Cleantech and Climate Tech
These are solutions leveraging technology to address climate change, reduce environmental damage, or improve the environmental quality of polluted natural resources.
Greentech LatAm 2024
An emerging markets initiative to run parallel investment-readiness accelerator programs supporting sustainable innovations.
The Latin American program will address and overcome key challenges entrepreneurs encounter due to regional disparities.
About the program
Greentech 2024: The Future of Sustainability, is an investment-readiness accelerator program that will support startups with innovative solutions to accelerate sustainable development.
The Latin American program will address and overcome key challenges entrepreneurs encounter due to regional disparities. It will focus on diverse-led startups addressing underestimated communities in Argentina, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, Peru, and Uruguay.
Eligibility
Eligibility requirements include:
Have legal incorporation as a for profit entity in Latin America, with operations in at least one of the following countries: Mexico, Argentina, Uruguay, Costa Rica, Peru, Bolivia, or Panama.
Have a market-based solution that tackles sustainability challenges in Latin America.
Have at least one full-time founder based in Latin America.
Be in compliance with local fiscal and business law.
Have a minimum viable product (MVP), and raised less than USD 1M in equity.
Have meaningful customer or business validation (not limited to revenue, it can also be successful pilot studies, number of users, and/or strategic partnerships).
Who Should Apply
Types of startups we are recruiting:
Agtech and Food Security
This includes companies using technology to address healthy nutrition, improve efficiency, increase yields, reduce costs, and boost sustainability in agriculture and agricultural practices.
Circular and Regenerative Economy
Companies innovating using technology to minimize waste, pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions through sustainable use of natural resources.
Natural Resource Management
Companies leveraging technology for sustainable and responsible management of land, water, air, and wildlife. We’ll also focus on creative solutions addressing challenges around degraded land, deforestation, loss of habitat, loss of biodiversity, displacement, and endangerment of species.
Water, Sanitation, and Health
These are tech-based companies creating solutions to improve access to clean water, sanitation, hygiene, good health, and well-being.
What you’ll get
Mentorship
Ability to meet with and receive mentorship from prominent investors, potential strategic partners, customers, and other founders.
Financial analysis
Access to an investment analyst who will coach you one-on-one on building a financial model, identifying unit economics, and using financial metrics to drive both business and investor diligence.
Media exposure
Exposure to Village Capital’s program website and other communications collateral.
Networking
Access to a diverse and inclusive network of mentors and founders.
Continued learning
Access to live and asynchronous sessions tailored to a virtual learning environment to help their companies identify early milestones and prepare for their next round of capital (if relevant) or big expansion.
Advice
Startups will also be able to participate in a virtual investor forum and mock board meetings with representatives from financial institutions, corporates, experienced entrepreneurs, and relevant investors with a view to providing support towards scaling.
Advisory Board
Olivia Valdes
Venture Partner, Fen Ventures
Javier Olave
CMO & Founder, Done Properly
Claudio Garcia Salgó
Founder, AGreenVesting
Alicia Ferrer
Principal Investment Officer, IFC
Rafael Campos
Partner & Venture Capital Director, Vox Capital
Agostina Martino
Scouting y análisis de proyectos, Antom.la
Gabriel Florensa
Founder & Managing Partner, Meet Capital
Gabriela Vera
Founder & Managing Partner, QAPU Ventures
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Program Timeline
March 4, 2024
Applications open
May 10, 2024
Applications close
July, 2024
Cohort selection
August 5-9, 2024
Online workshop 1
August 26-30, 2024
Online workshop 2
September 16-20, 2024
Online workshop 3
Latest News
Village Capital Launches Call for Startups in Asia Focused on Greentech
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (March 4, 2024) — Village Capital, with support from Moody’s Foundation, launched Greentech 2024: The Future of Sustainability, an investment-readiness accelerator. The program is designed to advance innovative and sustainable solutions, actively contributing towards building resilience and mitigating the effects of climate change in Asia.
Village Capital Launches Call for Sub-Saharan Africa Startups Focused on Greentech
Nairobi, Kenya (March 4, 2024) – Village Capital, with support from Moody’s Foundation, launched Greentech 2024: The Future of Sustainability, an investment-readiness accelerator. The program is designed to advance innovative and sustainable solutions, actively contributing towards building resilience and mitigating the effects of climate change across sub-Saharan Africa.
Village Capital Puts Out Call for LatAm Startups Focused on Greentech
Mexico City (March 4, 2024) — Village Capital, with support from Moody’s Foundation, launched Greentech 2024: The Future of Sustainability, an emerging markets initiative to run parallel investment-readiness accelerator programs supporting sustainable innovations.