--- title: Press Releases | Ben Wrobel description: Press releases and media advisories from Village Capital --- [![Village Capital](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/VilCap_2019/LogoHorizontal-color_2022.png)](https://vilcap.com/news-and-views) ![Open menu](https://vilcap.com/images/hamburger.svg) Open Main Menu [Village Capital](https://vilcap.com/) ![Close menu](https://vilcap.com/images/close.svg) Close Main Menu - [Home](https://vilcap.com/) - About Us - [The Village Capital Story](https://vilcap.com/about-us/story) - [Our Team](https://vilcap.com/about-us/our-team) - [Careers](https://vilcap.com/careers) - [Programs for Entrepreneurs](https://vilcap.com/programs) - [Programs for Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs)](https://vilcap.com/eso-programs) - [News & Publications](https://vilcap.com/news-and-publications) - [Blogs](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/posts) - [Press Releases](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases) - [Reports](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/reports) - How We Support Entrepreneurs - [Our Tools for Startups and ESO's](https://vilcap.com/our-tools) - [Peer-Selected Investment](https://vilcap.com/entrepreneurs/peer-selected-investment) - [Impact Investing](https://vilcap.com/impactinvesting) - [Our Alumni](https://vilcap.com/our-alumni) - [Become a Mentor](https://vilcap.com/mentors) - [Support Our Mission](https://vilcap.com/get-involved) - [Results & Impact](https://vilcap.com/results) [Donate](https://donorbox.org/donate-to-vilcap) # *Press Releases* Press releases and media advisories from Village Capital - [all](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases) - [Africa](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/tag/africa) - [Asia](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/tag/asia) - [Europe](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/tag/europe) - [Latin America](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/tag/latin-america) - [MENA](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/tag/middle-east-and-north-africa) - [United States](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/tag/united-states) - [Equitable Access to Services](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/tag/equitable-access-to-services) - [Economic Mobility](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/tag/economic-mobility) - [Climate Innovation & Adaptation](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/tag/climate-innovation-adaptation) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Meta_Graphics_for_Blogs_Brand_Refresh.jpeg) March 22, 2023 Financial Health Startup EQL Finance Receives Investment From Village Capital-Managed Financial Health Innovation Fund Village Capital announced an investment in EQL Finance from its Financial Health Innovation Fund (FHIF), an early-stage investment vehicle funded by MetLife Foundation. EQL Finance, launched in 2022 and based in Baltimore, Maryland, offers a digital financial toolkit for working-class families, using data and gamification to improve financial health, literacy, and credit.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/metlife-foundation-financial-health-innovation-fund-eql-finance) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Meta_Graphics_for_Blogs_Brand_Refresh.jpeg) December 6, 2022 Village Capital Partners with 20 ESOs to Deepen the Understanding of the African Rural Entrepreneurship Ecosystem 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.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/20-esos-african-rural-entrepreneurship-ecosystem-small-foundation) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/GreenTech-Cohort-1200x675-Twitter%20(1).jpg) October 27, 2022 15 Startups Selected For The Second and Final Cohort of the Greentech Europe 2022 Program 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.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/greentech-europe-cohort-2) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-4.jpg) August 10, 2022 45 Startups Selected for Village Capital’s Future of Work Africa Accelerator](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/future-of-work-africa-2022-cohort-companies) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-Feb-08-2022-10-02-38-72-PM.jpg) July 20, 2022 Homeownership Startup LoanSense Receives Investment from Financial Health Innovation Fund LoanSense, which launched in 2022 and is based in Ypsilanti, Michigan, is focused on increasing home-purchasing power for home buyers by reducing student loan debt for borrowers, thereby improving their debt-to-income ratio.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/metlife-foundation-financial-health-innovation-fund-loansense) - [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-Feb-08-2022-10-02-38-72-PM.jpg)](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/investments-in-greentech-europe-women-led-startups) #### [July 7, 2022 Village Capital Invests in 10 Women-Led Startups as Part of The Greentech Europe 2022 Program, with Support from Visa Foundation](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/investments-in-greentech-europe-women-led-startups) [Visa Foundation and Village Capital are excited to announce that 15 female-led startups have been selected to take part in the first cohort of the [Greentech Europe 2022](https://vilcap.com/current-programs/greentech-europe-2022) program.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/investments-in-greentech-europe-women-led-startups) - [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-Feb-08-2022-10-02-38-72-PM.jpg)](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/15-female-led-startups-greentech-europe) #### [February 28, 2022 14 Female-led Startups Selected for Village Capital’s Greentech Europe 2022 Program](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/15-female-led-startups-greentech-europe) [Visa Foundation and Village Capital are excited to announce that 15 female-led startups have been selected to take part in the first cohort of the [Greentech Europe 2022](https://vilcap.com/current-programs/greentech-europe-2022) program.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/15-female-led-startups-greentech-europe) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-Feb-08-2022-10-02-38-72-PM.jpg) February 9, 2022 Village Capital and MetLife Foundation’s Financial Health Innovation Fund Makes Investments in Chari and Finerio Connect](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/metlife-foundation-financial-health-innovation-fund-chari-and-finerio-connect) - [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-4.jpg)](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/jnj-culturally-competent-healthcare-omaiven-luciahealth) #### [September 1, 2021 Omaiven Health and Lucia Health Guidelines Peer-Selected for Investments During Village Capital’s Building A Culturally Competent Healthcare System Accelerator Program](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/jnj-culturally-competent-healthcare-omaiven-luciahealth) [[Village Capital](https://vilcap.com/), in collaboration with [Johnson & Johnson Impact Ventures](https://chwi.jnj.com/our-work/johnson-johnson-impact-ventures), an impact investment vehicle of [Johnson & Johnson Foundation](https://www.jnjfoundation.com/), today announced that Omaiven Health and Lucia Health Guidelines were peer-selected to receive investment as a part of [Building A Culturally Competent Healthcare System](https://vilcap.com/current-programs/culturally-competent-care), an accelerator program for tech-enabled startups focused on providing culturally competent care to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), low-income, or other underserved communities.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/jnj-culturally-competent-healthcare-omaiven-luciahealth) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-4.jpg) July 23, 2021 Village Capital Completes First Place-Based Entrepreneur Support Organization Training Program in Uganda - Village Capital recently completed its first-ever place-based ESO accelerator, supporting thirteen locally-led entrepreneur support organizations (incubators, accelerators and other SGB-focused intermediaries) in Uganda...](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/eso-training-uganda-argidius) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-3.jpg) July 22, 2021 18 Startups Selected for Village Capital’s Future of Work India 2021 Accelerator Program](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/future-of-work-india-2021-cohort-companies) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-3.jpg) June 30, 2021 21 Startups Selected for Village Capital’s Sustainability MENA 2021 Accelerator Program](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/sustainability-mena-2021-cohort-companies) [1](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/author/ben-wrobel/page/1) [2](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/author/ben-wrobel/page/2) [3](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/author/ben-wrobel/page/3) [❯](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/author/ben-wrobel/page/2) [Village Capital](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/) - 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