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July 27, 2021 08:53 ET | Source: Acumen

Acumen Closes $58 Million Impact Fund, the First to Drive Climate Adaptation for Smallholder Farmers

Nairobi, Kenya, July 27, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund (ARAF) closed on June 30 at $58 million. This first-of-its-kind equity fund provides critical capital to...
June 05, 2019 08:00 ET | Source: Acumen

ACUMEN LAUNCHES 60 DECIBELS TO MAKE LEAN DATA AN IMPACT MEASUREMENT STANDARD FOR IMPACT INVESTING

New York, NY, June 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acumen today announced the spin out of Lean Data SM, its unique approach to impact measurement, into a separate social enterprise, 60 Decibels. By...
June 05, 2019 08:00 ET | Source: Acumen

60 DECIBELS SPINS OUT FROM ACUMEN AND RAISES $1.7 MILLION IN AN INVESTMENT ROUND LED BY CENIARTH TO HELP IMPACT INVESTING LISTEN TO THOSE WHO MATTER MOST

New York, NY, June 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 60 Decibels today announced the completion of its spin out from Acumen. This new company will bring Lean DataSM , its unique approach to impact...
April 17, 2019 08:00 ET | Source: Acumen

Acumen Announces Nearly $70 Million Close of For-Profit Off-Grid Energy Fund through its subsidiary Acumen Capital Partners

NEW YORK, April 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acumen, the nonprofit that invests philanthropic capital in companies and leaders tackling poverty, today announced the approximately $70 million close...
April 17, 2019 02:00 ET | Source: Acumen

Acumen Announces Nearly $70 Million Close of For-Profit Off-Grid Energy Fund through its subsidiary Acumen Capital Partners

NEW YORK, April 17, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acumen, the nonprofit that invests philanthropic capital in companies and leaders tackling poverty, today announced the approximately $70 million close...
October 17, 2017 10:44 ET | Source: Acumen

Acumen and Martin Schoeller Launch #SeePeople Campaign to Change the Way the World Sees the Poor

New York, NY, Oct. 17, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acumen, the nonprofit social venture fund, has teamed up with renowned photographer Martin Schoeller to create a campaign to change the way the world...