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Acumen is solving the problems of poverty and building a world based on dignity.
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Joined February 2009
Collecting data is easy; acting on it is harder. In this new @NextBillion piece, Taanya Khare shares how Acumen turns stakeholder insights into action, shaping company strategy, investor decisions, and sector learning at convenings like #SOCAP25. https://t.co/UTcEh4Hp5N
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One of Acumen’s earliest fintech investments, @Paga, is going global. The Nigerian-founded company has launched a US digital banking service in partnership with Regent Bank, expanding access for Africans in the diaspora to send money home easily and affordably.
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The company launched in America in September through a partnership with Oklahoma-based Regent Bank.
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@yasminajz Yasmina was speaking at the launch of Angels Climate Tech Africa – Acumen’s new collaboration with @EY and @ServiceNow to back social entrepreneurs tackling the climate crisis in emerging markets across Africa.
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The path from idea to impact isn’t linear. Acumen’s Chief Development and Partnerships Officer @yasminajz shares why meeting entrepreneurs where they are, and backing them with the right kind of capital, matters.
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@climatepolicy Thank you to all our speakers, partners & participants for pushing this conversation forward.
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@climatepolicy 3️⃣ Partnerships drive systemic change. Collaboration across private capital, policy, & communities is essential to scale climate resilience.
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@climatepolicy 2️⃣ Catalytic capital unlocks scale. Flexible, well-timed funding can transform proven models into solutions reaching millions.
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@climatepolicy 1️⃣ Resilience requires adaptability & shared risk. Companies thrive when investors, partners, & collaborators evolve with them.
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At #ClimateWeekNYC, Acumen and @climatepolicy convened leaders to tackle a critical question: How can we scale finance for resilience in the world’s most vulnerable regions? Here are 3 key takeaways 🧵
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.@Reuters highlighted Acumen’s Hardest-to-Reach Initiative $246 million raise as one of #ClimateWeekNYC’s bright spots, quoting Acumen's Jiwoo Choi on why blended capital is essential for unelectrified communities: “We want to let the world know it’s actually possible.”
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Climate change is a “con job” and green energy is a “scam”. This was the message the United States president brought to New York during the city’s annual Climate Week.
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📢 GCF is proud to support @Acumen Hardest-to-Reach Initiative— now live with over USD 246 million committed and capital flowing to companies expanding energy access in Africa’s hardest-to-reach communities. Learn more ▶️ https://t.co/RRzSUEtLoG
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Read about Acumen's announcement in securing over $245 million in approved and committed capital for its Hardest-to-Reach Initiative (H2R).
Acumen’s Hardest-to-Reach (H2R) Initiative has mobilized a coalition of partners to help solve energy poverty in sub-Saharan Africa’s least electrified markets.
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We are proud to announce the launch of Angels Climate Tech Africa, in collaboration with @EY & @ServiceNow. The program will back founders with capital and coaching to grow locally-led climate tech innovations.
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Acumen, in collaboration with EY and ServiceNow, launches Angels Climate Tech Africa to empower entrepreneurs tackling climate change across sub-Saharan Africa.
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Wonderful news, @jnovogratz! @theGCF is proud to partner with you and the @Acumen team. Our work shows what’s possible when public and private capital join forces.
After more than 15 years investing in off-grid electrification, we launched Hardest-to-Reach at #COP28 to extend possibility to the toughest energy markets in Africa. To do this at scale required creating a blended capital initiative that gives Acumen the ability to provide
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Excited to join @nytimes reporter @maxbearak and @jnovogratz, Founder & CEO of @Acumen, for an insightful conversation at Climate Forward, The New York Times event on the sidelines of #UNGA80 and #ClimateWeekNYC. Tune in ⬇️ https://t.co/Qrmk2FquG6
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.@Forbes highlighted how the Hardest-to-Reach Initiative is redefining what’s possible for clean energy in Africa’s toughest markets. Read the full feature: https://t.co/VkpIeqOih9
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Thank you to our Partners, including @theGCF, @IFC_org, @BritishIntInv, Nordic Development Fund, SEDF, and Shinhan Bank, for their support.
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This milestone marks the next phase of H2R, accelerating investment in clean, off-grid solar companies that can scale affordable energy to millions of households and businesses, aiming to reach 70M people over the next decade. Learn more:
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Read about Acumen's announcement in securing over $245 million in approved and committed capital for its Hardest-to-Reach Initiative (H2R).
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Acumen’s Hardest-to-Reach (H2R) Initiative has mobilized a coalition of partners to help solve energy poverty in sub-Saharan Africa’s least electrified markets.
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