Washington, District of Columbia, United States 11-50 Accelerator, Entrepreneurship Program, Venture Capital Convertible Note, Debt, Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed www.vilcap.com 1,835
Industries AgricultureEdTechEducationFinanceFinancial ServicesFinTechDiversity Spotlight (US Headquarters Only) Women FoundedWomen LedHeadquarters Regions Washington DC Metro Area, Southern US Founded Date 2009 Founders Ross Baird, Sean Foote, Victoria Fram Operating Status Active Last Funding Type Grant Also Known As VilCap Investments, VilCap Related Hubs Village Capital Portfolio Companies Hub Tags Crunchbase Venture Program
Investor Type Accelerator, Entrepreneurship Program, Venture Capital Investment Stage Convertible Note, Debt, Early Stage Venture, Private Equity, Seed Number of Exits Accelerator has Demo Days Yes Accelerator Application Deadline Jun 25, 2021 Accelerator Program Type On-Site
Contact Email dahler.battle@vilcap.com Phone Number (919) 475-0437
Village Capital uses the power of peer support to change the traditional dynamics between investors and entrepreneurs, providing access to entrepreneurship for everyone. We recruit entrepreneurs solving specific problems in agriculture, energy, education, financial inclusion, and health. We then put the power of investment in the hands of the
entrepreneurs, who award pre-committed seed funding to the two ventures ranked highest by the entrepreneurs at the end of every program. Our programs connect high potential, early-stage entrepreneurs with the people, institutions, and capital they need to succeed.
We support early-stage ventures with a 501c3 nonprofit that operates training programs for founders, investors, and communities. We also manage a for-profit, managed investment fund that provides early-stage capital to top graduates of each program, as selected by their peers. Our unique peer-selection model received McKinsey/Harvard Business Review’s prestigious M-Prize for innovation in 2013, and we have supported more than 550 enterprises across 51 programs in 9 countries.
Since 2009, Village Capital has supported more than 1,000 entrepreneurs through our programs and partnered with affiliated investment funds, including VilCap Investments, that have invested seed capital in more than 90 program graduates. Over the past 8 years, our program graduates have gone on to generate $61.5M in revenue, reach 8.5 million customers, and create over 11,500 jobs. 96% of our alumni would recommend our program to other entrepreneurs, and to date and 91% of our entrepreneurs are still in business.
- VilCap Investments
Affiliated Company - Greentech Europe 2023
Investment Arm - Future of Work & Learning 2019
Division - Financial Solutions for Migrants program
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