Acumen Fund is a non-profit global venture fund that uses entrepreneurial approaches to solve the problems of global poverty. Our mission is to create a world beyond poverty by investing in social enterprises, emerging leaders, and breakthrough ideas. We seek to prove that small amounts of philanthropic capital, combined with large doses of business acumen, can build thriving enterprises that serve vast numbers of the poor. Our investments focus on delivering affordable, critical goods and services like health, water, housing, agriculture, education and energy through innovative, market-oriented approaches.