Who supports the supporters? It’s a question we’ve been thinking about for years at Village Capital. ESOs (incubators and accelerators) are often startups themselves.

We’re excited to welcome Reem Goussous, our new Chief Growth Officer at Village Capital. Reem will lead our growth-related activities across a range of products, services and geographies.

Read the stories of the founders that are creating innovative products and services that improve the housing conditions in the Andean Region. 

Read the stories of the founders that are creating innovative products and services that improve the housing conditions in the Andean Region. 

The MENA region is facing real challenges around social and environmental issues, healthcare, waste management, inclusive finance and more. Entrepreneurs in the region are working to tackle these challenges and create value for customers through scalable, for-profit companies. 

Read the stories of the founders that are creating innovative products and services that improve the housing conditions in the Andean Region. 

Back in 2017, we shared some of the perspectives from our network about how to make your fintech startup stand out. 

 

We asked our mentors what their advice would be for entrepreneurs in the Middle East and North Africa. Here’s what we heard the most.

In emerging markets such as Mexico, the prevailing narrative in the retail banking and fintech sectors is that the slew of new debit and credit card services launched in recent years, by both incumbent banks and startup fintechs, offers a route to reduce financial inequality, a noble aim in a country where over 60% of the population don’t have a bank account.

When Shelley Saxena’s mother almost died because of a medical misdiagnosis, he knew he had to do something to make sure that wouldn’t happen to other people. So Shelley launched Sevamob, an AI-enabled healthcare technology platform that brings low-cost primary and diagnostic health services to underserved urban and rural communities that have limited access to healthcare. Sevamob’s AI and telehealth-based model also requires fewer specialists and addresses staffing gaps in underserved areas. 

Bopinc and Village Capital today will launch two landmark studies that explore the untapped potential of circular agribusiness in East Africa to sustainably feed growing populations while contributing to economic growth, job creation and the stimulation of new income-generating opportunities. The reports Scoping The Potential of Circular Agribusiness assess the current state of circular agribusiness in Ethiopia and Kenya, and identify key opportunities and challenges for circular agribusiness in East Africa’s two largest economies.

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.