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Village Global

About

Village Global is not a traditional Silicon Valley VC firm. We’re a network. From how we invest in startups to how we help founders – we don't have a network, we are a network.

When you raise money from Village, you’re joining a network of the world’s most successful founders, including:

  • Bill Gates
  • Jeff Bezos
  • Mark Zuckerberg
  • Diane Greene
  • Reid Hoffman
  • Sara Blakely
  • Abby Johnson

How we invest

We invest in relentlessly resourceful founders at Day 0. When you take money from Village, you're joining a network of amazing people who will accelerate your growth.

We lead or participate in pre-seed and seed rounds.

We like to be your first investor. We invest pre-revenue across categories and geographies. We're comfortable leading or participating with a typical first check of $250k - $1.5 million.

Join Village and build faster - then raise more money later

When you join Village Global, you become part of an incredible network. By connecting with exceptional peers and experts, you speed up learning and growth:

  • Access a braintrust of hundreds of other founders working on similar challenges
  • Get help from experts on hiring early employees, landing your first customers, and getting to product-market-fit
  • Leverage white-glove support, intros, and back channeling when raising your next round of funding from top Silicon Valley VCs

Village supercharges you to go from zero to one as quickly as possible.

Community and Events

We're known for hosting some of the most compelling community gatherings in tech, including an epic annual founder retreat, conversations with our luminary LPs, and masterclasses with CEOs and experts.

People consistently tell us that a Village event is more than just an event - it’s an experience.

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