With most VC teams composed entirely of men, tweaking due diligence processes can unlock overlooked opportunities.

As we end 2022, we are unpacking lessons we picked up working with brilliant, African entrepreneurs.

Discover the untapped potential of women-led climate ventures that are shaking up the world of greentech innovation. 

The IBM Hyper Protect Accelerator is an investment-readiness and technical mentorship program. It supports impact-focused startups leveraging highly sensitive data to improve the quality of, and access to, a wide variety of different services, including digital, financial, and healthcare services.

A patient's needs and the seriousness of the disease are not the only factors that determine referral to the hospital. Healthcare managers constantly refer patients due to lack of professionals within their geographical location, leading to potential medical consequences for the patient, and increasing healthcare expenditure. In Kenya, understaffing in rural primary care facilities is particularly acute - where the doctor population ratio in rural areas is 1:33,000 compared to 1:1,700 in urban areas.

Over the years, codeX has developed into a unique program that takes new-to-tech talent (including those with weaker education backgrounds) from zero to advanced coders in two years.

Mission-driven entrepreneurs are demonstrating an ability to build customized solutions that address the needs of underserved patients in a way that larger healthcare organizations cannot.

As we end 2022, we are unpacking lessons we picked up working with brilliant, African entrepreneurs.

At Village Capital, we’ve been heavily focused on how we can leverage our strengths to help reduce the damage the climate crisis is causing across the globe, and help communities adapt to the effects that are already affecting billions.

We’re excited to roll out a brand refresh on our website, materials, and elsewhere – a new look-and-feel for Village Capital as we continue to evolve our mission.

Launching today, Friends of Hyper Protect draws upon our tried and tested virtual curriculum and peer learning methods and better leverages Abaca and our mentor and investor network. Meet the companies in the first class of Friends of Hyper Protect.

At Village Capital we are as keen as everyone affected by climate anxiety to find reason for hope. That is why we count ourselves as privileged, and encouraged, to have convened and supported a number of proactive startups aiming to have large-scale sustainable impacts, fast.