Village Capital
Village Capital is an impact investor based in Washington, D.C., focused on supporting startups that are tackling some of the world's biggest problems. Founded with a mission to democratize entrepreneurship, the firm operates accelerator programs aimed at empowering socially-driven startups in thematic areas like Climate Innovation & Adaptation, Economic Mobility, and Equitable Access to Essential Services. By collaborating with locally-led Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs) and creating robust support ecosystems, Village Capital seeks to strengthen and expand entrepreneurial capabilities worldwide.
The firm employs a variety of financing structures, including equity, debt, and revenue-share, to deploy capital where it can create the most impact. Their investments typically focus on sectors like Agricultural Technology (AgTech), Financial Services, HealthTech, and Sustainability, primarily in growth regions including North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. While they manage capital through these various funds, exact figures for assets under management and historical fund sizes are not publicly shared.
Notable portfolio companies include QuinTerra, which transforms food waste into agricultural feed; Tierra de Monte, offering biological treatments for crops; Balad, providing financial services in Egypt; Crop2Cash, which facilitates financial access for smallholder farmers in Nigeria; and BetterSea, aiding shipping companies in reducing carbon emissions. These investments align with their commitment to economic mobility, climate, and equal access to services.
Village Global
Village Global is a venture capital firm based in San Francisco, California, founded in 2017. The firm is backed by prominent figures such as Reid Hoffman, Bill Gates, and Jeff Bezos. Village Global operates with a unique network-driven approach, connecting founders with a vast network of over 400 founders, operator angels, and luminary LPs. The team consists of 18 members, including 8 partners, who are dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs from day one.
The firm primarily invests in pre-seed and seed rounds across a wide range of sectors, including fintech, health, AI, and consumer services. Village Global writes checks ranging from $500K to $3M and is known for its global reach, investing in startups in the United States, India, Africa, and Latin America. The firm emphasizes its role as a generalist investor, supporting founders with mentorship and strategic connections.
Notable investments by Village Global include companies like Stream - a data streaming platform, Multiverse - an education technology company, and Forethought AI - an AI-driven customer support solution. The firm has seen nine of its portfolio companies reach unicorn status and has been involved in 24 acquisitions.
Villgro Innovations Foundation
Villgro Innovations Foundation is an impact investor and incubator based in India, founded in 2001 by Paul Basil. It is focused on creating social enterprises that have a powerful impact on society, particularly in marginalized communities. The team comprises experts with deep technical expertise across various sectors, and they are committed to nurturing social enterprises in areas of climate-smart agriculture, healthcare, climate action, and inclusive livelihoods.
Villgro provides incubation support and innovative financing strategies to enterprises in industries such as agriculture, healthcare, and climate action. Their geographic focus is primarily India. The foundation's investments aim at early-stage companies, often guiding them from inception through growth. Villgro's incubation model includes market partnerships and channel development to help startups scale effectively.
Notable enterprises supported by Villgro include companies working on sustainable farming technologies and healthcare innovations. Over the years, they have incubated 386 enterprises, including 81 women-led ventures, impacting 20.8 million lives and creating nearly 8,000 direct jobs.
Villgro Kenya
Villgro Kenya is an early stage incubator that addresses deep rooted social problems and inequalities by providing technical and business expertise for market driven innovation and scale up of social enterprises. Villgro Kenya is inspiring a new wave of innovative thinking to address deep rooted global health challenges in Africa through market-led solutions. VK provides seed funding, technical assistance and business development support to global health innovators to take their innovations to the market. Working at the interface of science and industry, VK brings over 30 years’ worth of experience in R&D/academia and entrepreneurship in the region that is relevant to global health technology development and go-to market strategies. Our partnerships and networks span across the product development, commercialization and scale to leverage local and foreign investments for global health impact in the region.
Vina Capital
VinaCapital is a leading investment management and real estate development firm in Vietnam with a diversified portfolio of USD1.8 billion in assets under management. Founded in 2003, our team of managing directors bring extensive international finance and investment experience to the firm.
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Our mission is to produce superior returns for investors by using our experience and knowledge to identify the key trends and opportunities that emerge as Vietnam continues to develop its economy. To achieve this, VinaCapital has industry-leading asset class teams covering capital markets, private equity, fixed income, venture capital, real estate, and infrastructure.
Vinci Partners
Vinci was founded in October 2009 by a group of very experienced managers in the financial market. It has deep knowledge of the Brazilian economy and extensive relationship network. The company is comprised of teams that could operate independently, but that together produce synergies and results.
Vine St. Ventures
Vine St. Ventures is a venture capital investment firm focusing on internet and mobile businesses. Based on available information, their team includes managers such as Dave Knox, Rob McDonald, JB Kropp, and Marina Dedes Gallagher. The firm prides itself on its expertise in identifying and nurturing promising tech startups in its target sectors. They are notable for their emphasis on tech-driven innovation and successful platform businesses.
Vine St. Ventures invests primarily in the digital and mobile sectors, looking for innovative companies that leverage internet technologies. The firm typically participates in early-stage investments, such as Seed and potentially Series A rounds. They focus investments within North America. Specific details on total assets under management are not provided, and there is no explicit mention of any LPs or strategic partners.
Some of Vine St. Ventures' notable investments include ActionStreamer, Ahalogy, Beyond Pricing, Daily Harvest, and FamilyTech. The portfolio reflects their focus on internet and technology businesses, with exits like the acquisition of FamilyTech by Mercedes-Benz demonstrating strategic growth and value realization.
Vine Ventures
Vine Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm founded in 2020 and based in New York City, with additional offices in San Francisco and Tel Aviv. The firm focuses on investing in technology sectors such as software, FinTech, AI/Infrastructure, life sciences, healthcare, consumer products, and social impact companies across the U.S., Israel, and Latin America. Vine Ventures aims to support founders from inception through IPO, providing capital, strategic guidance, and access to a global network of investors.
The firm employs a "full-stack" investment approach, where partners manage all aspects of the investment process, ensuring accountability and operational support. Vine Ventures also commits 50% of its fund profits to mental health philanthropy, allowing founders to participate in the donation process. The firm typically invests between $0–$10 million, focusing on pre-seed and seed rounds, and is recognized as the second-largest seed-stage fund based in New York City. Key partners include Ryan Zurrer, Ozan Polat, and Robbie Bent, who bring diverse expertise to the firm.
Vintage Investment Partners
Vintage Investment Partners is a global venture firm combining fund-of-funds, secondary funds and growth funds. With roughly $4 Billion under management, 15 active funds, across the U.S., Europe, and Israel, Vintage is invested in several of the world's leading venture funds with exposure to approximately 6,000+ technology companies. Vintage uses its unmatched network to connect startups across the world to hundreds of corporations seeking support in their digital journeys, helping drive an ecosystem to maximize its potential and reach new heights. Founder of PowerinDiversity initiative and signatory of the UN’s Principles for Responsible Investment (UN PRI).
Viola Partners
Viola is Israel’s leading technology-focused investment group with over $3 billion assets under management. We enable Israeli entrepreneurs to build global transformational technology companies. Viola’s mission and passion is to enable Israeli entrepreneurs to build global transformational technology companies.
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To do this repeatedly and consistently, we go beyond just funding, and provide value-add services that arm our entrepreneurs with the edge they need to succeed in the global arena