# Village Capital

> Village Capital is a VC fund backing Financial Services and FinTech. See 266 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Washington, United States
- Total investments: 266
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 55%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/company/village-capital
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/villagecapital
- Website: http://www.vilcap.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/villagecapital

Village Capital is a VC fund in Washington focused on Financial Services and FinTech. 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.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Financial Services | 58 | 22% |
| FinTech | 54 | 20% |
| Health Care | 42 | 16% |
| Information Technology | 37 | 14% |
| Software | 32 | 12% |

231 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 97 | 36% |
| Non-equity Assistance | 73 | 27% |
| Grant | 39 | 15% |
| Pre-Seed | 16 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 15 | 6% |

11 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 76 | 29% |
| India | 19 | 7% |
| Mexico | 16 | 6% |
| Nigeria | 16 | 6% |
| Kenya | 14 | 5% |

48 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Karla Newendorp | Interim Director of Investments | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karla-newendorp |
| Dahler Battle | Sourcing Associate, US Ventures | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dahler-battle |
| Heather Matranga | Vice President | 5 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/heather-matranga-c707 |
| Jason Palmer | Board Chair | 16 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jason-palmer |
| Kavon Badie | Investment officer | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kavon-badie-779e |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Built..africa | Built. Africa has faith in the ability of small business entrepreneurs to build wealth, prosperity, and jobs for themselves, their families, and their communities. |  | Debt Financing | Jul 21, 2026 |  |
| Sayetech | SAYeTECH is a product and a service-oriented Limited Liability company that designs and builds smart agricultural machinery suited for African conditions and use. SAYeTECH is an entrepreneurial design, manufacturing and service provision company; for agricultural machines. SAYeTECH also provide fabrication training and computer-aided designservices to impact the manufacturing industry and organizations. |  | Debt Financing | Jul 21, 2026 |  |
| Grow For Me | Grow For Me, is an Agricultural technology financing, aggregation, and trading platform. That enables anyone to participate in farming and commodities trading without getting their hands dirty. We also provide input financing and ready markets to farmers to increase their income. |  | Debt Financing | Jul 21, 2026 |  |
| WattAir | WattAir is an Atlanta-based cleantech startup that manufactures modular, scalable atmospheric water harvesting (AWH) and air conditioning devices. | $25K | Grant | Jun 12, 2026 |  |
| Rivia Clinics | Rivia is an asset-light healthcare chain that partners with existing clinics to improve their quality of service to patients. They offer their partners:1. Loans for infrastructure upgrades and inventory. 2. A hospital management system to simplify administrative tasks. 3. Support with customer acquisition and marketing. 4. Adherence to"Rivia Standards", a set of patient-centric quality guidelines. Overall, Rivia aims to provide a "modern healthcare experience" for patients in emerging markets. | $200K | Debt Financing | May 06, 2026 |  |
| VDL Fulfilment | VDL Fulfilment is an online retail fulfillment order platform that provides entire order logistics and management support. | $150K | Debt Financing | May 06, 2026 |  |
| Giving Credit | Giving Credit is designed to meet the credit needs of financially excluded communities by rewarding and amplifying peer-to-peer lending. The web-based platform eases the process of negotiating and tracking peer loans, rewards users for participating in peer lending, builds mainstream credit by reporting peer loans to credit bureaus, and insurespeer lenders against loan loss. | $25K | Grant | Jul 22, 2025 |  |
| Imera | Imera is an AI-powered platform helping immigrants navigate life in the U.S. with personalized guidance, essential services, and community. | $25K | Grant | Jul 22, 2025 |  |
| FreshSource | FreshSource is revolutionizing the agriculture value chain through a tech-based B2B platform that is disrupting the distribution model of horticulture produce. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | May 28, 2025 |  |
| BioBlends | BioBlends develops biopreservatives for the food industry to extend the shelf life of food products. | $4.4K | Grant | May 27, 2025 |  |

10 of 266 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [MetLife Foundation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/metlife-foundation) — VC Fund, 19 deals together
- [VilCap Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/vilcap-investments) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [PayPal](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/paypal) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Moody's](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/moody-s-708b) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johnson-johnson) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [International Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/international-finance-corporation) — VC Fund, 5 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Village Capital invest in?

Village Capital invests primarily in Financial Services, FinTech and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Non-equity Assistance stage. Most of the 266 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Village Capital?

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### Who are the partners at Village Capital?

The team at Village Capital includes Karla Newendorp (Interim Director of Investments), Dahler Battle (Sourcing Associate, US Ventures) and Heather Matranga (Vice President), among 13 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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