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Finance

11 October, 2024

Acumen gets LP cheque for Africa-focussed renewable energy fund

US-based impact investor Acumen, which backs social enterprises serving low-income individuals in developing and underserved areas of Sub-Saharan Africa and ......

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TMT

08 December, 2023

Acumen-backed agritech firm S4S Technologies secures fresh capital

Science for Society Techno Services Pvt. Ltd, which operates agri-tech and food processing platform S4S Technologies, is raising fresh capital ......

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Finance

03 July, 2020

Former Khazanah, Acumen execs roll out healthcare VC fund, make first bet

Two women who previously worked with Malaysian sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional Berhad and impact investor Acumen have come together ......

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Infrastructure

26 June, 2020

Impact investor Acumen fully exits nine-year-old investment

Social venture capital investor Acumen has marked a full exit from a portfolio company in the solar energy sector that ......

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People

16 February, 2018

Impact investor Upaya Social Ventures hires new India head

Early-stage impact investor Upaya Social Ventures has roped in a former United Nations Foundation official to head its India operations, ......

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Finance

31 October, 2017

Aavishkaar nears first close of third India fund

Impact investment firm Aavishkaar Venture Management is about to mark the first close of its third India-focussed fund, at least ......

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Finance

26 October, 2017

LGT Venture to launch India-focussed fund

LGT Venture Philanthropy, an impact investing firm founded by LGT Group and the Princely House of Liechtenstein, plans to launch ......

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Finance

12 May, 2017

Caspian looking to add more muscle to its debt fund

Caspian Impact Investment Adviser Pvt Ltd is in an advanced stage of talks with its limited partners to increase the ......

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Consumer

21 February, 2017

Acumen-backed Sahayog Dairy hires banker for fresh fundraising

Madhya Pradesh-based dairy firm Sahayog Dairy is planning to raise funding to build up its business and has hired an ......

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Consumer

23 August, 2016

Acumen invests in Mumbai-based honey producer

Acumen Fund, an investment firm that backs enterprises working in rural areas and those targeting the poor, has struck its ......