Seeking female entrepreneurs spearheading cutting-edge health firms around the continent, Villgro Africa is a healthcare-focused investor and incubator seeking to provide venture capital to assist these businesses grow. With the establishment of Villgro Kenya in 2017, the India-based Villgro Innovations Foundation broadened its reach into Africa. Villgro Kenya is an impact investor and early-stage company…
Over the past seven years, Nairobi-based Villgro Africa, an early-stage investor and business incubator with a focus on health and life sciences, has invested over $1.36 million in 36 Kenyan healthcare startups. As part of its regional expansion, Villgro Africa now plans to open a Biotech Innovation Hub. The annual 2023 Sankalp Summit, which released…
Villgro Africa has asked innovative ideas that address the shortage of access to high-quality, reasonably priced healthcare in Africa to apply for financing and support. With the opening of Villgro Kenya, an early-stage business incubator and impact investor that provides mentoring, funding, and access to networks to startups in the healthcare and life sciences sector…
Villgro Africa, in partnership with Johnson & Johnson Impact Ventures (JJIV) on behalf of the Johnson & Johnson Foundation, is initiating a call for East African healthcare innovations and startups that strengthen the capacity of frontline healthcare workers while improving access and quality of care. Frontline healthcare workers, which include community health workers, midwives, pharmacists,…
Written by TOM JACKSON The Kenya National Innovation Agency (KeNIA) and Villgro Africa have opened a call for healthcare innovators with the potential to improve optimal health outcomes or make healthcare more, with the best solutions to be awarded cash prizes and access to other resources. The Kenya Healthcare Innovation Programme awardees will be given the opportunity…