14 Female-led Startups Selected for Village Capital’s Greentech Europe 2022 Program

Washington, DC (February 28, 2022) – Visa Foundation and Village Capital are excited to announce that 14 female-led startups have been selected to take part in the first cohort of the Greentech Europe 2022 program.

The initiative which seeks to improve the resilience and scalability of gender-diverse startups that are creating sustainable economic, environmental and social solutions across Europe will support the entrepreneurs across three investment-readiness accelerator cohorts, providing training, expert advice, and access to network support as well as investors using tools such as Village Capital’s Abaca developed to help their self-evaluation.

Speaking on the initiative, Village Capital’s Regional Director for Europe, Ben Younkman shared, “We are thrilled to be working with an incredible group of entrepreneurs and emphasizing the importance of diverse founders and participation of women in the sustainability sector to help close the gender financing and resource gap in the region. We’ve received incredible interest in the program to date, and are excited that these are just the first 14 out of 80 companies we plan to work with this year in an effort to build the infrastructure and ecosystem to better support and gender-lens investing in Europe.”

Here are the female-led startups driving greentech innovation solutions across Europe. 

• Algreen: Developing bio-based polyurethane (PU) adhesives for the medical, fashion, packaging, furniture and construction markets
• Circla: Circla offers a circular refill solution for beauty and skincare products for existing brands so customers can reduce their waste
• CIRCOULEUR: Recycling and selling paints that are better for society, health and the planet
• Era Zero Waste: Zero waste grocery box delivered to the customer’s door
• HelioRec: HelioRec is creating simply powerful floating solar technology for near shore locations
• LAM’ON: LAM’ON develops and produces biodegradable laminating films and clear packaging foils in industry-standard thickness and roll sizes at an affordable price
• R-Create: R-CREATE is the first B2B digital platform offering packaging-as-a-service for online stores
• Repair Rebels: Repair Rebels is an online platform for shoe and textile repairs and alterations
• SilviBio: SilviBio provides innovative seed technologies to protect plants from environmental stress and enable higher yields
• Spedal: Spedal is the same day, zero-emission courier service that makes it easier for businesses to send parcels across the city by bike
• Superkons: Superkons provide dilutable super concentrates for everyday products to eliminate single-use plastic
• TechniFris: TechniFris provides a sustainable solution to food loss in the supply chain which is 100% safe for both humans and the environment
• TripDoodler: TripDoodler is a platform where conscious travelers can find and share verified sustainable travel options through a searchable database
• Vyld: Vyld develops and produces radically sustainable, healthy and ocean-friendly period products from seaweed

For more information, reach out to Eva Waweru at Village Capital eva.waweru@vilcap.com.

About Village Capital

Village Capital helps entrepreneurs bring big ideas from vision to scale. Our mission is to reinvent the system to back the entrepreneurs of the future. Our vision is a future where business creates equity and long-term prosperity. Since 2009, we have supported more than 1,000 early-stage entrepreneurs through our investment readiness programs. Our affiliated fund, VilCap Investments, has invested in more than 110 program graduates. 

About Visa Foundation

Visa Foundation seeks to support inclusive economies where individuals, businesses, and communities can thrive. Through grant making and investing, Visa Foundation prioritizes the growth of gender diverse and inclusive small and micro businesses. The Foundation also supports broader community needs and disaster response in times of crisis. Visa Foundation is registered in the U.S. as a 501(c)3 entity.