VILLAGE CAPITAL
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VILLAGE CAPITAL

https://vilcap.com/
Last activity: 05.04.2024
Categories: SocialServiceITInvestmentHealthTechGrowthFinTechEnergyTechEdTechAgriTech
VILLAGE CAPITAL finds, trains and invests in entrepreneurs solving real-world problems in agriculture, education, energy, financial services, healthcare among others. It builds communities around entrepreneurs and their ventures to improve opportunities for growth and success. Investment Rationale Given its conjunction of core geographies with education being one of the focal areas, Gray Matters Capital invested in Village Capital with an objective to scale its social impact. Based on the concept of the “village bank” in microfinance, Village Capital builds cohorts of entrepreneurs for education programs with partners worldwide. At the end of each program, entrepreneurs assess one another, and the top-ranked receive capital from partner investors. This peer-selected model delivers better results for entrepreneurs and to investors like Gray Matters Capital.
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Location: United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Total raised: $225K

Investors 3

Funding Rounds 3

DateSeriesAmountInvestors
10.08.2022Grant$50K-
01.08.2018-$100KVillage Ca...
27.06.2018-$75K-

Mentions in press and media 176

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05.04.2024Village Capital launches accelerator applications for Africa...An accelerator program for investment readiness dubbed Greentech 2024: The Future of Sustainability ...techgistaf...
18.03.2024Village Capital, Moody’s Foundation launch investment readin...An accelerator program for investment readiness called Greentech 2024: The Future of Sustainability ...incubees.c...
08.10.2023Women and underrepresented founders aren’t going to wait for...Marta Zaccagnini Contributor Marta Zaccagnini is senior manager at Village Capital, the largest orga...techcrunch...
20.04.2023The Financial Solutions for Migrants Accelerator Program has...The Financial Solutions for Migrants program, an accelerator for impact-driven innovators creating d...techgistaf...
17.04.202332 Startups Selected for the Financial Solutions for Migrant...Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new...appsafrica...
15.03.2023African agritech needs to focus more on boosting farmer prod...Innovation in the African agrifoodtech ecosystem is rapidly increasing, with solutions such as agrif...agfunderne...
09.03.2023A Standout Occasion from EU-Startups: Summit 2023 in Barcelo...EU-Startups Summit 2023 in Barcelona welcomes all founders, investors, and everybody related to the ...itkey.medi...
30.11.2022How Entrepreneurs Can Fill In The Financial Inclusion Gaps F...One of the multiple ordeals faced by the estimated 281 million international migrants and more than ...forbes.com...
19.10.2022Data snapshot: Climate-related agrifoodtech in majority of u...Africa is responsible for just 3% of global carbon emissions. But global warming and other climate c...agfunderne...
29.09.2022Data snapshot: Launch Africa, Flat6Labs Cairo lead Africa ag...Investments in African agrifoodtech startups reached record heights in 2021, according to AgFunder’s...agfunderne...
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