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title: Press Releases (18)
description: Press releases and media advisories from Village Capital (18)
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# *Press Releases*

Press releases and media advisories from Village Capital

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- #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-2.jpg) April 21, 2021 Bopinc and Village Capital Launch O-Farms, The First Circular Agribusiness Accelerator in East Africa](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/o-farms-bopinc-ikea-foundation)
- #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-4.jpg) April 15, 2021 Village Capital convoca a startups latinoamericanas que crean soluciones en los sectores de agritech y foodtech](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/future-of-food-latam-esp)
- #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-4.jpg) April 15, 2021 Village Capital Puts Out Call for Latin American Startups Creating Solutions in Agritech and Foodtech](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/future-of-food-latam-eng)
- #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-1.jpg) April 12, 2021 Village Capital and MetLife Foundation’s Financial Health Innovation Fund Makes First Investments in Kader and Houm](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/metlife-foundation-financial-health-innovation-fund-kader-houm)
- #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Screen%20Shot%202021-04-07%20at%209.16.06%20AM.png) April 7, 2021 Black Innovation Alliance and Village Capital Launch Project to Build Infrastructure for Founders of Color](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/resource-black-innovation-alliance)
- #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-1.jpg) April 7, 2021 Applications Open For IBM’s Hyper Protect Accelerator 2021](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/ibm-hyper-protect-accelerator-2021-cohort-4)
- #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-3.jpg) April 5, 2021 Village Capital convoca a startups latinoamericanas que crean soluciones en los sectores de agritech y foodtech](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/startups-latinoamericanas-agritech-foodtech)
- #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-4.jpg) April 5, 2021 Village Capital Puts Out Call for Latin American Startups Creating Solutions in Agritech and Foodtech](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/latin-american-startups-agritech-foodtech)
- #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New.jpg) March 1, 2021 The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero Waste Foundation Announces Open Call for Second Innovation Fund Cohort](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/zero-hunger-zero-waste-innovation-fund)
- #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-1.jpg) December 7, 2020 Startups Peer-Selected for Investment During Village Capital’s Finance Forward US 2020 Accelerator Program](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/finance-forward-us-2020-peer-selected)
- #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-2.jpg) November 10, 2020 Finerio, U-Zave, Creci, Akredito e ZIZU são selecionadas por seus pares para receber doação da aceleradora Finance Forward, da Village Capital](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/finance-forward-latin-america-peer-selected-pt)
- #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/SocialShare-New-2.jpg) November 9, 2020 Finerio, U-Zave, Creci, Akredito, and ZIZU Were Peer-Selected for Investment During Village Capital’s Latin America Finance Forward Accelerator](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/finance-forward-latin-america-peer-selected)

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