Call for impact-driven startups

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"In collaboration with Unilever, Village Capital aims to develop and deliver a program that supports impact-driven startups with a particular focus on Argentina, Mexico, and Brazil that can also become a strategic partner (supplier) for Unilever. 

Eligible startups must:

1. Have legal incorporation and/or operations as a for-profit entity in at least one Latin American country, with a particular focus on recruiting in Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico.

2. Have at least one full-time founder based in Latin America.

3. Be in compliance with local fiscal and business law.

4. Have a minimum viable product (MVP), and have raised less than $1M in equity.

5. Have meaningful customer or business validation (not limited to revenue, it can also be successful pilot studies, number of users, and/or strategic partnerships.

6. Have at least one of these areas of focus:

• sustainable ingredients,

• solutions focused on the decarbonization in the retail sector, 

• plastic waste management,

• sustainable packaging, 

with the goal of reinventing the value chain to achieve net zero emissions.

We particularly encourage applications from diverse-owned startups, including those founded or co-founded by women, individuals identifying as LGBTQI+, persons living with disabilities, and ethnic/racial minorities.

Priority Areas:

a) Sustainable ingredients: 

Solutions that empower smallholder farmers with the right tools, resources, and skills, as well as smallholder farmers that cultivate through safe practices that protect and regenerate the land. These can be solutions that promote sustainable ingredients to enhance healthier food and product options, including, but not limited to, broccoli, spinach, lentils, laurel, cabbage, thyme, potato, oregano, basil, tomato, sweetcorn, cassava (Mandioquinha), potato (sweet), onions, leek, rosemary, pumpkin, pepper (sweet), garlic, beetroot, chives, peas, carrots, mushroom, parsley, celery. 

b) Decarbonization in the retail sector.

c) Upcycling solutions: 

Innovative upcycling solutions that focus on the collection, sorting, and processing of recyclable materials.

Solutions that promote a circular economy, minimize natural resource exploitation and prioritize sustainable packaging practices.

Selected businesses from three countries in LatAm will gain access to social, financial, and human capital – including mentorship, capability building, and networking with funding partners.

May 5, 2023: Applications close."

For more information please visit 

https://vilcap.com/programs/innovations-in-sustainability-2023

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