Acumen

company

About

Acumen is a non-profit venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty.

  • 101 - 250

Details

Industries
Agriculture,Clean Energy,Communities,Education,Financial Services,Health Care,Solar,Training,Venture Capital
Founded date
Apr 1, 2001
Number Of Employee
101 - 250
Operating Status
Active
Investor Type
Entrepreneur Program,Venture Capital

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.

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
14
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Acumen has made 14 investments. Their most recent investment was on Aug 18, 2022, when Koolboks raised $2.50M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Aug 18, 2022 Koolboks
Seed $2.50M Battery
Jan 28, 2022 Koolboks
Seed $1.65M Battery
Aug 26, 2020 Esusu Financial
Seed $2.30M Credit
Aug 24, 2020 MindRight Health
Pre-seed $1M Health Care
Jun 24, 2019 Frontier Markets
Seed E-Commerce