Venture capital firm

Acumen (organization)

Non-profit impact investor and learning academy focused on reducing poverty through patient capital

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TrustList summary

Acumen is an organisation that invests patient capital in markets where conventional finance has fallen short. Its stated mission is to change how the world tackles poverty, and it also runs a learning academy.

Products and services

Patient capital: long-term investment in enterprises serving low-income communities.
Acumen Academy: a learning programme it calls a school for social change.
Climate and agriculture work: funds aimed at climate resilience, off-grid energy and smallholder farming.

Who it serves

Social enterprises and smallholder farmers, particularly in off-grid energy and agriculture. One investee, Kheyti, won a major environmental prize.

Key facts

Leader: Jacqueline Novogratz
Presence: took part in the COP27 climate conference
Focus: poverty reduction, climate and agriculture

Summary written by TrustList from the business's own published information, Oct 2026.

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Rankings

Acumen (organization) is ranked on 1 TrustList ranking at #8.

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Venture capital firm · 1 ranking

#8of 23
Agritech investors
It is one of 6 here listing agriculture.
Of the 23 here, 6 also cover agriculture and 5 also cover partners; 4 also work in Paris and 3 also work in San Francisco.
Behind New Forests, ahead of AgFunder.

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