--- title: Village Capital Puts Out Call for Latin American Startups Creating Solutions in Agritech and Foodtech description: Village Capital and Visa Foundation are seeking impact-driven startups that are improving farmers’ livelihoods, feeding a growing population, preventing food waste, and strengthening agricultural productivity. image: https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-4.jpg --- [![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) ![Future of Food Logo](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Future%20of%20Food%20Logo.jpg?width=10581&name=Future%20of%20Food%20Logo.jpg "Future of Food Logo") # Village Capital Puts Out Call for Latin American Startups Creating Solutions in Agritech and Foodtech Seeking impact-driven startups that are improving farmers’ livelihoods, feeding a growing population, preventing food waste, and strengthening agricultural productivity. - Share - [Twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?url=https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/future-of-food-latam-eng&text=Village%20Capital%20Puts%20Out%20Call%20for%20Latin%20American%20Startups%20Creating%20Solutions%20in%20Agritech%20and%20Foodtech) - [Facebook](http://www.facebook.com/share.php?u=https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/future-of-food-latam-eng) - [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/future-of-food-latam-eng) [![button_lee en espanol](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hs-fs/hubfs/button_lee%20en%20espanol.png?width=156&name=button_lee%20en%20espanol.png)](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/future-of-food-latam-esp) **April 15th, 2021 (Mexico City)** — [Visa Foundation](https://usa.visa.com/about-visa/philanthropy/visa-foundation.html) and [Village Capital](https://vilcap.com/), – the largest organization in the world supporting impact-driven, seed-stage startups – are launching an investment-readiness program for Latin American startups that create solutions in agritech and foodtech.  Applications are directed toward entrepreneurs who build high-growth, scalable solutions that tackle the following challenges: increase access to agricultural finance and infrastructure to improve farmer’s livelihood, feed a growing population with focus on health and nutrition, prevent food waste, and strengthen agricultural productivity.  Participant entrepreneurs will benefit from Village Capital’s experience, which includes a strong network and personalized mentorships with potential clients, investors, and industry experts. The top peer-selected startups will receive grant funding of USD $15,000 to support operations. The program, called [Future of Food LatAm 2021](https://vilcap.com/current-programs/future-of-food-latam-2021-en), will convene two virtual cohorts that run from June to September of the current year.  Eligible startups must have legal incorporation and operations as a for-profit entity in at least one Latin American country, have at the minimum one full-time founder based in Latin America, be in compliance under local fiscal and business law, among others. 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