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Village Capital : ウィキペディア英語版 | Village Capital
Village Capital is a nonprofit organization that finds, trains, and funds early-stage ventures solving major global problems in agriculture, education, energy, financial inclusion, and health. VilCap Investments, LLC is its affiliated, managed for-profit investment fund that invests in the top peer-ranked company of each program. The programs employ a unique peer-selection model, in which the entrepreneurs themselves choose the companies in the program who receive the pre-committed investments of around $50,000. As of April 2015, Village Capital has executed over 35 programs in nine countries, and its 450+ graduates have raised over $110 million in follow-on capital and created 7,000 jobs.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/management/pearson-village-capital-to-fund-education-ventures-113071700304_1.html )〕 == History == Executive director Ross Baird and board member Bob Pattillo developed the Village Capital concept in 2009 as an initiative of First Light Ventures, a seed fund of impact investment firm Gray Ghost Ventures.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://unreasonableinstitute.org/profile/rbaird/ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mixprize.org/story/democratizing-entrepreneurship-village-capitals-peer-selection-model )〕 The concept drew inspiration from the "village bank" concept in microfinance, where peer groups of women in developing countries would enable small loans through a peer-review structure.〔 ''Businessweek'' described the first Village Capital programs in the US and India as "if Microfinance and Angel Investing had a baby." The first groups consisted of from six to 24 enterprises.〔 In 2010, Village Capital added four more programs; in 2011, it launched as an independent organization with founding support from foundations active in impact investing: the DOEN Foundation, the Rockefeller Foundation, Halloran Philanthropies, the Monterey Institute of International Studies, Sanghata Global, and Potencia Ventures.〔 As of July 2013, Village Capital had introduced and executed 20 programs across the world, worked with over 350 enterprises, and invested over $2 million in 30 peer-selected ventures.〔
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