Our Portfolio
Our portfolio companies are building innovative solutions to systemic issues across the healthcare, workforce, and financial sectors. We back founders deeply invested in their communities with the knowledge and context to help improve the lives and needs of people in them.
Our Portfolio Companies
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How we Invest
Addressing the root causes of poverty in America demands radical thinking and innovative ideas. We invest in purpose-driven entrepreneurs deeply committed to systems change.
Catalytic Early-stage Investing
We focus on overlooked founders and markets, backing early-stage companies at the pre-seed and seed stage. Our portfolio companies are diverse in their leadership and approach, but like-minded in goal: health and economic justice across America.
Three Interconnected Sectors
We back companies building solutions to three systemic drivers of poverty in the U.S.: healthcare, finance, and workforce. Our companies create new systems that foster more equitable and healthy communities.
Deep Portfolio Support
We aren’t afraid to be the first check and continue to support our portfolio companies as they grow with follow-on capital. We bring deep knowledge and networks to help companies grow and activate a range of capital—from venture to philanthropy and everything in between—to maximize impact at scale.
Acumen America bet on us early when we had already had 300 nos—they were the first institutional investor who believed in us. Their commitment to impact, systems change, and tackling the racial wealth gap was invaluable to us as we grew and they continued to support us and help us find additional capital.
There are wild swings in this industry and it takes a certain craziness to do this. One of the ways you manage the crazy of being an entrepreneur is surrounding yourself with people you trust, have confidence in, shared values, and someone you can lean on in difficult moments. And that’s what Acumen America is all about—they are the people I can count on when I have a difficult decision to make or am struggling with a specific problem. There is no price you can put on that, it’s a very special thing.
They look for founders and individuals who are building solutions that are going to have a significant impact at scale, but they are also looking for those founders who have unique experiences that can truly solve the problem. They understand that we can't just throw tech at a solution—we have to understand the problem and all the nuances.
Where to Next
Exploring the collective and systemic problems in America and putting a spotlight on the brightest individuals and companies working to solve them.
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Acumen America backs entrepreneurs building innovative solutions to the urgent challenges of unequal workforce development, health inequities, and financial instability.