Village Capital Europe

🌍✨ A huge thank you to our incredible mentors who generously dedicated their time and expertise to support the startups in our Greentech Europe 2024 Autumn Cohort! 🌟 Over the course of this cohort, 53 mentors guided our visionary founders through 60+ hours of mentoring, helping them tackle some of the most pressing environmental challenges. We are so grateful for your contributions and hope to see you in our upcoming programs. Wishing you all a joyful and restful holiday season! ✨ 💚

Investing in the Future of Women-Led Sustainability Innovations We're thrilled to reveal the top peer-selected startups of Cohort 1: Greentech Europe 2024 program. Lambda agri (UK) enables greenhouse growers to reduce their energy bills by converting unused sunlight into light for photosynthesis, achieving higher crop yields. Prolong (France) has developed a SaaS platform empowering brands and retailers to seamlessly launch, pilot, and scale impactful white-label care and repair services. ♻️ These startups were selected by their peers as the most investment-ready, each receiving a USD 25K equity-free investment to fuel their game-changing solutions! Since 2022, this Visa Foundation-backed initiative has supported close to 150 early-stage, women-led startups tackling climate challenges across Europe and invested USD 675K in 63 of them. Ready to join the movement? Learn more about the program and apply for Cohort 2 (link in comments).

🌟 Gratitude Post 🌟 Over 160 mentoring hours and countless insightful sessions – a huge thank you to the incredible mentors who have tirelessly supported our female founders through the Greentech Europe Program's Spring cohort! Your guidance, wisdom, and dedication have been instrumental in driving innovation and empowering women to lead in this vital industry. 🌱💡 Thank you!

🚀 Exciting Opportunities Ahead! 🚀 🌱 Climate Tech Investors | Check out this useful list of climate tech investors: https://lnkd.in/eDvYx-Zu 💡 Innovate UK | Up to £500k to support R&D for game-changing & commercially viable innovations that can significantly impact the UK economy. Apply by 24th July! https://lnkd.in/d3VRA-5c 🌍 Bezos Earth Fund | Now accepting submissions for the $100 million AI for Climate and Nature Grand Challenge. Don’t miss out! https://lnkd.in/ghkMdcvp ✨ Avant Now // Innovation for Impact Accelerator | This 6- to 12-month programme empowers high-impact entrepreneurs to tackle environmental and social challenges. Gain access to tools, skills, networks, and up to €105,000 in equity-free funding per team. Apply by 15th July! https://lnkd.in/eTxv_syC 📅 Demystifying Boards with Female Foundry | An effective advisory board can be key to your success. When should you start forming one? How can you make your board work for you? Join us on Wednesday, 26th June! Event Link: https://lu.ma/h1szxqfi

It was wonderful to have Jessica Burley from Planet A Ventures join our Greentech Europe accelerator workshop today. Many startups see securing VC funding as the ultimate stamp of approval on their product. And whilst it is indeed an excellent funding option for some companies - it's actually only suitable for a small niche of businesses with a particular growth trajectory. Jess led an excellent session to demystify VC - explaining how funds select companies and manage LP return expectations - and how these expectations are different for climate related companies whether software or hardware. Deep diving into the VC model was super helpful for the early stage companies in our cohort to understand if their company can fit into this model and whether pursuing an alternative source of capital might be a better use of precious small-team time. Thanks for joining us Jess!!

It was wonderful to have Jessica Burley from Planet A Ventures join our Greentech Europe accelerator workshop today. Many startups see securing VC funding as the ultimate stamp of approval on their product. And whilst it is indeed an excellent funding option for some companies - it's actually only suitable for a small niche of businesses with a particular growth trajectory. Jess led an excellent session to demystify VC - explaining how funds select companies and manage LP return expectations - and how these expectations are different for climate related companies whether software or hardware. Deep diving into the VC model was super helpful for the early stage companies in our cohort to understand if their company can fit into this model and whether pursuing an alternative source of capital might be a better use of precious small-team time. Thanks for joining us Jess!!

🌱 Greentech Spring Cohort 2024 Applications OPEN! 🚀 Our Greentech Europe program for Women-Led startups in sustainability will be back in May. Get Investment Readiness Training, Mentorship, access to a $125,000 grant pool, and join a vibrant community. Apply by March 18th: https://lnkd.in/e6B9E7bh Know someone perfect for this? Spread the word and let's make a positive impact together! 🌿💚 #GreenTech #FemaleFounders #ApplyNow

We're thrilled to announce the launch of Greentech Europe 2024! Now entering its third year, our program is committed to supporting women-led ventures driving sustainability solutions across Europe. Over 135 women-led startups have already benefited from our training, made possible by support from Visa Foundation; the program has also successfully channeled a cumulative investment of US 550K into over 50 sustainability startups spanning 17 European countries, a move that continues to reinforce its commitment to advocate for women-led startups. See what founders say about the program and click on the link below to apply by 18th March. https://bit.ly/3OleysT Village Capital Europe #climatejustice #climateaction #womenfounders #climateinnovation #greentech #greeninnovation #femalefounders #womeninstem #womeninbusiness #impactentrepreneurship

🌟 Exciting start to 2024! We've curated a list of upcoming events, accelerators, and awards for you. Tag a fellow female founder who could benefit from these opportunities. #womeninsustainability #femalefounders #sustainablebusiness 🌍 Milkywire Climate Transformation Fund (CTF): https://lnkd.in/geRG6Mta Unlock €5M in charitable funding, support pioneering projects for global net zero, Deadline: January 21 🚀 UnLtd. Awards: https://lnkd.in/gnVfr7Q Open for social entrepreneurs & ventures in the UK, apply for start-up or scale-up funding, up to £18k, Deadline: March 31 🌱 Rethink Ireland: https://lnkd.in/e8MV5NRm Granting up to €200k over 3 years, tailored for mid-sized & mature social enterprises in the Republic of Ireland, Deadline: January 26 🔥 NASA's Wildfire Climate Tech Challenge: https://lnkd.in/eGFbgvem Seek innovative solutions in wildfire prevention and climate technology, compete for a prize of $100,000, Deadline: February 2 🌏 The Liveability Challenge: https://lnkd.in/fBFi4sn Seek solutions to global challenges like climate change and food & nutrition, grand prize of S$2 million this year, Deadline: February 9 🚀 Caltech Rocket Fund: https://lnkd.in/gPeY-wZ2 Offering $25,000-$100,000 in non-equity grants, tailored for cleantech and sustainability startups, Deadline: March 1 Tag someone and let's make 2024 a year of impactful innovations! 💡 #WomenInSustainability #FemaleFounders #SustainableBusiness #Opportunities2024

🌟 Exciting start to 2024! We've curated a list of upcoming events, accelerators, and awards for you. Tag a fellow female founder who could benefit from these opportunities. #womeninsustainability #femalefounders #sustainablebusiness 🌍 Milkywire Climate Transformation Fund (CTF): https://lnkd.in/geRG6Mta Unlock €5M in charitable funding, support pioneering projects for global net zero, Deadline: January 21 🚀 UnLtd. Awards: https://lnkd.in/gnVfr7Q Open for social entrepreneurs & ventures in the UK, apply for start-up or scale-up funding, up to £18k, Deadline: March 31 🌱 Rethink Ireland: https://lnkd.in/e8MV5NRm Granting up to €200k over 3 years, tailored for mid-sized & mature social enterprises in the Republic of Ireland, Deadline: January 26 🔥 NASA's Wildfire Climate Tech Challenge: https://lnkd.in/eGFbgvem Seek innovative solutions in wildfire prevention and climate technology, compete for a prize of $100,000, Deadline: February 2 🌏 The Liveability Challenge: https://lnkd.in/fBFi4sn Seek solutions to global challenges like climate change and food & nutrition, grand prize of S$2 million this year, Deadline: February 9 🚀 Caltech Rocket Fund: https://lnkd.in/gPeY-wZ2 Offering $25,000-$100,000 in non-equity grants, tailored for cleantech and sustainability startups, Deadline: March 1 Tag someone and let's make 2024 a year of impactful innovations! 💡 #WomenInSustainability #FemaleFounders #SustainableBusiness #Opportunities2024