Venture capital firm

Village Capital

Nonprofit that runs accelerator programmes and invests in startups tackling social and climate problems

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TrustList summary

Village Capital is a nonprofit that supports early-stage founders building businesses around social, economic and environmental problems. It combines investment-readiness accelerator programmes with direct and indirect investment. It works through a decentralised team organised in regional groups covering six parts of the world.

Services

Startup accelerator programmes: training and resources for founders in climate innovation and adaptation, economic mobility, and equitable access to essential services.
Support for local organisations: tools, methods and curriculum for entrepreneur support organisations that co-deliver programmes.
Impact investing: structuring, managing and deploying funds through equity, debt and revenue-share arrangements.
Shared tools: open resources aimed at making entrepreneurship support more inclusive, including its Abaca platform.

Who it serves

Early-stage startups worldwide, with many located outside the largest US startup hubs. The organisation says it has run more than 150 accelerators and backed over 1,400 startups from 28 countries, and that many are women-led.

Key facts

Legal status: nonprofit
Network: more than 10,000 mentors
Regional teams: six parts of the world

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Rankings

Village Capital is ranked on 3 TrustList rankings: #18 on 1, #45 on 1 and #47 on 1.

Every ranking orders its listings by their reviews, how complete the profile is and the Trust Score. Village Capital has no reviews yet and 3 of the 10 profile details we look for. Where no listing on a page has been reviewed, the order follows the profiles alone.

Venture capital firm · 3 rankings

#18of 21
Startup accelerator
It is the only one of the 21 here listing driving and environmental.
Its profile: “- Startup accelerator programmes: training and resources for founders in climate innovation and adaptation, economic mobility, and equitable access to essential services.”
Of the 21 here, 7 also cover seed stage and 5 also cover pre seed; 4 also work in San Francisco and 3 also work in Paris.
Behind Total Carbon Neutrality Ventures, ahead of Y Combinator.
#45of 46
Mobility investors
It is the only one of the 46 here listing accelerator and grant.
Of the 46 here, 12 also cover series a and 9 also cover artificial intelligence; 5 also work in New York City and 3 also work in United States.
Behind Victress Capital, ahead of VTF Capital.
#47of 49
United states
It is the only one of the 49 here listing startup accelerator and one of 3 here listing mobility.
Of the 49 here, 15 also cover partners and 11 also cover partnership; 15 also work in Atlanta, Georgia and 6 also work in New York.
Behind VentureSouth, ahead of Wells Fargo Strategic Capital.