Portfolios

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Generating Both Social and Financial Returns

Acumen’s work centers on providing critical goods and services through innovative, market-oriented approaches. We work to create a blueprint for solving the problems of global poverty by building sustainable and scalable organizations, and by getting the business right at every level: design, marketing, pricing, and distribution. We currently apply our model of identifying and supporting social innovators to four critical areas for the poor: Health, Housing, Water, and Energy.

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Water Portfolio
Invests capital and management support in businesses that make safe, sufficient water accessible.
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Health Portfolio
Seeks enterprises lowering costs and increasing access to products and services for low-income communities.
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Housing Portfolio
Invests in businesses providing both housing and the financial innovations to enable economic access for the poor.
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Energy Portfolio
Supports enterprises delivering innovative renewable technologies and energy services to the poor.