--- title: Press Releases | Village Capital (2) description: Press releases and media advisories from Village Capital (2) --- [![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) - 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#### [![Village Capital otorga USD $35,200 a startups que combaten el desperdicio de alimentos y las ineficiencias en los sistemas alimentarios en LatAm](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Posner%20LatAm%20Program%20Wrap%20Up.png) October 21, 2025 Village Capital otorga USD $35,200 a startups que combaten el desperdicio de alimentos y las ineficiencias en los sistemas alimentarios en LatAm Village Capital, con apoyo de Posner Foundation de Pittsburgh, concluyó el programa de aceleración Reshaping Food Systems LatAm.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/village-capital-otorga-usd-35200-a-startups-que-combaten-el-desperdicio-de-alimentos-y-las-ineficiencias-en-los-sistemas-alimentarios-en-latam) - #### [![Village Capital Deploys USD 35K to Startups Tackling Food Waste and Food System Inefficiencies Across LatAm](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Posner%20LatAm%20Program%20Wrap%20Up.png) October 21, 2025 Village Capital Deploys USD 35K to Startups Tackling Food Waste and Food System Inefficiencies Across LatAm Village Capital, in partnership with Posner Foundation of Pittsburgh, has concluded the Reshaping Food Systems LatAm accelerator program.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/village-capital-deploys-usd-35k-to-startups-tackling-food-waste-and-food-system-inefficiencies-across-latam) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Announcement%20Ellen%20Brooks_V2_V2.png) August 6, 2025 Village Capital Appoints Ellen Brooks as Chief Executive Officer Village Capital has announced the appointment of Ellen Brooks as Chief Executive Officer, effective September 2025. She will succeed Allie Burns, who announced earlier this year her decision to step down after 6.5 years as CEO and more than nine years with the organization.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/village-capital-appoints-ellen-brooks-as-chief-executive-officer) - #### [![Standard Chartered and Village Capital Celebrate Startups of Inaugural Women in Tech Accelerator](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/WiT%20Standard%20Chartered%20US%20Peer%20Selected.png) July 22, 2025 Standard Chartered and Village Capital Celebrate Startups of Inaugural Women in Tech Accelerator Village Capital, in collaboration with Standard Chartered US, announced that Giving Credit and Imera were selected by their peers to receive USD 25,000 in grants to support their operations as part of the US Women in Tech Accelerator program. ](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/standard-chartered-and-village-capital-celebrate-startups-of-inaugural-women-in-tech-accelerator) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Press%20Release_Preview_AECF%20FMO%20RVO.png) July 15, 2025 Village Capital Selects Five Entrepreneur Support Organizations in Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania as Venture Partners for USD 4M Africa Ecosystem Catalysts Facility Village Capital, in collaboration with the Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank (FMO) and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO), has selected five Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs) as Venture Partners for the Africa Ecosystem Catalysts Facility (AECF), a USD 4M initiative designed to invest in startups developing context-specific solutions that enhance economic mobility and climate resilience in Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/village-capital-selects-five-esos-ghana-nigeria-tanzania-4m-africa-ecosystem-catalysts-facility) - #### [![Village Capital Invests in Advancing Women-Led Innovation in MENA and South Asia](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/BeMe%20Dabchy%20and%20FreshSource%20Investments.png) June 3, 2025 Village Capital Invests in Advancing Women-Led Innovation in MENA and South Asia Village Capital has announced its latest investments, totalling USD 200K, in three women-led, impact-creating startups: BeMe (Pakistan), Dabchy (Tunisia), and FreshSource (Egypt).](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/village-capital-invests-in-advancing-women-led-innovation-in-mena-and-south-asia) - #### [![Village Capital Appoints New Board Members to Advance Mission and Global Impact](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Board%20Members_Blog%20Cover_May%202025.png) May 27, 2025 Village Capital Appoints New Board Members to Advance Mission and Global Impact Village Capital, a leading global nonprofit unlocking early-stage social and financial capital for entrepreneurs building emergent solutions for environmental, social, and economic challenges, announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors: Liezl Van Riper, Rilwan Meeran, and Oscar Robles.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/village-capital-appoints-new-board-members-to-advance-mission-and-global-impact) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/TC%20Climate%20Resiliance%20Salesforce%20HPEF.png) April 17, 2025 Village Capital Puts Out Call for US Startups Building Innovative Solutions for Climate Resiliency Village Capital, with support from Hewlett Packard Enterprise Foundation and Salesforce, launches Thriving Communities: Climate Resilience US.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/village-capital-puts-out-call-for-us-startups-building-innovative-solutions-for-climate-resiliency) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Zuora%202024%20Peer%20Selected.png) April 17, 2025 Musthad, Fornax, and Solumar Selected by Peer Startups to Receive Grant Funding Village Capital has announced that Musthad, Fornax, and Solumar were selected by their peers as the most investment-ready startups in the Sustainability Subscribed Europe 2025 program, supported by Zuora.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/musthad-fornax-and-solumar-selected-by-peer-startups-to-receive-grant-funding) - #### [![Congratulations to the Innovations in HealthLatAm peer-selected startups: Salva Health (Colombia), Sofya (Brazil), Kintsu (Brazil). Village Capital, J&J Foundation](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/J%26J%20Innovations%20in%20Health%20Equity%20LatAm_Peer%20Selection.png) April 8, 2025 Salva Health, Sofya y Kintsu fueron seleccionadas por sus pares para recibir financiamiento no dilutivo Village Capital, anunció que Salva Health, Sofya y Kintsu fueron seleccionadas por sus pares para recibir donaciones como parte del programa Innovations in Health LatAm.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/salva-health-sofya-y-kintsu-fueron-seleccionadas-por-sus-pares-para-recibir-financiamiento-no-dilutivo) [❮](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/author/village-capital/page/1) [1](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/author/village-capital/page/1) [2](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/author/village-capital/page/2) [3](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/author/village-capital/page/3) [4](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/author/village-capital/page/4) [5](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/author/village-capital/page/5) [...](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/author/village-capital/page/7) [17](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/author/village-capital/page/17) [❯](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/author/village-capital/page/3) [Village Capital](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/) - [Home](https://vilcap.com/) - [About Us](https://vilcap.com/about-us) - [Our Programs](https://vilcap.com/programs) - [Partner With Us](https://vilcap.com/partner-with-us) - [News & Publications](https://vilcap.com/news-and-publications) - [Results](https://vilcap.com/results) - [Our Alumni](https://vilcap.com/our-alumni) - [Become a Mentor](https://vilcap.com/mentors) - [Impact Investing](https://vilcap.com/impactinvesting) - [Smarter Systems](https://vilcap.com/smarter-systems) - [I'm An Entrepreneur](https://vilcap.com/entrepreneurs) - [I'm An Investor](https://vilcap.com/investors) #### Subscribe to our newsletter Subscribe Village Capital needs the contact information you provide to us to contact you about our products and services. 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