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Acumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty.
We seek to prove that small amounts of philanthropic capital, combined with large doses of business acumen, can build thriving enterprises that serve vast numbers of the poor. Our investments focus on delivering affordable, critical goods and services – like health, water and housing – through innovative, market-oriented approaches.
Our Mission
Acumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. We seek to prove that small amounts of philanthropic capital, combined with large doses of business acumen, can build thriving enterprises that serve vast numbers of the poor. Our investments focus on delivering affordable, critical goods and services – like health, water and housing – through innovative, market-oriented approaches.
Philosophy
Who we are and why we exist
Acumen Fund is a non-profit venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty.
We build financially sustainable and scalable organizations that deliver affordable, critical goods and services that target the four billion people living on less than $4 a day. We adhere to a disciplined process in selecting and managing our philanthropic investments as well as in measuring the social and financial returns.
How we work
We identify some of the
world’s best entrepreneurs and organizations focused on delivering
critical, affordable goods and services – such as water, healthcare,
and housing – to improve livelihoods, health and opportunities for the
poor.
Our investment process
Using the
skills of business, the flexible capital of philanthropy, and the rigor
of the marketplace, we aim to develop and deliver systems-changing
solutions to the world’s problems. Our investment approach focuses on
organizational sustainability, strong leadership and scalability
through managerial support and financial investment.
Measuring results
Within each
investment organization, we focus on the areas of design, pricing,
distribution and marketing of critical goods and services to the poor.
We measure and share both social and financial returns of our
investments, as well as our own financial sustainability and the
strength of our community. Our risk management aims to generate
positive returns where possible and recover a substantial portion of
our capital to reinvest in new philanthropic ventures.
The Acumen Fund team
The Acumen Fund team
has extensive, hands-on international experience with leading public
and private sector institutions, in fields as diverse as corporate and
investment banking, economic and social development, management
consulting, communications, environmental protection, government and
politics. We have collectively worked in more than 50 countries across
six continents. We possess distinguished academic credentials,
including advanced degrees from Stanford, Harvard, Johns Hopkins,
UC-Berkeley, MIT, Oxford and Cambridge.
I am one of social community worker runing non profit
Association for Humanitarian Development, want to be a partner for poor rural women groups at Jati rural area of district Thatt Sindh Pakistan, where your Acumen Fund is already busy in Karachi and Hyderabad
please also include in your partners
A. Khurshid Bhatti
President
Association for Humanitarian Development