Village Capital

Village Capital is a Washington, D.C.-based venture capital firm founded in 2009 that focuses on early-stage and seed investments in sectors such as agriculture, education, energy, financial services, and healthcare. The firm aims to empower entrepreneurs by employing a unique peer-support model, allowing entrepreneurs to select the ventures that receive pre-committed seed funding at the conclusion of its programs. Village Capital connects high-potential entrepreneurs with essential resources, fostering innovation and growth. It operates both a nonprofit that provides training for founders and a for-profit investment fund that invests in top program graduates, having supported over 1,000 entrepreneurs and more than 550 enterprises across various global regions. The firm has achieved notable success, with its alumni generating significant revenue and creating thousands of jobs, while maintaining a high recommendation rate among participants.

Adedana Ashebir

Regional Manager

Allie Burns

Chief Executive Officer

Allyson Burns

CEO

Daniel Cossío

Manager, Programs and Partnerships

Apoorv Karmakar

Senior Director

Rachel Schwartz

Senior Associate FP&A

Ben Wrobel

Director of Communications

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ASEEL Technology Corporation

Non Equity Assistance in 2023
ASEEL is your gateway to original products from the furthest reaches of the world. We have started with our first pickup country (Afghanistan) and have finalized the whole supply chain to ship to our customers homes globally. ASEEL currently has 14 small businesses from Afghanistan that deals in handmade carpets, cashmere, leather, ceramics etc.

Fatakpay

Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Developer of a fintech platform intended to offer a quick, transparent, and secure way to manage your day-to-day needs. The company's platform offers a scan now and pay later experience without the interest fees or hidden charges, it provides consumers with personal loans, insurance, mutual funds, bill payments, and gold savings, enabling users to manage their day-to-day needs in an interest-free, quick, transparent, and secure way and avail credit to underserved & underbanked..

uqudo

Non Equity Assistance in 2023
With an increased need for contactless digital solutions, organisations are looking for optimum means to facilitate business growth through authenticated and verified identity management. uqudo offers next generation AI-powered trusted Identity as a Service. We enable seamless incorporation of essential onboarding functions whilst aiming to eradicate identity fraud by providing the addition of a secure trusted identity layer. Understanding the need for change, we address evolving business requirements whilst adhering to country-specific rigorous KYC, AML and CDD specifications. With a proven framework for organisations, uqudo has created an ecosystem to provide an agile environment for functional business processes. We are connecting millions of users, apps and devices with our award-winning platform providing passwordless strong authentication and verification solutions.

Monak e-Services

Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Order online from your favorite Supermarkets, Perfumes & Oud Outlets, electronic stores, etc with insurance, Home Services, Tour & Travel, utility recharge & top-up, Beauty Services, Car Cleaning & Services, etc now click far away.

Vexi

Venture Round in 2022
Vexi is a financial technology company based in Mexico City, founded in 2016. It specializes in providing credit card services aimed at the young, underbanked population in Latin America, facilitating access to formal credit. Through its mobile application, Vexi enables users to create personalized payment plans, manage their expenses, and build their credit history with minimal documentation. The company offers both a digital credit card for online transactions and a physical card for in-person purchases, all designed to enhance user experience and financial literacy. Vexi's proprietary technology aims to streamline the onboarding process, making credit more accessible and secure for underserved individuals.

Kader

Seed Round in 2022
Kader is a hiring platform. They offer services for an online job board for restaurant and hotel jobs. They provide message mentioning the job description and shortlist and hire candidates.

Sofi

Grant in 2021
hiSofi is a debt collection FinTech that specializes in debt collection, financial education, and financial reintegration. hiSofi was founded in 2018.

Akiba

Grant in 2021
Akiba is a platform that revolutionizes employee savings funds and funds.It allows companies to manage their employee funds and funds in a digital and transparent manner, in addition to offering credits and payroll advances in an agile manner.

valarix

Grant in 2021
We are an online accountant for businesses. We focus on serving small businesses in México. The base of our service is the electronic invoice in México, we apply data analysis to the database of each costumer to in a semi automatic way, build their accounting books, calculate their taxes and detect risks and opportunities. Our goal right now is to build a platform with a machine learning engine, so we can have a complete automatic accountant, so the real accountant can focus on advising the customer in their business and not in building their financial information. Our goal is to change the way accounting, finance and tax services are being provided, changing the way the information is retrieve, store and analyze. Right now you need an army of low pay accountants to do book keeping in regular basis, we want to change that to only one accountant with data science knowledge tools to make his job more efficient. We believe this can change the auditing market by reducing cost to serve clients, improve data analytics from auditors, and even give banks a better understanding of small businesses so they can target better financial products to small business owners.

Vexi

Seed Round in 2021
Vexi is a financial technology company based in Mexico City, founded in 2016. It specializes in providing credit card services aimed at the young, underbanked population in Latin America, facilitating access to formal credit. Through its mobile application, Vexi enables users to create personalized payment plans, manage their expenses, and build their credit history with minimal documentation. The company offers both a digital credit card for online transactions and a physical card for in-person purchases, all designed to enhance user experience and financial literacy. Vexi's proprietary technology aims to streamline the onboarding process, making credit more accessible and secure for underserved individuals.

Duma Toys

Seed Round in 2021
Duma Toys is an Egyptian brand specializing in handmade children’s toys and products. It also offers job training and employment making high-quality, hand-knitted toys from sustainable materials. The company was founded in 2018 and is based in Giza, Egypt.

Chari

Seed Round in 2021
Chari.ma is the leading B2B e-commerce platform for FMCG products in Morocco

Finerio

Seed Round in 2021
Finerio is an automated personal finance platform based in Mexico that offers users a free and efficient way to manage their finances. The platform allows individuals to link their debit and credit accounts from major Mexican banks, providing insights for effective financial planning and saving. Finerio focuses on personal finance management by enabling users to create custom budgets, monitor and track expenditures, and analyze their consumption patterns. Through its open finance and data analysis capabilities, Finerio empowers users to gain control over their financial information, ultimately helping them plan their expenses and enhance their savings.

Plant Squad

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Plant Squad is an online platform that offers plant-based foods.

FinLoop

Seed Round in 2021
FinLoop positions itself as a credit management platform for the real estate industry.

Ecomm-App

Seed Round in 2021
Ecomm-App is an online platform that helps online merchants to manage their inventory in real-time and invoice in seconds.

Flexio

Seed Round in 2021
At Flexio, we’re using today’s technology to bring significant disruptive innovation to the financial industry in Latin America. Flexio is a checkout technology company pioneering the next generation of point-of-sale financing. We focus on improving the lives of consumers by delivering simple, honest and transparent financial products. Flexio is an everyday financing solution that customers deserve and merchants need. Flexio is built on the principles of simplicity, transparency, and privacy.

ZIZU Bank

Seed Round in 2021
ZIZU is a neobank for the US Hispanic market. Our mission is to empower the US Hispanic community, offering a multi-product banking platform they have never experienced before, providing affordable, accessible and fair financial services.

EduGorilla Community

Seed Round in 2021
EduGorilla Community Pvt. Ltd. develops online mock tests platform. It helps students with career related queries, study materials, and information of different coaching institutes and schools. The company offers coaching services for defense and police, civil service, management, medical, banking, designing, skill, aptitude, language test, computer and information technology, government exams, teaching, railway, engineering, school level state and all India level, law, arts, commerce, SSC, foreign education, other, insurance, graduate engineering, IT placement papers, PSUs and research, license, and finance exams. EduGorilla Community Pvt. Ltd. was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Lucknow, India.

PickMyWork

Seed Round in 2021
We hire, train, manage and deploy gig workers to complete repeatable tasks for companies

PMaps

Seed Round in 2021
PMaps is India’s leading data analytics driven, online assessment company. With more than 1 million assessments delivered successfully around the world & across multiple domains, PMaps has been helping various organizations & corporates achieve long-lasting & sustainable results through its unique proprietary algorithms and recommendation engine. Whether you are a start-up hiring your first product developer, a rapidly growing mid-sized firm in need of scaling up human resources at a hectic pace or a large company hiring a sales manager in one corner of the country, the most important strategy for ensuring long term success is, undoubtedly, your “PEOPLE” strategy.

Qandle

Seed Round in 2021
Qandle - that elusive HR solution which you always wanted but never found (till now). End-to-end HR solution that is smart, beautiful, and completely configurable, with a fully functional mobile app to help you manage tasks on-the-go! Amazing? Couldn't agree more! Connect with us and discover how they can help improve productivity and engagement of your teams.

Unschool

Grant in 2021
Unschool is an ed-tech company that creates an online learning ecosystem for students and professionals. The company allows students, graduates, young professionals, entrepreneurs and anyone with the curiosity to learn to create an online learning ecosystem that fits their needs and industry demands. Correspondingly, Unschool is a marketplace where learned individuals or subject matter experts are able to coach younger, inspired minds in their own fields. Unschool was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.

MentorMind

Seed Round in 2021
MentorMind is an online platform where students & young professionals can access & work on real-time work situations in the form of challenges.Inspired through various diverse academic & professional experiences, it has been the MentorMind team’s long standing mission to improve the practicality of undergraduate education in India & other emerging economies. Hence, was born MentorMind.

Assesshub

Seed Round in 2021
AssessHub is an online skill assessment platform that helps companies to hire, develop, and scale talent. Companies can measure competency, behavioural assessment, general aptitude, language proficiency, technical and functional skills using AssessHub platform.

ClearLeaf

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
ClearLeaf uses patent-pending technology, organic certified in the EU and Japan, to control and manage a wide range of harmful pests while maintaining natural balances on the farm, protecting farmers and consumers. ClearLeaf currently has pre- and post-harvest solutions for the coffee, banana, multiple vegetables, melon, sugar cane, strawberries and flower sectors. GotaBlanca® is currently sold online in Costa Rica since launching its direct sales program in 2020. Our first product line, GotaBlanca®, is a line of non-toxic contact-action liquid emulsions that uses surface chemistry and colloidal technology to enhance plant growth through the control and management of fungal and bacterial diseases.

UrbanaGrow

Seed Round in 2021
UrbanaGrow contributes to generating agri-food independence, providing a profitable business, with a positive social impact, as well as a technology to produce vegetables in an environmentally responsible way and resilient to climate change.

Bio Natural Solutions

Seed Round in 2021
BNS is a biotech company focused on the food sector that develops patented technologies based on the reuse of fresh organic waste. The company has a commercial presence in more than 10 countries globally and has the purpose of transforming the Agri-Food industry and optimizing the management of organic waste to improve the quality of life of consumers globally, with chemical-free alternatives, effectives and economically accessible.

Suyana

Seed Round in 2021
Suyana is a technology-driven company that delivers climate insurance for farmers. It develops innovative solutions, based on the use of technological tools, focused on farmers' needs. The company seeks to create inclusive products for small and medium farmers.

Sensix

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Through the FieldScan platform, Sensix uses analytical intelligence and machine learning to consolidate and correlate data from drones, satellites, machines, climate and soil and plant samples, generating input application maps, greater crop predictability and greater profitability for farmers. The web-based platform FieldScan is capable of delivering weed localization maps, quantifying planting gaps, identifying vigor and biomass variability and soil and plant sampling maps for variable rate application of fertilizers, nematicides, regulators (cotton), resistance inducers and insecticides, communicating directly with the agricultural machinery and impacting in saving of inputs, greater homogeneity of the crop and increase of yields.

Shadana Yoga

Grant in 2021
Shadana Yoga is an online platform that teaches stress relief methods and self-awareness techniques using ancient methods of yoga.

SunBox

Grant in 2021
SunBox operates as a multinational corporation that provides clean energy services.

Bekia

Seed Round in 2021
Bekia offering exchange the separated Inorganic waste like (Cans, plastics, food oil, metal & etc.) with food & services

Green Fashion

Seed Round in 2021
Green Fashion engages in reproducing remnants of fabrics from factories, workshops, and used clothes. Its mission is to extend the life of textile parts, by reproducing them again without the need to waste more resources

Fundi App

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Fundi App is an on demand mobile application that connects vetted handymen providing different types of installation, repair and maintenance services in the informal sector to customers in the wider market. Our software is designed to match demand with nearest skilled individuals available in real-time. Lack of access to decent work for the skilled youth in Africa is a big challenge. The African Development Bank(Afdb) estimates that 11 million youth enter the labour market every year but only 3 million new jobs are created. Over 70% of all labour market entrants end up either unemployed or underemployed in the highly fragmented informal sector. Most informal workers, both self-employed and wage earners, face issues such as low productivity, low wages and unsustainable livelihoods. As a result of these, there is a significant, but not complete, overlap between working informally and being poor. At the same time, customers experience hardship in locating service providers who prioritize quality, affordability and reliability. Existing solutions offer contacts scattered across the web that are often not vetted which makes the process risky, expensive and time consuming for the customer. Our mission is to use technology to provide access to decent work and stable economic opportunities for youth in sub-Saharan Africa. We believe this to be key to building thriving communities.

CoffeeChat

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
CoffeeChat is a coaching-as-a-service platform that enables companies to offer one-on-one executive coaching for their managers.

Afrilearn

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Afrilearn leverages genius tutors, animators, and developers to provide affordable, world-class education.

Urbansense

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Urbansense is an on-demand service app that connects local vetted service providers with customers, regardless of the complexity of the job.

Eneza Education

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Eneza Education Limited, founded in 2011 and based in Nairobi, Kenya, specializes in providing mobile technology-based education services. The company offers a virtual tutor and teacher's assistant, enabling students and teachers to access curriculum-aligned courses, assessments, and interactive support from live instructors via mobile devices. Its platform includes locally-adapted tutorials, tips, assessments, and features such as a leaderboard and live teacher chat, accessible through various formats including USSD/SMS, a web app, an offline desktop app, and an Android app. Eneza Education targets individual parents, students, and teachers with subscription-based access to its educational resources, ensuring that learners across Kenya, from urban centers to rural areas, can benefit from comprehensive, on-demand educational support.

Irawo

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Irawo is a community that helps young Africans make a living from their talents. It is a place where young Africans can be inspired by successful role models who are like them, learn how to make a living from their talents, and connect with each other. With its resources, events, and programs, Irawo is the largest platform in Africa that allows young people to keep doing what they love.

Gradely.ng

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Gradely.ng Limited operates a personalized learning platform designed for secondary school students in Nigeria. Founded in 2019 and based in Yaba, the platform utilizes artificial intelligence to provide tailored learning materials, including online tutorials and video lessons, along with exam preparation resources. Gradely employs analytics to identify learning gaps, enabling real-time intervention for students through adaptive homework tests accessible via web and mobile devices. The platform assists teachers by offering pre-set questions, currently focused on mathematics, which align with WASCCE and Cambridge curriculum topics. Teachers can easily assign homework and deadlines, while progress reports are generated for teachers, parents, and schools. Gradely's system continuously adapts by integrating previously unmastered topics with new ones, ensuring a comprehensive learning experience.

Prim-U

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
A technology platform that matches demand and supply for wellness services thereby maximising capacity and usage by minimising wasted space for professionals and speeding convenience for consumers.

DriversNg

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
DriversNG Recruitment Services Ltd. operates an online platform to recruit verified and trained professional drivers. The drivers can be recruited on full term, short term, on-demand, and ride-sharing basis. The company operates its services online and through mobile application. The company serves in Lagos, Abeokuta, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt, Benin, Ibadan, Benue, Kaduna, and Delta city. DriversNG Recruitment Services Ltd. Recruitment Services Ltd. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Lagos, Nigeria with additional office at Abuja, Nigeria.

Mosabi

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
E-learning linked to financial health and inclusion for emerging market citizens

WorkNasi Plus

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
WorkNasi Plus is a platform empowering businesses in Africa by connecting them to the best-skilled freelancers and remote workers from across the continent.

Wootlab

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Wootlab is a software development and talent management platform focused on creating employment opportunities for the unemployed and underemployed youth through technical upskilling.

Ecomake Innovations

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Ecomake Innovation provides practical engineering skills training and hands-on STEM skills to students for employment.

Utiva

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Utiva provides digital skill training for individuals and organizations. It combines classroom training with online learning experiences; and provides a platform that allows remote interaction with facilitators and AI support for knowledge and skills. The company offers training in the areas of data science, agile development, growth hacking, product innovation, machine learning and AI, and platform development. Utiva was founded in 2017 and is based in Washington, District of Columbia with additional offices in Edinburgh, United Kingdom and Lagos, Nigeria.

Angaza Elimu

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Angaza Elimu is primed to transform education across Kenya and the entire African continent by addressing the problem of inefficient classrooms and inadequate educational material. At Angaza Elimu, we enhance the classroom experience and strengthen the student-teacher bond. By combining a comprehensive e-Learning platform with a simple classroom setup, Angaza Elimu eases the administrative burden of teachers and frees them to spend more time teaching substantive material. Additionally, Angaza Elimu encourages children to further engage with technology with a Student Portal that challenges them to think critically. We also offer supplemental training on STEM to plant the seed of innovativeness in the young African learner.

Tustawi

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Tustawi is an e-learning specialist for professional development in Kenya, using technology to develop job-specific and market-relevant customized training.

Terawork

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Terawork operates a freelancers' marketplace designed to connect businesses with skilled professionals for various projects. Its platform facilitates the search and hiring of vetted freelancers, allowing clients to post job offers and receive proposals from qualified talents globally. The service is free for both freelancers and clients, promoting accessibility and ease of use. Terawork incorporates an escrow payment system, ensuring that funds are secured until the client approves the completed work, thereby fostering trust between parties. The platform also features a two-way review system, enabling clients and freelancers to rate each other, which helps set expectations for future collaborations. By eliminating traditional outsourcing barriers, Terawork not only enhances the client experience but also supports freelancers in showcasing their skills and building their professional profiles. Ultimately, Terawork aims to create economic opportunities by bridging the gap between businesses and independent professionals across various industries.

Stars From All Nations

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Stars From All Nations (SFAN) is a high impact social venture established with precise vision to raise the next generation of African leaders through the accomplishment of the following goals: Help young people have a smooth transition from college to career through mentorship, capacity development and job/internship placement. Offer opportunities for youths to turn their passion into a business or career by creating platforms for networking, incubation and funding. Train young people to give back to their communities through positive social actions. Although there have been tremendous improvements in the business practices in Africa, the challenge lies in integrating youths into the workforce. Obviously there is a big disconnect because in as much as the economy is expanding and domestic demand is increasing, job creation is not, hence the growing youth unemployment rate in Africa.

ICT for Development

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
ICT for Development Kenya reaches out to undeserved communities in East Africa offering Technology literacy.

Yu’sure

Non Equity Assistance in 2021
Yu’sure connects established insurance providers with unemployed youth.

Grain4Grain

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Grain4Grain is a San Antonio based food-tech startup. A couple years ago, we developed a patent pending process that allows us to dry and mill byproducts, specifically brewers spent grain, into a low carb, high protein flour. Spent grain is the number one byproduct from breweries and for over 100 years, breweries have been trying to develop a way to capitalize on this resource--think whey protein from cheese making. Our innovative methodology allows us to dry and mill brewers spent grain in under 20 minutes, down from the conventional 6 hours--allowing us to provide this incredibly healthy and sustainable ingredient at affordable prices to consumers and product makers. Since launching 10 months ago, we have been able to upcycle 120,000 lbs of wet spent grain, and have launched 2 CPG products in nearly 200 HEB stores. We are now in the works of developing contracts with product makers, bakeries, and even a dog food company!

Grapevine Health

Seed Round in 2021
Grapevine Health is a data-driven health media company focused on improving health literacy among underserved communities. By utilizing technical expertise and trusted communicators, the organization provides culturally appropriate health information that is both relatable and understandable. Their services assist health systems, insurers, and medical providers in enhancing community outreach and engagement, ensuring that health information is accessible and empowering for patients. Through empathetic storytelling and tailored communication strategies, Grapevine Health aims to democratize health information and support the maintenance of healthy behaviors within these communities.

Ayana Therapy

Seed Round in 2021
Ayana Therapy is a telehealth platform dedicated to providing mental health services to marginalized communities, including people of color and LGBTQ+ individuals. It utilizes a smart matchmaking algorithm to connect users with licensed therapists who are compatible based on cultural experiences and identity traits such as race, gender identity, class, sexuality, and ethnicity. By offering virtual communication options, Ayana Therapy aims to address significant barriers to mental health care, including high costs, stigma, and a lack of cultural competency within the healthcare system. The platform seeks to create a safe space for those whose voices have been historically dismissed or neglected, facilitating access to essential mental health support.

TQIntelligence

Venture Round in 2021
TQIntelligence, Inc. owns and operates a platform which measures the severity of the emotional distress. The platform integrates multiple data sources and offers cognitive insights into risk stratification, treatment outcomes tracking, and personalized behavioral health interventions. The company products include TQ-Intelligence, including insights from voice/speech analytics and other psychometrically sound instruments and TQ Analytics which offers solutions using existing EMR data with actionable insights. The company features include machine learning analytics, knowledge graph, and real time prediction. TQIntelligence, Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

Radical Health

Seed Round in 2021
Radical Health hosts conversations with AI-enabled tech that helps people understand what's going on with their health. Radical Health works at the intersection of community health and tech. The company combines meaningful conversations with AI-enabled tech that helps people understand what's going on during a visit, build trust, and develop self-advocacy. Radical Health hosts in-person workshops and training designed to elicit deeper conversations around the Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) within communities and for providers. It combines those programs with Radical Relay, an AI-based chat app that empowers individuals to "Know Their Rights" throughout pregnancy, COVID19, and beyond. We help you ask the right questions during a visit to ensure equity for all. Founded in the Bronx, Radical Health is an Afro-Latina led social enterprise.

Home Lending Pal

Grant in 2020
Home Lending Pal built the first Automated Mortgage Advisor that simulates buying a home with multiple lenders to determine mortgage approval odds and affordability impact based on lifestyle. HLP merges online data from trusted sources to streamline application, reduce the need to scan paper documents, and simplify the home buying process with data-driven workflows, AI and blockchain technology. We educated borrowers on homeownership options while collecting underwriting documents at scale for lenders.

Creci

Grant in 2020
Creci Inc. operates a platform that facilitates loans and credit facilities for social impact small and medium enterprises (SMEs). Established in 2019 and headquartered in Hollywood, Florida, with additional offices in Medellin and Bogota, Colombia, the company provides an online tool that assesses project impact and assigns a social impact score. This allows small businesses to evaluate their alignment with social impact goals and track performance metrics across their portfolios. Creci is dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs who aim to address critical global challenges, particularly those aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The platform streamlines the loan application process, reducing paperwork and enabling quicker access to financing for entrepreneurs.

Fellow Pay

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Fellow Pay operates an online platform designed to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in obtaining financing and credit. Founded in 2017 and based in Copenhagen, Denmark, the platform allows users to upload invoices, apply for credit, and undergo automatic credit checks. The company focuses on providing innovative financial solutions that empower businesses to reach their full potential.

markit

Seed Round in 2020
Markit is a developing tech solution focused on the grocery industry to enhance operations and synchronize data across the supply chain.

WorqCompany

Pre Seed Round in 2020
WorqCompany provides services to businesses and entrepreneurs with technology and sharing economy support in these components. WorqCompany is positioned as a new generation.

We-Settle

Venture Round in 2020
WeSettle is a Fintech platform that helps small and medium enterprises better manage their invoices digitally and allows them to quickly get paid electronically.

Khazna

Seed Round in 2020
Khazna is an Egyptian company focused on enhancing financial services through its mobile application. The platform offers a range of services, including payments, savings, and insurance, while also allowing employers to provide cash advances to employees for unforeseen emergencies. Users can easily transfer and receive funds between each other and make cash withdrawals and deposits without incurring transaction fees. By leveraging smartphone technology, Khazna aims to deliver convenient, effective, and secure financial solutions to consumers in Egypt.

Microfon

Seed Round in 2020
E-Bursum provides a social initiative that brings together students that are looking for scholarships and people, institutions, and organizations that provide scholarships, and aims to assist students in the scholarship application process. The project of Galatasaray University Engineering Faculty students carries all the scholarship transactions to the electronic environment and offers students a faster, technological and fair scholarship search experience. Winner of BİLGİ Young Social Entrepreneur Award in 2015, E-Bursum is free. Users can view the people, institutions, and organizations that give scholarships through e-Bursum, and they can easily apply for scholarships.

Valify Solutions

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Valify Solutions is a technology company specializing in digital identity infrastructure aimed at financial institutions and e-commerce platforms. Founded in 2019 by Omar Abdelwahed and Ibrahim Eid, and headquartered in Cairo, Egypt, Valify offers a platform that facilitates remote account opening, digital onboarding, and user identity verification. Its tools enable service providers to verify customer identities, authenticate official documents remotely, and extract information from valid data sources, all while ensuring security and integrity. By automating and optimizing operations, Valify helps organizations streamline user onboarding and reduce manual tasks. The company focuses on enhancing financial inclusion and economic growth through improved digital identity creation and ownership, ultimately fostering a more secure online environment for all stakeholders.

PAYMINT

Venture Round in 2020
PayMint is a payment solution that allows businesses with easy cashless payments and a payroll management system. They also provide businesses with fringe benefits for employees which makes PayMint the best solution that provides this bundle of services.

TCARE

Series A in 2020
TCARE, Inc. is a provider of a caregiver support software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed to prevent caregiver burnout. The company's cloud-based platform enables care professionals to assess the risk factors associated with family caregiver burnout and recommend timely interventions. TCARE's technology has demonstrated its effectiveness by saving significant costs for agencies such as the Washington State Department of Social and Health Services, which reported over $10 million in savings through a pilot program that delayed nursing home admissions for caregivers by 18 to 24 months. By partnering with government and healthcare entities, TCARE focuses on helping family caregivers manage their responsibilities while allowing their loved ones to age in place. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Pipit Global

Grant in 2020
PiP iT is a Digital Cash Collection platform that enables loading cash onto eWallets, paying in cash for online orders and paying ebills with cash. For the customer they have the convenience of paying in cash with no need for bank account, credit card, no fraud or identity theft. For your business, you now have a secure and easy way for your customers to pay in cash, but you don’t have the problems of cash collection, reconciliation, cash handling or security risks of having cash. If your business sends bills to customers, offers an eWallet, sells online, you should PiP iT.

Nilus

Seed Round in 2020
Nilus is a social enterprise that applies AI and crowdsourcing to reduce food loss and waste. It rescues edible food that is about to be discarded and distributes it among community kitchens. Nilus was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires, Distrito Federal.

Quipu Bank

Grant in 2020
Quipu is a marketplace-platform aimed to ease and increase trade of goods and services between people living in low-income communities. Quipu is a digital community market that seeks to facilitate the exchange of goods and services between people who depend on the popular economy.

Aplazo

Seed Round in 2020
Aplazo is a fintech platform based in Mexico that facilitates online installment payments for users making purchases at affiliated stores. The platform allows customers to apply online and choose a payment method that enables them to pay for their products in fixed installment plans. By providing this service, Aplazo aims to enhance financial access and opportunities for consumers while helping businesses expand their customer base through innovative payment solutions.

Akredito

Seed Round in 2020
Provider of debt management technologies intended to pay, consolidate, and refinance all debts of a defaulter individual. The company's platform technology allows a user to pay the debt installments via the platform with credit and debit cards or bank transfers and subsidizes debts of a non-payer whose registration at credit bureaus prevents him from getting a job or requesting additional credit, enabling individuals to get free from their debt repayments through a personalized financial technology.

Ziplines Education

Seed Round in 2020
GreenFig is a micro education company offering microdegrees in applied business science, including: customer success, finance, marketing, product, sales, service and support. GreenFig combines experiential learning from industry experts with business application software instruction and provides practical work experience where students can apply their newly acquired skills. GreenFig’s microdegrees can be achieved in 200 hours or less and when completed, students can be confident they possess the subject matter proficiency and basic work experience industry demands. GreenFig is headquartered in Bend, Oregon and currently delivers its programs in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area using the GreenFig Education Broadcasting Network.

JobBliss

Seed Round in 2020
JobBliss is a platform dedicated to building a flexible workforce for the future. We help Employers manage their freelancer resources more efficiently – and allow Employers to tap into the best network of top freelance talent.

TellJo

Venture Round in 2020
TellJO Ltd develops a platform that identify and support vulnerable customers to manage finances. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Brighton, United Kingdom.

LIBEEN Smart Housing

Seed Round in 2020
Libeen is a real estate startup. We make homeownership flexible and affordable for millennials thanks to our #SmartHousing model. This means that today, you can use your monthly rent to buy your own renovated and fully furnished house in the center of your city.

Deli Life Wellness

Seed Round in 2020
Deli Life Wellness is a health and wellness company helping organizations and their employees move toward a healthier lifestyle. The company's mission is to make health care and wellness accessible through education and promotion tools to improve people's quality of life. Deli Life Wellness was founded in 2015 and is based in Lomas de Chapultepec

Griyum

Seed Round in 2020
Griyum is an insect flour rich in proteins, low cost and without dominant flavor. Tenemos un propósito: Nutrir a México. 7 de 10 mexicanos tienen sobrepeso y están en riesgo de padecer diabetes. Por eso, iniciamos la producción y comercialización de harina de grillo comestible como un ingrediente rico en proteína para balancear alimentos procesados. Creamos una cadena de valor basada en micro-productores, a quienes les acercamos un paquete tecnológico para que inicien su cultivo de grillo. Compramos su producción, la transformamos en harina y nos volvemos proveedores.

Diabesmart

Seed Round in 2020
Diabesmart is a healthcare company that offers services that improve the quality of life of diabetic patients. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Cuauhtemoc, Mexico.

Finclude

Grant in 2020
Finclude offers financial well being services that empower EU citizens fair access to credit and expand the retail credit markets for financial institutions.

PAIRIN

Series A in 2020
PAIRIN, Inc. is a social enterprise based in Denver, Colorado, that specializes in workforce process management through its My Journey platform. Founded in 2012, the company focuses on personalizing career exploration, job matching, and skill development for various sectors, including education, workforce programs, and government organizations. Its product offerings include PAIRIN Hiring, which assists companies in identifying top-performing applicants; PAIRIN Pro, which matches individuals to suitable job profiles and training programs while highlighting skill gaps; and PAIRIN Personalizes, aimed at developing soft skills. By utilizing friendly science, PAIRIN seeks to make education more relevant and hiring processes more equitable.

Global Data Consortium

Series A in 2020
Global Data Consortium Inc. offers a cloud-based electronic identity verification platform known as Worldview, designed to provide businesses with instant access to identity data from multiple countries. This software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution enables users to verify consumer and business identities, contact information, and age, while also facilitating address verification, correction, geo-coding, and standardization. Worldview can be integrated directly into users' systems, allowing for batch data processing or individual record verification through a web-based tool. The company's services cater to a diverse clientele, including e-commerce, shipping, logistics, mapping, and financial services firms across various regions, including Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, North America, South America, and Antarctica. Founded in 2010, Global Data Consortium is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Xendoo

Grant in 2020
Xendoo, Inc. is a cloud-based bookkeeping and accounting service provider that caters to small business owners. Founded in 2016 and based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Xendoo offers an online platform designed for various financial needs, including bookkeeping, tax preparation, sales tax filing, and monthly financial reporting. The platform aims to enhance accessibility to certified public accountants (CPAs) while providing predictable pricing and timely financial insights. By utilizing technology, Xendoo seeks to streamline accounting processes, allowing small business owners to focus on managing and growing their enterprises. The company was previously known as Xendoo, LLC.

Worthy Financial

Grant in 2020
Worthy Financial, Inc., a financial services company, operates a micro-investment app to save and grow money. The company creates and sells SEC qualified bonds that help fuel American businesses. The company’s proceeds from bonds sales are primarily loaned to growing companies that offer collateral, such as inventory and accounts receivable to secure the funds. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Boca Raton, Florida.

ReelFruit

Seed Round in 2020
ReelFruit’s had its humble beginnings in a small apartment in Surulere, Lagos. In 2012, their founder birthed the idea of a new snack company; A first-of-its-kind that would offer dried fruit snacks, made in Nigeria but sold to the world. With this dream in mind, we launched their first range of dried mango and pineapple in March 2013, their first lucky break came from Prince Ebeano Supermarket, Lekki, who stocked their products – and the rest is history.