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
“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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Location | Mexico City, CDMX, Mexico |
Targets |
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, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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Sectors |
Agribusiness, Computer software, EdTech, Education, Fintech, Healthcare, HealthTech, ICT, Mobile, Water, sanitation and hygiene
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Part of |
Building Resilient Ecosystems in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania
Supporting startups working to help communities and individuals adapt
Supporting impact-driven startups at the intersection of tech, data, and impact
Bridging the support gap for early stage ventures in MENA
Championing ecosystem restoration throughout sub-Saharan Africa
An accelerator for impact-driven startups developing bold solutions
Supporting individual and community resilience in Latin America!
Supporting the resilience of individuals and communities in Latinaerica
Building a more resilient and sustainable workforce and economy.
Mitigating Climate Challenges
Supporting for-profit, market-based Future of Work solutions in Africa
Training entrepreneur/enterprise support organisations in Uganda
Looking for entrepreneur support organisations across Africa
Business development and investment readiness training
Village Capital FinTech for Ag: East Africa 2015 Accelerator
Name | Country | Sector(s) | Stage |
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Ared Distributed Cloud infrastructure |
Rwanda | Clean technology, Cloud solutions, Smart city solu… | Startup stage |
Patasente Inc A commodity bank for farmers, warehouses and factories. |
Uganda | Financial services | Growth stage |
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
Village Capital’s Agriculture Africa 2019 Accelerator is focused on solutions that improve outcomes for small farmers and address food security issues. A few noteworthy… read more
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