Acumen America
Acumen America
Tackling poverty in the US through entrepreneurship
Investment Fund Manager | United States of America | Equality & Empowerment/Minorities/Previously Excluded Populations
Overview
Acumen raises charitable donations to invest in companies leaders and ideas that are changing the way the world tackles poverty.Acumen was incorporated on April 1 2001 with seed capital from the Rockefeller Foundation Cisco Systems Foundation and three individual philanthropists. Our desire was to transform the world of philanthropy by looking at all human beings not as distant strangers but as members of a single global community where everyone had the opportunity to build a life of dignity.
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Portfolio
Mar, 2018
Joint $1,2M Seed Other
MyVyllage
Early Childhood Education Reimagined
We ve created MyVyllage as a solution that works for...
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Women and Girls
Human Rights Protection or Expansion
Access to Education
regions
United States of America
People
Jan 11, 2018
$5M Other
EarnUp
Intelligent loan payment automation.
We are dedicated to helping every American simplify their financial...
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Income/Productivity Growth
Equality & Empowerment/Minorities/Previously Excluded Populations
Access to Financial Services
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United States of America
People
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May, 2016
$300K Seed
WorkAmerica
Connect education to employment for our workforce
At WorkAmerica we are tackling the biggest social issue to...
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Other Social Impact Objective
Access to Information
regions
United States of America
People
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Offices
Headquarters :
444 Spear Street
Suite 213
San Francisco
California 94105
United States of America