About our Programs for Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs)
We develop, test, and share new tools, processes, and practices that ESOs can use to unlock social and financial capital for early-stage, impact-creating entrepreneurs.
The Village Capital “accelerator-for-accelerators” program model helps ESOs improve their strategy, sustainability, and impact.
Ecosystem builders and ESO founders, read on for opportunities to apply to our programs.
To learn more about our programs that train and support impact-creating startups, click here.
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Empowering Sustainable Entrepreneurship Africa, 2024
Location:Sub-Saharan Africa
Type:Climate Innovation & Adaptation
This program, with support from Norad - the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, is a transformative ecosystem-building Africa program aimed at strengthening the capacity and impact of Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs), and climate-focused early-stage startups in Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, and Tanzania. Learn more.
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News & Insights
Unlocking the Ripple Effect in Accelerator-for-Accelerator Programs
In the ever-evolving landscape of entrepreneurship, accelerator programs have been pivotal in propelling startups to create more impact.
Shifting the Center: 2023 Resource Lookbook
In 2022, we shared a first look at Resource with you through “Who Supports the Supporters?” The report captured our earliest learnings and impact findings in driving nationwide systems-level inclusion for BIPOC innovators through local ecosystems. After completing the second Resource cohort, we took a step back to strategically assess, learn, and reimagine the initiative’s next impact phase.
Unlocking the Pipeline in MENA: Getting High Growth Potential Ventures Investment Ready
Village Capital initially embarked on our ecosystem-building journey in 2016 to address the question, “How can ecosystem builders best support entrepreneurs to succeed?”