Sustainability as a Story: Startups Reimagining Climate Solutions Through Culture and Innovation
Three startups fuse bio-innovation, storytelling, and design to reframe sustainability—not as tech alone, but as cultural and ecological transformation.
News & Publications
At Village Capital, our goal is to drive systems-level change that fosters greater inclusivity in impact investing and enables a more diverse range of entrepreneurs to thrive. Explore our efforts in this direction below:
Meet Our Entrepreneurs
Solutions Built to Last (and Loop)
In Europe, startups are using insects, land data, and satellite AI to drive circular economy solutions that can scale while restoring ecosystems.
Lived Experience Drives Startup Innovation
Founder-led startups rooted in personal struggle drive smarter, empathetic solutions – reshaping immigration, maternal care, and financial access with AI and heart.
Program News
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 grants as part of the US Women in Tech Accelerator program.
Village Capital Selects Five Entrepreneur Support Organizations in Ghana, Nigeria, and Tanzania as Venture Partners for USD 4M Africa Ecosystem Catalysts Facility
The Africa Ecosystem Catalysts Facility will channel early-stage capital into startups building local solutions for economic mobility and climate resilience.
Village Capital Invests in Advancing Women-Led Innovation in MENA and South Asia
Village Capital has announced its latest investments, totalling USD 200K, in three women-led, impact-creating startups: BeMe (Pakistan), Dabchy (Tunisia), and FreshSource (Egypt).
Investor Resources
Three Years of Greentech Europe
This report showcases the transformative potential of women-led greentech startups to address climate challenges while achieving outstanding business outcomes.
Empowering Africa's Sustainable Future
A new report delves into sectoral insights on Blue Economy, Climate Adaptation, Food Security, and Renewable Energy in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
Bridging the Gap: Insights into the Support Ecosystem for Rural Impacting Enterprises in Sub-Saharan Africa
A new report delves into the pivotal role of Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs) in bolstering Rural Impacting Enterprises (RIEs) across sub-Saharan Africa. RIEs are a critical backbone of many African economies, forming a substantial portion of the Small and Growing Businesses (SGBs) segment.