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Acumen Blog
The time has come. What a whirlwind the last three days have been. The stories, the conversations, the music, the dancing, and the connections. The morning started out with laughs, all thanks to Gayathri Vasudevan, the spirited Founder and CEO of Acumen investee LabourNet. It...
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In these uncertain times, when progress towards a more just world sometimes seems to be slowing, or even reversing its course, I often ask myself the question, what can I do? It’s easy to feel small or isolated in the face of so many challenges,...
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In the last decade, solar lanterns have emerged as a clean, cost-effective solution to provide access to modern energy to the 1.2 billion people currently living off-grid. These small, portable and rechargeable lights fulfill an immediate need for the poor and, as a result, have...
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We are excited to kick off the new year by introducing our 2017 Fellows from East Africa, India and Pakistan! This year’s diverse mix of more than 60 Fellows will join our global community of change agents committed to creating new solutions to the problems...
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We are pleased to announce Nate Laurell as the newest addition to Acumen’s Board. Nate is Founder and Managing Partner of NewFrontier Holdings, an investment firm focused on sustainable energy and agriculture, and CEO of Here Holdings, an indoor farm and food company, leading America’s local food movement and...