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Acumen

475 employees

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

Investor insights

Sectors invested in

Financial Services18
Energy16
Renewable Energy16
Health Care16
Agriculture14
Solar14
Education13
Clean Energy10
FinTech10
Food and Beverage8
Social Entrepreneurship8
Internet8
Manufacturing8
Medical7
Mobile6
AgTech5
Farming5
Non Profit5
Mobile Payments5
SaaS4

Funding rounds participated in

$1.6M sweet spot round size

Most of their 112 investments are in rounds between $600K and $2.5M

Basic info

Industry

venture capital and private equity principals

Sectors

social enterprise
Communities
social entrepreneurship
non-profit
Training
Education
leadership
Clean Energy
Agriculture
poverty
Venture Capital
climate change
venture capital
development
Financial Services
Non Profit
Solar
base of the pyramid
private equity
international development
Health Care
impact investing
Climate Adaptation
bottom of the pyramid

Date founded

2001

Investments made

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SokoFresh™ raised undisclosed on February 9, 2023

Investors: Acumen

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Zeraki raised $1.8M on December 8, 2022

Investors: Nairobi Business Angel Network, Save the Children US, Verdant Frontiers and Acumen

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KENTASTE PRODUCTS LTD raised $1M on November 1, 2022

Investors: Cornerstone Enterprises, FINCA International, DOB Equity and Acumen

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Koolboks raised $2.5M on August 18, 2022

Investors: Blue Earth Capital AG, Aruwa Capital Management and Acumen

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FutureFit AI raised $4.6M on March 29, 2022

Investors: Sorenson Impact Foundation, Emerge Education, Juvo Ventures and Acumen

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BharatRohan®- Transforming agriculture raised undisclosed on March 9, 2022

Investors: Upaya Social Ventures and Acumen

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Undisclosed raised $550K on March 1, 2022

Investors: Acumen

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Koolboks raised $1.7M on January 28, 2022

Investors: Aruwa Capital Management, PG Impact Investments AG and Acumen

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Coschool raised $600K on December 14, 2021

Investors: Acumen

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Ed Partners Africa raised undisclosed on June 22, 2021

Investors: Zephyr Management, L.P., Investisseurs & Partenaires - I&P and Acumen

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