Washington, D.C., (January 19th, 2022) – Village Capital, with support from the American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact and Dream.Org, announced that ConConnect, Good Call Technologies, and Rasa will receive capital investment from Dream.org as part of the Justice Tech Fellowship Program in the United States. The program supported ten startups helping individuals impacted by the criminal justice system.

Mexico City (January 4th, 2023) — Village Capital, with the support of Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh, announced a new accelerator program focused on startups creating solutions to prevent food loss and waste, both on the consumers’ and the producers’ sides. Applications close on February 17th, 2023. Full details and eligibility criteria can be found here.

Ciudad de México, 4 de enero de 2023; Village Capital, con el apoyo de Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh, lanza un nuevo programa de aceleración en Latinoamérica que apoyará ocho startups centradas en la reducción del desperdicio de comida.  La convocatoria cierra el 17 de febrero de 2023. Todos los detalles y los criterios de selección pueden encontrarse aquí.

São Paulo, 14 de Dezembro de 2022: Village Capital, com o apoio da Fundação MetLife, anunciou que Tu Consejería e AInwater foram selecionados por seus pares para receber uma doação como parte do  ADAPT: Inovação Social para um Futuro mais Resiliente na América Latina. O programa de prontidão para investimentos apoiou empreendedores a dimensionar suas soluções em mudanças climáticas, saúde e mobilidade econômica, é impulsionado pelo foco em questões transversais ou interseccionais que afetam diretamente a capacidade de um indivíduo ou comunidade de alcançar resiliência e se adaptar aos desafios ambientais, sociais e econômicos contínuos.

Mexico City (December 14th, 2022) — Village Capital, with support from MetLife Foundation, announced that Tu Consejería and AInwater were peer-selected to receive equity-free grant funding as a part of “ADAPT: Social Innovation for a More Resilient Future in Latin America”. The investment-readiness program supported entrepreneurs to scale their solutions around climate change, healthcare, and economic mobility in the region, with a focus on cross-cutting or intersectional issues that directly impact an individual’s or community’s ability to achieve resiliency and adapt to ongoing environmental, social, and economic challenges. 

Ciudad de México, a 14 de diciembre de 2022; Village Capital, con el apoyo de MetLife Foundation, anunció que Tu Consejería y AInwater fueron seleccionados por sus pares para recibir una donación como parte de ADAPT: Innovación Social para un Futuro más Resiliente en Latinoamérica. El programa de preparación para la inversión apoyó a los emprendedores a escalar sus soluciones en materia de cambio climático, salud y movilidad económica, impulsado mediante un enfoque en temas transversales o interseccionales que afectan directamente la capacidad de un individuo o comunidad para lograr resiliencia y adaptarse a los desafíos ambientales, sociales y económicos en curso.

Washington, D.C., (December 12, 2022) – Village Capital announced that Dollarito, Enabled Health, ISeeChange, and Pear Suite were peer-selected to receive equity-free grant funding as a part of “ADAPT: Social Innovation for a More Resilient Future in the United States.” ADAPT, which was launched with support from MetLife Foundation and received additional support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is an accelerator program operating in the U.S. and Latin America.

Nairobi, Kenya, (December 13, 2022) – Small Foundation and Village Capital have selected 20 entrepreneur support organisations (ESOs) that work with rural-impacting enterprises (RIEs) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to take part in the Rural Impacting Entrepreneurship research project aimed at identifying gaps and solutions to deepen impact within the rural business ecosystem and develop a thriving support community.

Washington, D.C., (November 16, 2022)  — Village Capital, in partnership with Zuora®, a leading monetization platform provider for recurring revenue businesses, announced that Benchmark Labs and Voltpost were peer-selected to receive equity-free investment as a part of Sustainability Subscribed. The investment-readiness program supported entrepreneurs creating solutions to fight climate change and preserve the world through subscription models. 

Mexico City, Mexico (October 27th, 2022) – Village Capital, with support from Moody’s, wrapped up its accelerator program, Backing LatAm’s Middle Class. Ten Latin American startups focused on improving economic mobility and creating pathways to the middle class received mentorship and tailored sessions on investment-readiness.

Ciudad de México, México, a 27 de octubre de 2022 – Village Capital, con el apoyo de Moody’s, concluyó su aceleradora, Backing LatAm’s Middle Class. Diez startups latinoamericanas enfocadas en mejorar la movilidad económica y la creación de alternativas para que las personas mejoren su calidad de vida recibieron tutoría y sesiones personalizadas sobre preparación para la inversión.

Washington, DC (October 27, 2022) —Visa Foundation and Village Capital are excited to announce the second and final cohort of the Greentech Europe 2022 program, supporting women-led ventures creating sustainable economic, environmental, and social solutions across Europe.