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

Past deals in Gulf Cooperation Council

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.

Sav

Non Equity Assistance in 2023
Sav is the GCC's ultimate money app, designed to help users compare, save, spend, and earn effortlessly. By connecting to bank accounts and using AI-driven insights, Sav identifies saving and investment opportunities and automates financial management. With seamless integration across financial products, Sav enhances users' financial lives, making money management simple, engaging, and rewarding. The Sav ecosystem comprises of: 1. B2C mobile app that is powered by automated savings and investments, rewards, gamification, money transfer, and more. 2. SNBL (Save Now, Buy Later)- Unique commerce solution where Sav gets brands to contribute to the users' goals. 3. Checkout solution - Where users can make POS and soft- POS payments directly through Sav.

SunBox

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

Talmaro

Grant in 2018
Talmaro operates a cloud-based human resource platform designed to support HR management for small and medium-sized enterprises. The platform addresses various business challenges, including managing employee leaves, pay slips, documentation, staff records, and vacation and sick days. By offering full automation and integrating labor laws, Talmaro aims to enhance efficiency and reduce costs for its clients. The user-friendly software is developed specifically for HR professionals, making it a valuable tool for organizations looking to streamline their HR processes.

Bankroll.ai

Seed Round in 2018
Bankroll.ai is a fintech platform that uses artificial intelligence to help banks make smarter and faster consumer lending decisions. The company's technology utilizes machine learning to create a fully integratable platform for processing big data sets which capture customer decision-making and a long-term product map, enabling banks to manage credit risk, make smarter data-driven product decisions, and improve engagement. Bankroll.ai was founded in 2013 and is based in Dubai.

SmartCrowd

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Smart Crowd is a real estate investment platform that provides you an opportunity to access the UAE real estate market with low minimum investment amount from a simple online portal. Smart Crowd’s innovative approach enables investors to treat their investment properties more like stock portfolios, focusing on asset allocation rather than dealing with the hassles of researching and buying vacant properties that need to be leased and managed. This creates significant time and cost savings. By allowing low minimum investment you diversify your properties, allowing you to build a well-diversified investment property portfolio without taking on too much leverage and risk.