Having invested in India for over a decade, in 2019 Acumen concentrated its investment strategy on the areas most impacting Indians’ living wages. India’s working-age population has skyrocketed to become the country’s largest age group—a trend that will continue for at least the next 30 years. While this boom may seem like an opportunity for … Continued
We are excited to announce Acumen’s new investment in Solaris Offgrid, a social enterprise offering pay-as-you-go software to energy companies—enabling them to serve more customers, and at even lower income levels. The Challenge With pay-as-you-go purchasing services, low-income customers can buy typically unaffordable products like solar home systems or water pumps on credit, repaying through … Continued
Dear Friends, This is a report about Acumen’s activities in 2019. Yet as I write this letter, the COVID-19 pandemic has awakened the entire world with a jolt. If there is one thing the pandemic has made clear it is this: we are one world—not just interconnected, but interdependent. We will rise and fall together … Continued
BRINDANDO AYUDA Y RECIBIENDO DONACIONES: Diego Benitez CEO de una de las inversiones de Acumen en Colombia y Rocío Arango- Fellow de Acumen 2019 Compañía: Siembraviva Ubicación: Antioquia Enlace: https://siembraviva.com/ Diego Benitez, CEO de Siembraviva, una empresa del portafolio de Acumen Latinoamérica y Rocio Arango Fellow de Colombia, se encuentran trabajando de la mano para … Continued
El mundo necesita más personas dispuestas a ejercer acciones de liderazgo, agentes de cambio que a través de proyectos e iniciativas transformen sus comunidades y que estén dispuestos a tener conversaciones difíciles que construyan nuevas realidades. Desde Acumen estamos muy emocionados de presentar nuestro más grande y diverso grupo global de candidatos a Fellows desde … Continued
With over a quarter of a billion people gaining access to energy from off-grid products over the last decade and a six-fold increase in capital invested in the sector from 2012 ($21 million) to 2018 ($352 million), it’s hard to resist celebrating the extraordinary accomplishments of the energy access sector. However, rather than counting the … Continued