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#### [![Sage Impact Entrepreneurship 2026](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Sage%202026%20Peer%20Selection.png) June 12, 2026 Sage and Village Capital Award USD 190K in Grants to Second Cohort of Impact Entrepreneurs](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/sage-and-village-capital-award-usd-190k-in-grants-to-second-cohort-of-impact-entrepreneurs) - #### [![Sage Impact Entrepreneurship 2026](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Sage%20Lockup%202026%20Cohort%20Announcement.png) March 19, 2026 Sage and Village Capital Announce 2026 Cohort of Startups Joining Their Impact Entrepreneurship Program](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/sage-and-village-capital-announce-2026-cohort-of-startups-joining-their-impact-entrepreneurship-program) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Salesforce%20Investment_Aris%20Hydronics%20and%20Mexar.png) February 26, 2026 Village Capital Invests in Aris Hydronics and Mexar Through Climate Resilience US Program](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/village-capital-invests-in-aris-hydronics-and-mexar-through-climate-resilience-us-program) - #### [![2026 US Women in Tech Accelerator](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/US%20Women%20in%20Tech%20Accelerator%20Standard%20Chartered%202026.png) December 8, 2025 Village Capital and Standard Chartered Open Applications for the 2026 US Women In Tech Accelerator Cohort](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/village-capital-and-standard-chartered-open-applications-for-the-2026-us-women-in-tech-accelerator-cohort) - #### [![Village Capital and Sage Foundation Open Second Call for Applications for the Sage Impact Entrepreneurship Program in Europe, the UK, and the US](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Sage%20Europe%20and%20US%20Press%20Release_Preview.png) November 4, 2025 Village Capital and Sage Foundation Open Second Call for Applications for the Sage Impact Entrepreneurship Program in Europe, the UK, and the US Following a successful first year supporting 56 entrepreneurs, Village Capital and Sage Foundation are launching the second year of Sage Impact Entrepreneurship – a global initiative empowering early-stage founders who are creating social, environmental, and economic impact in their communities.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/village-capital-and-sage-foundation-open-second-call-for-applications-for-the-sage-impact-entrepreneurship-program-in-europe-the-uk-and-the-us) - #### [![](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/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) - #### [![Village Capital Concludes Resource III Accelerator, Awarding USD 25K in Grants to Entrepreneur Support Organizations Across the US](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/Resource%20Cohort%20WrapUp.png) April 7, 2025 Village Capital Concludes Resource III Accelerator, Awarding USD 25K in Grants to Entrepreneur Support Organizations Across the US Village Capital has successfully concluded the Resource III accelerator program, an initiative designed to strengthen Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs) that play a vital role in fostering small business growth and economic resilience across the United States.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/village-capital-concludes-resource-iii-accelerator-awarding-usd-25k-in-grants-to-entrepreneur-support-organizations-across-the-us) - #### [![](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/hubfs/WiT%20Lockup.png) December 16, 2024 Village Capital Expands Partnership with Standard Chartered to Accelerate Women-Led Tech Solutions in the US Village Capital, in collaboration with Standard Chartered US, is excited to announce the launch of the US Women in Tech Accelerator, a new three-year transformative initiative aimed at addressing systemic inequities in funding and support for women-identifying startup founders.](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/village-capital-expands-partnership-with-standard-chartered-to-accelerate-women-led-tech-solutions-in-the-us) [1](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/tag/united-states/page/1) [2](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/tag/united-states/page/2) [3](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/tag/united-states/page/3) [4](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/tag/united-states/page/4) [❯](https://newsandviews.vilcap.com/press-releases/tag/united-states/page/2) [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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