Acumen revolutionizes poverty solutions with Patient Capital, training leaders, investing in businesses, and impacting 648M lives globally.

Acumen: Entrepreneurs, investors, and innovators breaking the cycle of poverty globally, impacting 668M lives through transformational investments.

Acumen East Africa invests in education, agriculture, and energy to empower local entrepreneurs and improve livelihoods for a brighter future.

Jacqueline Novogratz is the founder and CEO of Acumen, a global organization that fights poverty and builds dignity through patient investment in companies and leaders; sharing knowledge and insights …

Mar 24, 2026 · Acumen is one of Fast Company’s 2026 Most Innovative Companies. Inclusion recognizes 25 years of Patient Capital and Acumen’s work improving more than 700 million lives.

Acumen invests in key sectors like energy, agriculture, education, and workforce across regions like East Africa, India, Latin America, and West Africa.

Acumen West Africa has deployed $14M, reaching 58M lives through energy, agriculture, and youth employment solutions.

Jan 6, 2026 · Acumen’s Hardest-to-Reach Initiative reaches target raise of $250 million as Amplify completes final close H2R’s energy access investment coalition strengthens with a new $7.8 million …

Acumen invests in entrepreneurs to create an inclusive world, impacting over half a billion lives by merging philanthropy and business for transformational change.

Acumen remuneration policy Acumen determines the salaries of its employees based on comparable pay in comparable markets, for comparable accountabilities, experience, and education. …