Clean Energy Partnerships Acumen

Acumen is forming a new partnership with the dfid funded modern energy cooking services mecs program.

Clean energy partnerships acumen.

This program aims to accelerate the transition from biomass based cooking to modern clean low carbon energy efficient alternatives. Acumen formerly known as acumen fund is a non profit impact investment fund with over 15 years experience in investing in social enterprises that serve low income communities in developing countries across sub saharan africa south asia latin america and the united states. Acumen has exited clean cooking investee kopagas a pay as you go lpg provider. The fund kawisafi ventures is accelerating access to clean energy solutions for low income populations in east africa.

Acumen will support. A growing number of entrepreneurs are developing and delivering new technologies innovations and business models from off grid solar solutions for homes and small businesses to solar pumps powering irrigation solutions that bring clean energy to low income communities for the first time. Acumen is excited to announce that fmo the dutch entrepreneurial development bank has invested 2 8 million into acumen s pioneer energy investment initiative peii surpassing the peii s goal of raising 20 million to bridge the funding gap in off grid energy and accelerate energy access across the developing world. The acumen fund inc.

Clean energy agriculture education healthcare workforce development and financial inclusion. With fmo s support along with other peii partners including ikea foundation dfid signify foundation autodesk foundation and more the opportunity to collectively move the needle in. Acumen has a successful track record in sourcing and executing equity investment opportunities in the clean energy agriculture and health care. It aims to demonstrate that small amounts of philanthropic capital combined with large doses of business acumen.

Is an impact investment fund with almost 15 years experience in small and medium sized enterprises smes that serve low income communities in developing countries primarily in sub saharan africa and south asia. With the peii acumen s aim is to reach. Kawisafi a nearly 70 million fund aims to scale. In addition to our philanthropic investing work this year acumen achieved the final closing of its first returnable fund kawisafi ventures managed by its subsidiary acumen capital partners.

Acumen pioneer energy investment initiative peii. Looking to the future acumen is more committed than ever to creating impact for low income communities by investing in pioneering clean energy companies.