Novogratz: The privilege for me has been to see Jocelyn going from being a fellow at Acumen to creating an organization and becoming a leading voice around design for low-income people that connects ...

For World Poverty Day, nonprofit venture capital fund Acumen debuts a series of portraits of people living on less than $5 a day--and shows how the projects it's funded are helping. Dynamic Duos: ...

Jacqueline Novogratz is the founder and chief executive officer of Acumen Fund, a nonprofit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to combat global poverty. The firm uses ...

At a time when one out of four office spaces in Lower Manhattan are collecting cobwebs, one century-old tower is teeming with tenants who want to stay put for the long run. The 22-year-old charitable ...

At the 2012 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Annual Meeting today, Acumen Fund, a nonprofit global venture fund addressing poverty across Africa and South Asia, and The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW) ...

Some 35% of Americans report missing a mortgage payment due to the pandemic and more than 50% are cutting back on essential expenses to afford to make their mortgage payment, according to the National ...

Global non-profit VC investor has announced a strategic tie up with US Agency for International Development (USAID) to flow of up to $15 million (Rs 79.5 crore) in private debt capital to social ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Fueling its efforts to expand access to credit and greater financial health, Atlanta-based fintech lender VIVA Finance has closed a $2.3 million seed round led by Acumen Fund ...

There's a story Jacqueline Novogratz has told many times but never seems to tire of recounting. Here's the short version: Growing up, she had a favorite blue sweater with zebras on the front and Mount ...

Kheyti Tech Pvt. Ltd, an agricultural-technology firm focussed on improving the yields and income of small farmers, has raised funding from impact investor Acumen Fund. Acumen said in a statement it ...