Village Capital Onboards 3 New Board of Directors.

Led by CEO Allie Burns, a global nonprofit empowering early-stage entrepreneurs with capital to tackle critical environmental, social, and economic issues, Village Capital announced the appointment of three new members to its Board of Directors: Liezl Van Riper(Co-Founder of Raise Up), Rilwan Meeran(Head of Impact Investments at American Student Assistance), and Oscar Robles(Village Capital Latam alum and CEO and founder of ePesos).

Bringing deep expertise in philanthropy, impact investing, and innovation, the new board members will help advance Village Capital’s 2030 goals: unlocking $50B in capital and supporting 50,000 impact-led startups tackling urgent global challenges.

Since 2009, Village Capital has supported nearly 1,800 entrepreneurs across 70+ countries, who have collectively raised $7.5B in capital. It has also trained 230+ locally-led ESOs, which have gone on to support over 9,000 entrepreneurs and raise more than $120M.