# Heather Matranga

> Heather Matranga is a seed investor at Village Capital backing Information Technology. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Village Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/village-capital)
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 80%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathermatranga-47583623
- Website: https://x.com/search?q=heather_strach&src=typd

Heather Matranga is a seed investor at Village Capital in Washington focused on Information Technology and Apps. Heather Matranga is the Vice President and Managing Director of Impact Investments at Village Capital.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 40% |
| Apps | 1 | 20% |
| Farming | 1 | 20% |
| Finance | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |

13 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 80% |
| Grant | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kenya | 2 | 40% |
| India | 1 | 20% |
| Jordan | 1 | 20% |
| United States | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AquaRech | AquaRech includes Farm management that enhances fish production, enables access to the market & promotes equal trade. | $350K | Seed | Jul 23, 2024 |  |
| Bena Care | Bena Care is a social enterprise that provides quality, compassionate, reliable, clinical, and supportive care services. They provide home-based nursing care and used homecare equipment. Home nursing care and the sale of used homecare equipment to deliver They enable clients to buy and sell homecare equipment like hospital beds, oxygenconcentrators, wheelchairs, ripple mattresses, and walking frames. | $75K | Grant | Jan 26, 2024 |  |
| Haqdarshak | Haqdarshak is a technology-enabled platform working to transform how Indian citizens learn about, apply for, and benefit from, government schemes. The company is composed of a group of passionate social entrepreneurs using technology to impact the next billion. The team comprises of individuals from diverse background who have come together out ofcommon interest and passion. The investor community represents individuals holding prestigious positions in different companies across various sectors. |  | Seed | Apr 25, 2023 |  |
| Loansense | Loansense collaborates with mortgage technology and brokerage networks to assist student loan borrowers close more mortgages faster. |  | Seed | Jul 20, 2022 |  |
| Kader | Kader is an on-demand hiring platform for jobs in the hospitality, retail, and service sector. | $400K | Seed | Feb 15, 2022 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Acumen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/acumen-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Beyond Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/beyond-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Impact India Investment Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/impact-india-investment-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Innovating Justice Fund — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Innovative Startups and SME’s Fund (ISSF)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovative-startups-and-sme-s-fund-issf) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [MetLife Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/metlife-foundation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Village Capital

VC Fund · Washington, United States

Village Capital uses the power of peer support to change the traditional dynamics between investors and entrepreneurs, providing access to entrepreneurship for everyone. We recruit entrepreneurs solving specific problems in agriculture, energy, education, financial inclusion, and health. We then put the power of investment in the hands of theentrepreneurs, who award pre-committed seed funding to the two ventures ranked highest by the entrepreneurs at the end of every program. Our programs connect high potential, early-stage entrepreneurs with the people, institutions, and capital they need to succeed.We support early-stage ventures with a 501c3 nonprofit that operates training programs for founders, investors, and communities. We also manage a for-profit, managed investment fund that provides early-stage capital to top graduates of each program, as selected by their peers. Our unique peer-selection model received McKinsey/Harvard Business Review’s prestigious M-Prize for innovation in 2013, and we have supported more than 550 enterprises across 51 programs in 9 countries.Since 2009, Village Capital has supported more than 1,000 entrepreneurs through our programs and partnered with affiliated investment funds, including VilCap Investments, that have invested seed capital in more than 90 program graduates. Over the past 8 years, our program graduates have gone on to generate $61.5M in revenue, reach 8.5 million customers, and create over 11,500 jobs. 96% of our alumni would recommend our program to other entrepreneurs, and to date and 91% of our entrepreneurs are still in business.

5 contacts available at Village Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Karla Newendorp | Interim Director of Investments | — |
| Dahler Battle | Sourcing Associate, US Ventures | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dahler-battle |
| Heather Matranga | Vice President | — |
| Jason Palmer | Board Chair | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-palmer |
| Kavon Badie | Investment officer | — |

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## FAQ

### What does Heather Matranga invest in?

Heather Matranga invests primarily in Information Technology, Apps and Farming startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Kenya. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Heather Matranga?

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### When did Heather Matranga last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Heather Matranga closed in Jul 2024. Shizune tracks 5 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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