
Bridging the gap between local and expat founder funding
Over the years, the inflow of startup funding capital in Africa has been rapidly growing, as investors have started paying more attention to investment… read more
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Location | 829 7th St NW, 2nd Floor, Washington, DC 20001 |
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Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Réunion, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, United Republic of, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Sectors |
Agribusiness, Computer software, Education, Fintech, Healthcare, ICT, Mobile, Water, sanitation and hygiene
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“If not now, when? If not me, who?”
No business founder or leader ever has all the answers. But together, a group of entrepreneurs probably has among them the right perspective and experience to support peers as they work to scale their ventures and their impact.
At Village Capital, we create the space for entrepreneurs to work together across the boundaries of their organizations, to help lift one another’s performance. By bringing entrepreneurs from similar communities together — whether the same city, or the same sector — we establish cohorts with shared experience and peer-driven mentorship. We then give authority over capital investments to entrepreneurs themselves, empowering them to make sound decisions about which among them is most likely to succeed.
VilCap, Inc., our 501c3 non-profit, operates business development programs for early-stage entrepreneurs in agriculture, education, energy, financial inclusion, and health. VilCap Investments, our affiliated, for-profit investment fund, invests in the two top-ranked graduates from each program.
Our unique model won McKinsey/Harvard Business Review’s prestigious M-Prize for innovation in 2013. Over the past 5 years, program graduates have reached 6 million customers, created over 7,000 jobs, and raised more than $110 million in follow-on capital. To date, 96% of its alumni would recommend Village Capital’s programs to other entrepreneurs, and 93% of its portfolio companies are still in business.
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Ared Communication and connectivity solution of the future |
Rwanda | Clean technology, Computer software, Internet | Growth stage |
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Numida Technologies Inc. We grow African small businesses with fair & convenient digital financial services |
Uganda | Financial services, Mobile | Growth stage |
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Ensibuuko Equalizing access to financial services |
Uganda | Banking, Financial services | |
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Social Lender Microcredit based on social reputation |
Nigeria | Financial services | Startup stage |
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Mazima Retirement Plan Children shouldn't be your retirement plan |
Uganda | Financial services | |
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Youverify Empowering Africans with their Identity |
Nigeria | Computer software, Financial services | Growth stage |
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Riby Finance We automate cooperatives, their business and financial activities. |
Nigeria | Computer software, Financial services, Internet | |
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Patasente Inc A factoring platform for SMEs, workers and suppliers. |
Uganda | Financial services | Growth stage |
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Annona Trusted trading from seed to stall |
Kenya | Agribusiness, Computer software, Financial service… | |
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Ojay Greene Improving livelihoods |
Kenya | Agribusiness | |
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Tulaa Connecting you to the last mile |
Kenya | Agribusiness, Financial services, Mobile |
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