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: ...

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 ...

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 ...

Acumen Fund, a fast-growing charity that’s trying to harness the power of business to tackle global poverty, is working hard to make its fund raising as international as its mission. The New York ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Bloomberg) -- The world’s biggest climate fund is backing Acumen, a US-based company that promotes universal energy access, in ...

Jamie Metzl, Executive Vice President of the Asia Society, in conversation with Jacqueline Novogratz, Founder and CEO of Acumen Fund, a non-profit global venture fund that invests in entrepreneurs who ...

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NEW YORK (Reuters) - Acumen, a non-profit private equity fund that invests in basic services for the poor in emerging markets, plans to boost its funding by four times in the next three to five years, ...