Acumen Investments & Fund Profile

Overview

Nonprofit venture fund investing in services for low-income communities.

Founded

2001

Deals · 12mo

2

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Stage focus

Seed

Series A

Series B

Geographic focus

Ghana

India

Kenya

United Kingdom

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Sector focus

Agriculture

Clean Energy

Communities

Education

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Investment portfolio

33rounds

LedParticipated

NAME	DATE	SIZE
AIFOD	Oct 2026Led	$5 MSeries A
Sun King	Sep 2026Led	$5 MOther Equity
Winich Inc (Winich Farms)	Oct 2024Led	$4 MSeries A
IBISA	Jun 2024Led	$3 MOther Equity
SunCulture	Apr 2024Participated	$28 MSeries B
Ampersand	Jan 2024Participated	$20 MOther Equity
AquaRech	Dec 2023Participated	$2 MOther Equity
Complete Farmer	Sep 2023Led	$10 MSeries A
FarmWorks	Jul 2023Led	$4 MSeries A
Victory Farms	Apr 2023Participated	$35 MSeries B
INCLUIRTEC	Feb 2023Led	$0.42 MOther Equity
Zeraki	Dec 2022Led	$2 MSeed
AIFOD	Oct 2026Led	$5 MSeries A
Sun King	Sep 2026Led	$5 MOther Equity
Winich Inc (Winich Farms)	Oct 2024Led	$4 MSeries A
IBISA	Jun 2024Led	$3 MOther Equity
SunCulture	Apr 2024Participated	$28 MSeries B
Ampersand	Jan 2024Participated	$20 MOther Equity
AquaRech	Dec 2023Participated	$2 MOther Equity
Complete Farmer	Sep 2023Led	$10 MSeries A
FarmWorks	Jul 2023Led	$4 MSeries A
Victory Farms	Apr 2023Participated	$35 MSeries B
INCLUIRTEC	Feb 2023Led	$0.42 MOther Equity
Zeraki	Dec 2022Led	$2 MSeed

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Deal Distribution

Acumen: 33 funding rounds are recorded in the selected participation categories. All available history
Round type	Led deals	Participated deals
Seed	4	3
Series A	5	2
Series B	1	4
Series C+	0	1
Other Equity	6	5
Debt	1	1

Monthly Deal Activity

Acumen: 33 deals are recorded across 205 months. All available history
Month	Deals
Oct '09	1
Nov '09	0
Dec '09	0
Jan '10	0
Feb '10	0
Mar '10	0
Apr '10	0
May '10	0
Jun '10	1
Jul '10	0
Aug '10	0
Sep '10	0
Oct '10	0
Nov '10	0
Dec '10	0
Jan '11	0
Feb '11	0
Mar '11	0
Apr '11	0
May '11	0
Jun '11	0
Jul '11	0
Aug '11	0
Sep '11	0
Oct '11	0
Nov '11	0
Dec '11	0
Jan '12	0
Feb '12	0
Mar '12	0
Apr '12	0
May '12	1
Jun '12	0
Jul '12	0
Aug '12	0
Sep '12	0
Oct '12	0
Nov '12	0
Dec '12	0
Jan '13	0
Feb '13	0
Mar '13	0
Apr '13	0
May '13	0
Jun '13	0
Jul '13	0
Aug '13	0
Sep '13	0
Oct '13	0
Nov '13	0
Dec '13	0
Jan '14	0
Feb '14	1
Mar '14	0
Apr '14	0
May '14	0
Jun '14	0
Jul '14	0
Aug '14	0
Sep '14	0
Oct '14	0
Nov '14	0
Dec '14	0
Jan '15	0
Feb '15	0
Mar '15	0
Apr '15	0
May '15	0
Jun '15	0
Jul '15	1
Aug '15	0
Sep '15	0
Oct '15	1
Nov '15	0
Dec '15	0
Jan '16	0
Feb '16	1
Mar '16	0
Apr '16	0
May '16	1
Jun '16	0
Jul '16	0
Aug '16	0
Sep '16	0
Oct '16	0
Nov '16	0
Dec '16	0
Jan '17	0
Feb '17	1
Mar '17	0
Apr '17	0
May '17	0
Jun '17	0
Jul '17	0
Aug '17	0
Sep '17	0
Oct '17	0
Nov '17	0
Dec '17	0
Jan '18	0
Feb '18	0
Mar '18	0
Apr '18	0
May '18	0
Jun '18	0
Jul '18	0
Aug '18	0
Sep '18	0
Oct '18	0
Nov '18	0
Dec '18	0
Jan '19	0
Feb '19	0
Mar '19	0
Apr '19	1
May '19	0
Jun '19	2
Jul '19	0
Aug '19	1
Sep '19	0
Oct '19	0
Nov '19	0
Dec '19	0
Jan '20	0
Feb '20	0
Mar '20	0
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	0
Aug '20	0
Sep '20	0
Oct '20	2
Nov '20	0
Dec '20	0
Jan '21	0
Feb '21	1
Mar '21	0
Apr '21	0
May '21	0
Jun '21	1
Jul '21	0
Aug '21	0
Sep '21	0
Oct '21	0
Nov '21	0
Dec '21	0
Jan '22	0
Feb '22	0
Mar '22	0
Apr '22	1
May '22	0
Jun '22	0
Jul '22	0
Aug '22	1
Sep '22	0
Oct '22	0
Nov '22	2
Dec '22	1
Jan '23	0
Feb '23	1
Mar '23	0
Apr '23	1
May '23	0
Jun '23	0
Jul '23	1
Aug '23	0
Sep '23	1
Oct '23	0
Nov '23	0
Dec '23	1
Jan '24	1
Feb '24	0
Mar '24	0
Apr '24	1
May '24	0
Jun '24	1
Jul '24	0
Aug '24	0
Sep '24	0
Oct '24	1
Nov '24	0
Dec '24	0
Jan '25	0
Feb '25	0
Mar '25	0
Apr '25	0
May '25	0
Jun '25	0
Jul '25	0
Aug '25	0
Sep '25	0
Oct '25	0
Nov '25	0
Dec '25	0
Jan '26	0
Feb '26	0
Mar '26	0
Apr '26	0
May '26	0
Jun '26	0
Jul '26	0
Aug '26	0
Sep '26	1
Oct '26	1

Sector Breakdown

A deal can appear in multiple sectors, so sector totals may overlap. Capital represents disclosed total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Acumen: Clean Energy & Sustainability is the largest displayed sector by deal count (12 deals). All available history
Sector	Deals
Clean Energy & Sustainability	12
Fintech	11
Food & Agriculture	11
Networks, Cloud & Communication	5
Education & Workforce	4
Manufacturing	4
Health & Life Sciences	3
Government & Defense	2
Data, Analytics & IT	2
Transportation & Logistics	2
Consumer & Lifestyle	2
Enterprise Software	1
E-Commerce & Retail	1
Marketing & Advertising	1
Media & Entertainment	1
AI & Machine Learning	1
Professional Services	1
Social & Community Platforms	1

Deal Size Distribution

Undisclosed round sizes are excluded. Capital represents total round sizes, not fund cheque sizes.

Acumen: 33 rounds have a disclosed size in the displayed size bands. All available history
Round size band (USD)	Deals
<$5M	17
$5M-$10M	8
$10M-$25M	6
$25M-$50M	2
$50M-$100M	0
$100M-$250M	0
$250M-$500M	0
$500M-$1B	0
$1B+	0

Deals By Geography

Top 8 of 8 regions; European countries are grouped as Europe.

Acumen: United States has the largest recorded deal count among the displayed regions (13 deals). All available history
Region	Deals
United States	13
Kenya	8
Europe	5
India	2
Ghana	2
Rwanda	1
Colombia	1
Sierra Leone	1

Co-Investors

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Shows up to 20 co-investors ranked by shared deals. Deals may be shared with multiple funds, so rows overlap. Capital is total round size, not fund cheque size.

Acumen: 20 co-investors are shown, with Impact Engine sharing 3 recorded deals. All available history
Co-investor	Shared deals
Impact Engine	3
Nexus Venture Partners	3
Alpha Mundi	2
Ceniarth	2
Draper Fisher Jurvetson	2
Equator	2
FMO	2
Garage Technology Ventures	2
Katapult	2
Mercy Corps Ventures	2
Omidyar Network	2
Plug and Play Ventures	2
Sahel Capital	2
VestedWorld	2
1/0 Capital	1
7wireVentures	1
Acasia Ventures	1
ADB Ventures	1
Adlevo Capital	1
Alitheia Capital	1