Acumen
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Overview
What they do
Acumen is a nonprofit venture fund that invests in early-stage companies bringing critical services like agriculture, clean energy, education, financial inclusion, healthcare and workforce development to low-income communities in 14 countries across East and West Africa, South Asia, Latin America, and the United States.
Since 2001, Acumen invested $128 million in 128 companies that have transformed the lives of over 308 million low-income people.
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What they look for
Acumen invests "patient capital"-philanthropically backed funds deployed as debt or equity-into high-innovation, high-impact enterprises that shape markets to break the cycle of poverty. They prioritize long-term social impact over market-rate financial returns, designing their capital to solve urgent problems that traditional commercial investors overlook.
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Stage
Pre-seed, Seed, Series A
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Sectors
Food and agriculture, Climate, Healthcare, Edtech, Fintech
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Based
New York City, US
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Sources
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Portfolio, cheque size and the rest
The companies they have backed, the cheque they write, and whether they are deploying right now.
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