Village Capital
Village Capital is a Washington, DC-based organization founded in 2009 that operates accelerator programs and supports early-stage ventures worldwide. It targets sectors including agriculture, education, energy, financial services, health, and technology, focusing on environmental, social, and economic challenges. Village Capital uses a peer-led model in which entrepreneurs rank ventures and award seed funding to the top graduates of each program. The organization provides training and connects founders, investors, and communities to resources and capital with the aim of broadening access to entrepreneurship. Since its inception, Village Capital has supported more than 1,000 entrepreneurs through its programs and partnered with affiliated investment funds; program graduates have generated about $61.5 million in revenue, reached around 8.5 million customers, and created over 11,500 jobs.
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Past deals in Uganda
Ensibuuko
Seed Round in 2018
Ensibuuko is a Ugandan technology company established in 2014, specializing in developing cloud-based micro-finance software tailored for community-level financial institutions across Africa. The company's core business involves providing affordable banking solutions, enabling users to access their accounts via mobile phones, check balances, make deposits, and withdrawals, even in areas with limited telecom infrastructure.
EDOM Nutritional Solutions
Seed Round in 2013
EDOM is a Kenya-based fortified flour and enriched porridge producer mitigating malnutrition in Sub-Sarahan Africa through a BoP-targeted sales strategy. The business has achieved a 68% revenue CAGR since inception, 4-fold net margin increase in 2013, and has a 4,000+ smallholder farmer network in Uganda and Kenya. With I-DEV support, EDOM has engaged a leading global impact investor to secure the first tranche of a multi-stage investment which will be used to provide WC and M&E financing to double production and extend BoP outreach.
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