Press Releases

Mexico City (March 27th, 2022) — Village Capital, with support from Argidius Foundation, announced a new accelerator program focused on Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs), such as accelerators, incubators, funds, universities, and service providers.

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.

The new report, "What Ugandan ESOs Can Teach The World," answers the question “What’s working in entrepreneur support?” drawing insights straight from the experiences of people who are working with entrepreneurs in Uganda, every day.

Village Capital, in partnership with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Women Entrepreneurs Finance Initiative (We-Fi), launched a new toolkit designed to help investors and accelerators adapt their due diligence process to evaluate startups more accurately and equitably.

Village Capital, with support from Moody’s, is launching a new catalytic accelerator for eight to ten entrepreneurs championing ecosystem restoration throughout LatAm.

Village Capital, with support from Moody’s, is launching a new catalytic accelerator for eight to ten entrepreneurs championing ecosystem restoration throughout LatAm.

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.

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.

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.