We need to unlock the power of entrepreneurship – everywhere. VilCap Communities widens access for high potential, locally-led entrepreneur support organizations to deliver improved outcomes to historically overlooked entrepreneurs.

We offer incubators, accelerators, funds, and other organizations a platform for program management and toolkit of proven tools, technology, training curriculum and facilitator guides.

The result: a more equitable system for distributing capital to a more diverse set of founders. Join the more than 50 VilCap Communities that are helping the entrepreneurs they care about succeed. 

Where are VilCap Communities? 

Click on the pins on the interactive map below to learn more about VilCap Communities around the world.

 

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Success Stories

 Anza, Tanzania 

Anza Investment Readiness Accelerator for Social Enterprises

Anza was founded in 2016 with the mission to improve the quality of life for underserved communities in Tanzania by building the capacity of entrepreneurs in the region. Prior to joining the 2018 VilCap Communities Africa cohort, the team had not yet run a full-scale accelerator program, but were eager to get started. During their first program in 2019, Anza selected 9 high-quality companies from the agriculture, e-commerce, education, and clean energy sectors, resulting in investing in the top two peer selected companies.

As they gear up for their second program in 2020, Anza will continue to provide investment readiness training for a new cohort of entrepreneurs in both English and Swahili. The team at Azna credits the toolkit’s ease of use and VilCap team support for their excitement to gear up for a second program, even amid a pandemic.

 St. Louis, MO, United States

“VilCap provides an excellent, hands-on series of workshops that covers the key topics any entrepreneur needs to focus on to thrive — customer discovery and testing your value prop, refining your business model, strategically planning around key milestones needed to hit for growth, raising capital, and hiring. 

 

"VilCap also provides everything you need to run an accelerator, with the freedom and flexibility to customize it as you see fit, including slide decks, materials for guest experts to prepare, work for entrepreneurs to do between workshops, and software and spreadsheets to help you manage the program. Most importantly, the VilCap staff is available to share their insights from years of running similar programs. They also helped us navigate our transition to remote-only when COVID-19 hit, helping us find guest” investors from across the country."

 

How it Works

As a VilCap Community, not only will you have access to the materials to run a great accelerator program, but the Village Capital resources to train your facilitators, connect you to the right networks, and give sector-specific insights on your program focus. Be the go-to ecosystem builder in your city with our one-stop shop.

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News & Press

• Village Capital: Supporting the Supporters: A Continued Partnership with Travelers and VilCap Communities
• FastCompany: Startup investing has a race problem. Here’s why Black-owned tech hubs are key to closing the racial wealth gap
• Financial Times: How to boost early stage deal flow in Africa
• Venture Burn: Village Capital taps 15 African tech hubs for VilCap Communities Africa initiative
• Business Day: Investment tour: How Village Capital supports pan-African tech ecosystem

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