No school, no football: How one rule changed 40,000 lives in India
Acumen Fellow Ashok Rathod shares the story of the OSCAR Foundation, which uses football to build resilience, leadership, and opportunity for children across India.
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Infrastructure is destiny
TED2026 revealed the extremes of this moment and how we might navigate to a better world — if we move together.
Building from Nothing: How refugee-led enterprises are turning exclusion into opportunity
Refugee entrepreneurs are building brilliant business models and innovative products and services. Are investors ready to support them?
Acumen invests in ScrapUncle to bring transparency and dignity to India’s recycling economy
ScrapUncle’s tech-enabled platform connects households, workers, and recyclers to formalize one of India’s most fragmented supply chains.
Acumen invests in Pullus to expand fair poultry markets for smallholder farmers in Nigeria
Investment supports a women-led agribusiness building a more reliable poultry supply chain.
Acumen invests in Instollar to power solar jobs and energy access in Nigeria
From Acumen Angel to Acumen investee, Instollar is building the workforce powering Nigeria’s solar transition.
Acumen invests in Mountain Harvest to support specialty coffee and farmer incomes in Uganda
A farmer-allied specialty coffee model brings premium markets, higher incomes, and climate-resilient livelihoods to Uganda’s mountain regions.
Acumen invests in Omia to unlock agricultural markets for displaced farmers in Northern Uganda
A market-driven approach replaces aid dependency with income, agency, and long-term opportunity for displaced farmers and refugee communities