Acumen Fund

About Acumen Fund

Acumen is changing the way the world tackles poverty by investing in companies, leaders and ideas. We invest patient capital in businesses whose products and services are enabling the poor to transform their lives. Founded by Jacqueline Novogratz in 2001, Acumen has invested more than $143 million in 145 companies across Africa, Latin America and South Asia. We are also developing a global community of emerging leaders with the knowledge, skills and determination to create a more inclusive world. In 2015, Acumen was named one of Fast Company’s Top 10 Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Companies. Learn more at www.acumen.org and on Twitter @Acumen.

Website	https://go.acumen.org/linkedin
Employees	51-200 employees View all Acumen Fund employees
Industry	Venture Capital & Private Equity
Phone number	(212) 566-8821
Headquarter	40 Worth Street, Suite 303, New York, New York 10013, US
Founded	2001
Keywords	Venture Capital, International Development, Non-Profit, Private Equity, Social Enterprise, Poverty, Leadership, Social Entrepreneurship, Climate Change, Development, Impact Investing, Bottom Of The Pyramid, Base Of The Pyramid, Climate Adaptation