in on three categories: caregiving, clinical insights and financial planning.
“It’s not just about health … but the things on the periphery that do impact someone’s health,” Allyson Plosko, the manager of Health: US V... |
| 05.10.2018 | African financial technology startups move beyond payment services | Jake Bright Contributor
Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa.
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African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos
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| 24.09.2018 | Here’s what you need to know about Kenya’s tech startup ecosystem | Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to the right... |
| 24.09.2018 | Here’s what you need to know about Kenya’s tech startup ecosystem | Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to the right... |
| 24.08.2018 | Village Capital taps 15 African tech hubs for VilCap Communities Africa initiative | US-based venture capital firm Village Capital has announced the 15 incubators, accelerators and seed funds that it has selected for its VilCap Communities Africa programme.
The initiative — which aims to accelerate the flow of capital to ea... |
| 24.08.2018 | Village Capital taps 15 African tech hubs for VilCap Communities Africa initiative | US-based venture capital firm Village Capital has announced the 15 incubators, accelerators and seed funds that it has selected for its VilCap Communities Africa programme.
The initiative — which aims to accelerate the flow of capital to e... |
| 14.08.2018 | Debate rages over whether VC investors biased towards expat-founded startups | Concern is brewing over the large number of venture capital (VC) deals in East Africa involving expat founders — with both local and foreign entrepreneurs in the region weighing in in recent months over whether venture capitalists have a cl... |
| 14.08.2018 | Debate rages over whether VC investors biased towards expat-founded startups | Concern is brewing over the large number of venture capital (VC) deals in East Africa involving expat founders — with both local and foreign entrepreneurs in the region weighing in in recent months over whether venture capitalists have a cl... |
| 11.08.2018 | Two US non-profits to support Ukrainian fintech startups | Village Capital is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit venture capital firm focused on solving real-world problems. MetLife is a global provider of insurance, employee benefits and financial services. Its non-profit MetLife Foundation utili... |
| 04.07.2018 | Applications Closing For Village Capital Programme | Share this:
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| 27.06.2018 | Two startups in Kaiser Permanente, Village Capital’s Health: US 2018 program earn $75K investment each | The companies are Chicago-based Advocatia and Madison, Wisconsin-based TCARE (formerly known as Tailored Care Enterprises).
Advocatia gives hospitals tools that help their uninsured and underinsured patients. For example, one of its solutio... |
| 21.06.2018 | Tcare’s Software Aids People Who Live with, and Care for, Loved Ones | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Retiring baby boomers are expected to more than double Medicare and Medicaid costs from 2017 to 2020, according to industry data. That may just be the tip of the iceberg: by 2... |
| 19.06.2018 | GoKid Raises $1.5M | VilCap Investments, a venture capital fund affiliated with Village Capital, announced an investment as part of a $1.5M round in GoKid, a mobility solution for schools, teams and families to more efficiently coordinate kids transportation.
G... |
| 19.06.2018 | GoKid Raises $1.5M | VilCap Investments, a venture capital fund affiliated with Village Capital, announced an investment as part of a $1.5M round in GoKid, a mobility solution for schools, teams and families to more efficiently coordinate kids transportation.
G... |
| 10.06.2018 | Africa Roundup: African startup investments turn to fintech this winter season | Jake Bright Contributor
Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa.
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African fintech startup Chipper Cash raises $30M backed by Jeff Bezos
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| 08.06.2018 | Here’s what you need to know about Nigeria’s tech startup ecosystem | Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to the right... |
| 08.06.2018 | Here’s what you need to know about Nigeria’s tech startup ecosystem | Are you a venture capitalist or an angel investor looking to invest in a company? Are you an entrepreneur looking for capital or other opportunities? Are you an aspiring startup owner looking for assistance? Well, you have come to the right... |
| 01.06.2018 | ‘$1.1m funding will help Piggybank.ng to capitalise on opportunities’ | Automated savings platform Piggybank.ng‘s latest round of $1.1-million seed funding will allow the Nigerian startup to “expand and capitalise on the many opportunities that the market presents”, says co-founder Joshua Chibueze.
Chibueze (p... |
| 01.06.2018 | ‘$1.1m funding will help Piggybank.ng to capitalise on opportunities’ | Automated savings platform Piggybank.ng‘s latest round of $1.1-million seed funding will allow the Nigerian startup to “expand and capitalise on the many opportunities that the market presents”, says co-founder Joshua Chibueze.
Chibueze (pi... |
| 31.05.2018 | Nigeria’s Piggybank.ng raises $1.1M, announces group investment product | Jake Bright Contributor
Jake Bright is a writer and author in New York City. He is co-author of The Next Africa.
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| 14.05.2018 | 80% of start-up money goes to three states - here's what one visionary is doing to help spread the wealth | Advertisement
Ross Baird is the president of Village Capital and the author of the "The Innovation Blind Spot: Why We Back the Wrong Ideas―and What to Do About It."
Baird points out that only one percent of start-up investment goe... |
| 21.03.2018 | Doyenne, Epic, Cellectar, & More: This Week’s Wisconsin Watchlist | Share Share on Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Email Reprints
Keep up with news from Wisconsin’s innovation community with these recent headlines:
—Doyenne Group, an organization that supports Wisconsin-based companies led by women and p... |
| 06.03.2018 | Names of 12 startups announced for Village Capital Fintech Africa 2018 | Twelve African startups that have developed solutions to improve financial health for consumers and or businesses have been selected by venture capital firm Village Capital for its Village Capital Fintech Africa 2018 programme.
The VC compa... |
| 06.03.2018 | Names of 12 startups announced for Village Capital Fintech Africa 2018 | Twelve African startups that have developed solutions to improve financial health for consumers and or businesses have been selected by venture capital firm Village Capital for its Village Capital Fintech Africa 2018 programme.
The VC comp... |
| 07.02.2018 | DEADLINE APPROACHING: Cast Your Vote in the AgFunder Innovation Awards | ***VOTING CLOSED***
It’s that time of year again to recognize the innovators and entrepreneurs driving the agrifood tech sector forward with the AgFunder Innovation Awards. These are peer-selected awards based on votes placed by you, our 45... |
| 02.02.2018 | Can these Philly startups help bridge the VC diversity gap? | In a hypothetical room filled with 100 venture-backed entrepreneurs, only four are women.
That’s not only the real-life experience of women entrepreneurs: that’s what the statistics say of 2017, a year in which 98 percent of venture capital... |
| 15.01.2018 | UBS and Village Capital Launch VC Pathways Program | NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–UBS, the world’s largest wealth manager, and Village Capital, an organization that finds, trains and invests in entrepreneurs solving real-world problems, today announced the launch of the VC Pathways program. VC Pa... |
| 14.01.2018 | UBS and Village Capital Launch VC Pathways Program for Black/Latinx/Female Entrepreneurs | UBS, a global wealth manager, and Village Capital, an organization that finds, trains and invests in entrepreneurs solving real-world problems, have launched the VC Pathways program.
VC Pathways is a national program that will train and sup... |
| 19.12.2017 | Don’t sleep on this Ben Franklin/Village Capital program for underrepresented founders | At October’s PSL Diversity Dinner, IOPipe founder Erica Windisch delivered a bone-chilling anecdote: a Philly investor group she would not name ghosted on her pitch after an adviser at the firm outed her gender identity as a trans woman.
Th... |
| 13.12.2017 | 3 alternative funding models that could help Heartland startups | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
The Dow Jones may be at an all-time high, but ent... |
| 13.12.2017 | 3 alternative funding models that could help Heartland startups | The Dow Jones may be at an all-time high, but entrepreneurial activity in the United States is close to a 40-year low. According to the Kauffman Foundation’s 2017 State of Entrepreneurship report, many startups face serious barriers because... |
| 08.12.2017 | Ben Franklin Recruits Founders for Village Capital Pathways | |
| 06.12.2017 | These 8 impact-minded startups are getting investor-ready | As a special education administrator in DC Public Schools, Brandon Best has seen struggles with a lack of communication between parents and teachers for over a decade. That’s why he founded PT Chat, a platform designed for Title I schools t... |
| 14.11.2017 | Village Capital to Fund Companies Solving Problems of Aging Population | It's no secret: people are getting older. Between improved healthcare technology and the country's largest generations hitting that certain age, governments and citizens alike seem unprepared for what will eventually be the largest demograp... |
| 03.11.2017 | Village Capital, PayPal launch African fintech investment readiness programme | Global venture capital (VC) firm Village Capital has collaborated with US payment platform PayPal to launch a three-month investment readiness programme, Village Capital Fintech Africa 2018.
The investment readiness programme will culminate... |
