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April 29, 2020

Crisis and Innovation: Kaoun is helping democratize access to financial and remote ID services in Tunisia

This interview is part of a series about innovative startups in Village Capital's network that are responding creatively to the challenges raised by COVID-19.
April 20, 2020

Crisis and Innovation: ePesos is helping Mexican workers get an advance on their paychecks

This interview is part of a series about innovative startups in Village Capital's network that are responding creatively to the challenges raised by COVID-19.

April 17, 2020

Village Capital's response to coronavirus

It would be an understatement to say that a lot has changed over the last month. Coronavirus has not only created new challenges, but also exacerbated deep systemic inequities – highlighting the need to support solutions to those problems.

Entrepreneurs provide the hustle, ingenuity and foresight needed in the response to a major crisis like this. Our team has been working for a decade to support impact-driven founders, and here's how we've been adapting and evolving over the past weeks:

April 15, 2020

Resources for Entrepreneurs During the COVID-19 Crisis
April 13, 2020

Crisis and Innovation: Sevamob is opening pop-up health clinics in rural India

This interview is part of a series about innovative startups in Village Capital's network that are responding creatively to the challenges raised by COVID-19.
April 6, 2020

Crisis and Innovation: Worthy offers a better bet during a volatile economy

This interview is part of a series about innovative startups in Village Capital's network that are responding creatively to the challenges raised by COVID-19.
March 30, 2020

Crisis and Innovation: How Edquity is providing emergency financial support to college students

This interview is part of a series about innovative startups in Village Capital's network that are responding creatively to the challenges raised by COVID-19.
March 24, 2020

Flipping the Power Dynamics in VC: Virtual #altSXSW Talk

What if startups chose for themselves who should get money? Would they back more diverse founders? It turns out the answer might be yes.
March 20, 2020

Crisis and Innovation: How Rimidi is helping limit the spread of coronavirus in emergency rooms

This interview is part of a series about innovative startups in Village Capital's network that are responding creatively to the challenges raised by COVID-19.
March 18, 2020

Moving Finance Forward in 2020

We’ve seen real advancement in financial inclusion in the past few years, ushered in by mobile phones, an evolving regulatory environment, and a new generation of innovative fintech startups.

But the coronavirus pandemic has exposed cracks in our society that have left many people and businesses vulnerable and reeling from financial strain. Most traditional financial products that would act as a safety net in turbulent times, from credit lines to saving accounts, are focused on the needs of high-income people and large corporations.

We have a number of applications open for accelerators focused on financial health startups, as part of Finance Forward, our global coalition with MetLife Foundation and PayPal:

Crisis and Innovation: Kaoun is helping democratize access to financial and remote ID services in Tunisia

Crisis and Innovation: ePesos is helping Mexican workers get an advance on their paychecks

Village Capital's response to coronavirus

Resources for Entrepreneurs During the COVID-19 Crisis

Crisis and Innovation: Sevamob is opening pop-up health clinics in rural India

Crisis and Innovation: Worthy offers a better bet during a volatile economy

Crisis and Innovation: How Edquity is providing emergency financial support to college students

Flipping the Power Dynamics in VC: Virtual #altSXSW Talk

Crisis and Innovation: How Rimidi is helping limit the spread of coronavirus in emergency rooms

Moving Finance Forward in 2020