What Village Global does

Village Global Management, L.L.C. is an early-stage venture capital firm and accelerator headquartered (legally) in Covina, California, with a distributed remote US-based operating team of approximately 17 named professionals. The firm leads pre-seed and seed rounds globally and across all sectors with first checks ranging from $500,000 to $3,000,000, and operates a dedicated pre-seed program called Village Global Velocity that invests up to $1,000,000 per company plus a compute perks package valued at over $1,000,000 (Microsoft Azure credits up to $350,000 over four years, OpenAI credits of $10,000, and Anthropic API credits of $1,500). As of 2026 the firm manages approximately $500,000,000 in assets under management across at least two fund vehicles, has backed more than 100 portfolio companies spanning Aerospace/Defense, AI/ML, Consumer, Enterprise, Fintech, Health, and Logistics, and reports that its founders have collectively raised approximately $10,000,000,000 in follow-on funding from elite venture capital firms including Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, Greylock, Founders Fund, Index Ventures, and USV.

The firm is chaired by Reid Hoffman (co-founder of LinkedIn) and is anchored by a "luminary LP" base of founders and former CEOs including Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Anne Wojcicki, Michael Dell, Eric Schmidt, Bob Iger, Eric Yuan, Sara Blakely, Mike Bloomberg, Abby Johnson (Fidelity), and others. Its core technology stack is operational rather than proprietary: a portfolio management website, the Velocity online application portal, and a curated compute/AI stack (Microsoft for Startups, OpenAI, Anthropic) that is resold to portfolio founders as a perk. The firm does not disclose proprietary algorithms, models, or technical IP products. Distribution runs through direct outreach, a self-serve Velocity application form, warm network referrals, and a content-led marketing engine anchored by the Venture Stories podcast (distributed on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Stitcher, and SoundCloud), founder retreats, masterclasses, and a 24/7 Slack community.

Revenue is generated via standard venture fund economics — management fees on committed capital and carried interest on fund profits — though specific fee and carry percentages are not publicly disclosed. The firm's primary customer segments are (a) pre-seed founders applying to the Velocity program, (b) seed-stage founders raising globally, and (c) existing portfolio founders receiving ongoing network and fundraising support; the underlying capital base comes from luminary LPs and institutional/family-office co-investors. There is no public revenue, ARR, or GMV disclosure, and the legal entity is privately held with no parent company.

Name

Village Global

Legal name

Village Global Management, L.L.C.

Website

https://villageglobal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Village Global is an early-stage venture capital firm and accelerator managing $500M AUM that leads pre-seed and seed rounds ($500K–$3M checks) globally and runs the Velocity program (up to $1M plus $1M+ in compute credits) for early founders, anchored by Chairman Reid Hoffman and a luminary LP network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Seed-Stage Venture Capital Investing

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Series A/B) (FSANAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Early-Stage Venture Capital (Pre-Seed/Seed) (FSANAAAA)

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Seed-stage funding
• Pre-seed accelerator
• Founder network programs
• Startup community events

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Venture capital fund management: Village Global Management, L.L.C. manages venture capital funds with $500M AUM, investing $500K–$3M in pre-seed and seed rounds globally. Revenue is generated via standard venture fund economics (management fees on committed capital and carried interest on fund profits), though specific fee/carry percentages are not publicly disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels13 records

Core offering

Village Global is an early-stage venture capital firm and accelerator that invests $500K–$3M checks in pre-seed and seed-stage founders globally across all sectors, with a dedicated Village Global Velocity pre-seed program offering up to $1M in capital plus $1M+ in cloud and AI compute credits. Its core offering is "Venture Capital as a Network": Day 0 capital bundled with access to a curated community of 400+ portfolio founders, luminary LPs (founders/CEOs of LinkedIn, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Google, etc.), and operator masterclasses that help portfolio companies reach product-market fit and raise follow-on funding from elite VC firms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Village Global Velocity: Village Global's bespoke pre-seed founder program that provides up to $1M in capital, a peer cohort, network access, and compute credits to early-stage founders going from 0 to 1.
• Network Catalyst
• Village Velocity x Wes McKinney

Products and services

• Village Global Fund Early-stage venture capital fund with $500M AUM that leads pre-seed and seed rounds globally across all sectors, with first checks of $500K to $3M. For pre-seed and seed founders seeking capital plus network-driven support.
• Village Global Velocity Bespoke pre-seed founder program providing up to $1M in capital plus $1M+ in compute credits (Microsoft Azure up to $350K with dedicated GPU cluster, OpenAI $10K package, Anthropic $1.5K API credits), a peer cohort, masterclasses, luminary LP access, and immigration legal sponsorship via Alma. Fully remote with rolling applications worldwide.
• Village Global Founder Retreats Multi-day offsite retreats for Village portfolio founders featuring guided breakout sessions, late-night chats, and intentional conversations to foster peer connections and learning.
• Conversations with Luminary LPs Regular curated sessions in which Village Global's luminary LPs (Reid Hoffman, Eric Schmidt, Bob Iger, Ray Dalio, Shishir Mehrotra, Anne Wojcicki, Michael Dell, Eric Yuan, among others) engage directly with portfolio founders and share insights.
• Peer-to-Peer Founder Dinners Small, curated startup dinners with a facilitator guiding a single discussion that combines personal and professional themes. Designed to enable meaningful founder connection without pitching or panels.
• Masterclasses Intimate, participatory sessions led by world-class CEOs and operators on topics such as PMF, community-led growth, AI/enterprise, culture, talent development, and founder-to-CEO transition. Featured speakers include Steve Huffman, Howie Liu, Guillermo Rauch, Melanie Perkins, and Abhay Parasnis.
• The Grove Village Global's elite luminary LP retreat organized in partnership with Reid Hoffman, bringing together luminary LPs (Bob Iger, Eric Schmidt, Reid Hoffman, Ray Dalio, Eric Yuan) with next-generation unicorn CEOs from the portfolio.
• Village Global Velocity x Wes McKinney (Data, Infrastructure and ML Cohort) Themed Velocity cohort for data, infrastructure, and ML pre-seed founders, hosted by Wes McKinney (creator of pandas; co-founder of Voltron Data; Principal Architect at Posit). Includes up to $1M in capital and access to $1M+ in compute credits.

Quantifiable outcome

• $10B+ in follow-on funding raised by portfolio companies
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers34 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Microsoft for StartupsflagshipTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft for Startups provides Velocity founders with Azure credits up to $350K (valid for 4 years) plus access to a dedicated Azure GPU cluster as part of the Velocity compute perks package.
• OpenAIflagshipTechnology or IntegrationOpenAI provides Velocity founders with a $10K credit package, VIP usage tier upgrades, and early access to technical sessions and alpha programs.
• AnthropicflagshipTechnology or IntegrationAnthropic provides Velocity founders with $1.5K in API credits, priority support routing, and highest rate limits as part of the Velocity compute perks package.
• Wes McKinney (Principal Architect, Posit; creator of pandas)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerWes McKinney hosts a themed Velocity cohort for data, infrastructure, and ML founders. Applications for this cohort close on February 19. He provides technical depth, startup experience, and network access to Velocity founders building data and AI infrastructure.
• Alma (immigration legal services)flagshipImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAlma is Village Global's proud sponsor for immigration legal services for Velocity founders who relocate to the USA. Immigration legal services are covered by the program for all Velocity founders.
• Andreessen Horowitz (a16z)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerElite VC firm where Village Global portfolio founders go on to raise follow-on rounds. Village Global leverages its network to make warm intros to a16z for portfolio companies raising Series A.
• SequoiacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerElite VC firm where Village Global portfolio founders go on to raise follow-on rounds.
• GreylockcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerElite VC firm where Village Global portfolio founders go on to raise follow-on rounds. Greylock led the $40M Series B for AirOps, a Village Global portfolio company.
• Index VenturescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerElite VC firm where Village Global portfolio founders go on to raise follow-on rounds.
• Union Square Ventures (USV)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerElite VC firm where Village Global portfolio founders go on to raise follow-on rounds.
• Founders FundcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerElite VC firm where Village Global portfolio founders go on to raise follow-on rounds.
• Khosla VenturescoreGTM or Marketing PartnerElite VC firm where Village Global portfolio founders go on to raise follow-on rounds.
• Kleiner PerkinscoreGTM or Marketing PartnerElite VC firm where Village Global portfolio founders go on to raise follow-on rounds.
• AccelcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerElite VC firm where Village Global portfolio founders go on to raise follow-on rounds.
• General CatalystcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerElite VC firm where Village Global portfolio founders go on to raise follow-on rounds; angel investors from General Catalyst participated in Blossom Health's $20M round.
• Amjad Masad (Replit & Software 3.0)coreOthersTop operator who provides expertise, masterclasses, and fireside sessions to Village Global founders as part of the operator network. Not employed by Village Global.
• Eynat Guez (Papaya Global)coreOthersTop operator who provides expertise and masterclasses to Village Global founders.
• Deon Nicholas (Forethought AI)coreOthersTop operator and portfolio CEO who provides expertise, masterclasses, and fireside sessions to Village Global founders.
• Joshua Motta (Coalition)coreOthersTop operator who provides expertise and masterclasses to Village Global founders.
• Shishir Mehrotra (Superhuman)coreOthersTop operator who provides expertise and masterclasses to Village Global founders.
• Lukas Biewald (Weights & Biases)coreOthersTop operator who provides expertise and masterclasses to Village Global founders.
• Maddie Hall (Living Carbon)coreOthersTop operator and portfolio CEO who provides expertise and masterclasses to Village Global founders.
• Vincenzo Iozzo (SlashID)coreOthersTop operator who provides expertise and masterclasses to Village Global founders.
• Howie Liu (Airtable)flagshipOthersTop operator who provides expertise and masterclasses to Village Global founders; featured as a CEO speaker at Village events.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Antler: Global pre-seed/seed venture firm with a structured cohort-based founder program and global presence. Directly comparable to Village Global's Velocity program model and global pre-seed/seed strategy.
• Entrepreneurs Roundtable Accelerator (ERA): New York-based early-stage accelerator that invests in pre-seed and seed founders and provides community, mentorship, and follow-on fundraising support. Comparable in stage and founder-support model to Village Global.
• Hustle Fund: Pre-seed venture firm focused on community-driven, founder-friendly investing with global LP network. Comparable to Village Global on pre-seed check size range and community-led GTM motion.
• Homebrew: Seed-stage venture firm led by operators with a network-led approach to supporting founders. Comparable to Village Global on stage, fund size, and operator-driven support model.
• Bloomberg Beta: Early-stage venture firm backed by Bloomberg L.P. that invests in pre-seed and seed founders. Comparable in structure (single corporate LP, generalist focus) and notably shares an LP relationship with Mike Bloomberg, who is also a Village Global LP.
• Lerer Hippeau: Early-stage seed venture firm in New York with a portfolio approach and strong founder community. Comparable to Village Global on stage, check size, and community-led founder support.
• Entrepreneurs First (EF): Global pre-seed investor that builds companies from scratch with founder talent and provides capital, compute, and network. Directly comparable to Village Global Velocity in the 'Day 0' pre-idea, pre-company investment model.

Broad incumbents

• Techstars: Large global accelerator network running cohort-based programs with mentor networks and follow-on capital. Broader incumbent to Village Global's Velocity program in the accelerator category.
• Y Combinator: The largest and most prestigious startup accelerator globally, investing in pre-seed/seed founders and providing network, masterclasses, and Demo Day distribution. Comparable to Village Global on stage, community, and founder support, but at much greater scale.
• 500 Global (formerly 500 Startups): Global venture firm and accelerator running cohort-based programs across emerging markets. Comparable to Village Global on global pre-seed strategy, though 500 Global operates at larger scale across more geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/villageglobal
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@villageglobalvc
• Facebookfacebook.com/villageglobalvc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/villageglobal
• Instagraminstagram.com/villageglobal.vc
• TikToktiktok.com/@villageglobal.vc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments466 records

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