Village Global Velocity Program

About

A rolling, worldwide pre-seed investment program that offers selected founders up to $1M in capital, peer and investor network access, and AI compute perks.

Benefits

• 💰Capital
  Village Global may invest up to $1M in the company; the amount is not guaranteed
• 🤝Network access
  Selected founders can tap the Village Global network for introductions to talent, experts, potential customers, and later-stage investors
• 👥Peer community
  Founders can join a curated Mastermind group and meet other founders at a similar stage
• 🎟️ Events and learning
  Founders can attend the annual Villagers Retreat and Village masterclasses
• ☁️ Microsoft Azure credits
  AI founders may receive up to $350K in Azure credits valid for four years, with access to a dedicated Azure GPU cluster
• 🤖OpenAI credits
  AI founders may receive a $10K OpenAI credit package, VIP usage-tier upgrades, and early access to technical sessions and alpha programs
• 🧠Anthropic API credits
  AI founders may receive $1.5K in Anthropic API credits, priority support routing, and highest rate limits
• 🛂U.S. relocation legal support
  Founders who choose to relocate to the USA can access immigration legal services through Alma, covered by the program
• 📈Follow-on fundraising support
  Village Global states it will help founders refine their pitch and make introductions to the right investors for follow-on funding

Eligibility Criteria

• Core eligibility: pre-seed founders
• Geographic eligibility: founders can participate from anywhere in the world
• Eligible stage flexibility: founders may apply pre-traction and pre-revenue, including with just an idea and no formal company
• Prior angel funding does not disqualify founders
• Preferred founder qualities: vision, grit, strong product or technical orientation, and ability to recruit a team
• AI founders are a stated focus for the advertised compute perks, but AI-only eligibility is not stated on the official page

Participation Commitments

• Submit an application through the official Village Global Velocity page
• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis
• A typical pre-seed or seed round process takes 2-3 weeks from initial introduction to investment decision
• The official program page states rolling applications and publishes no fixed cohort deadline or program start date

Target Sector

Sector agnostic, Agriculture & Food, Defense & Security, Education, Energy & Utilities, Financial Services, Government & Public Sector, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Media & Entertainment, Real Estate & Construction, Retail & Consumer, Semiconductors & Electronics, Sports & Fitness, Telecommunications, Transportation & Logistics, Travel & Hospitality, Other

Target Location

Worldwide; founders can join from anywhere in the world, and Village Global invests around the world without requiring Silicon Valley or U.S. residency.