United States · Investor

Acumen

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 107 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $28M, Jun 2026VC firmWebsite unconfirmed

SeedSeries AGrowthSustainable AgricultureQuality EducationRenewable Energy

Deploying now
77%of best year17cheques in 12 months, 107 on record
Since the last cheque5days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$5.0MRounds led1 of 107Sole investor34 roundsMostly inUnited States, 48%
Pitch Acumen

Acumen highlights

  1. 01

    17 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Seed: 63% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 34 rounds, median $1.0M

What they do

Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries AGrowth
Sectors
Sustainable AgricultureQuality EducationRenewable Energy
Based in
New York, United States
Cold pitches
Not accepted

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first107 appearances

  1. 2026

    11 rounds

  2. Oct
    Vitara AgritechGH · ElectriFI$2.0MWith 2 others
  3. Jul
    RVE.SOLGrant$2.0MWith 2 others
  4. Jun
    KoolboksDebt · FR$1.5MWith 3 others
  5. Apr
    MyJouleBoxVenture · FR$7.4MSole investor
  6. Apr
    Mountain HarvestDebt · US$500KSole investor
  7. Apr
    FutureFit AIVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  8. Apr
    Zócalo HealthSeries A · US$15MWith 1 other
  9. Mar
    Rasa LegalSeed · US$5.0MWith 2 others
  10. Mar
    PrestamypeDebt · PE$25MWith 1 other
  11. Jan
    ScrapUncleSeed$2.4MWith 2 others
  12. Jan
    BIOMAKERSSeries A · AR$8.0MSole investor
  13. 2025

    21 rounds

  14. Dec
    EsusuSeries C · US · TechStartups$50MWith 6 others
  15. Dec
    Reema HealthSeries B · US · HC9 Ventures$19MWith 7 others
  16. Dec
    INCLUIRTECPre-seed · CO$500KWith 1 other
  17. Nov
    SolfiumSeries A · MX · LatamList$10MWith 4 others
  18. Nov
    Suma WealthVenture · US$5.6MWith 4 others
  19. Nov
    SamaritanGrant · US$500KWith 4 others
  20. Oct
    CreditúSeries A · CL · LatamList$6.0MWith 2 others
  21. Oct
    KoolboksVenture · FRUndisclosedWith 3 others
  22. Sept
    SunCultureKE · Disrupt Africa$5.0MWith 1 other
  23. Sept
    SuncolombiaSeries B · CO$9.8MSole investor
  24. Aug
    Sonara HealthVenture · US$1.0MWith 1 other
  25. Jul
    VIVA FinanceDebt · US$220MSole investor
  26. Jun
    myLaurelSeed · US · AlleyWatch$12MWith 7 others
  27. Jun
    BURNDebt$80MWith 1 other
  28. Apr
    FinaktivaDebt · CO · LatamList$10MWith 2 others
  29. Mar
    FarmWorksVentureUndisclosedSole investor
  30. Feb
    SimusolarVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  31. Feb
    AgriCapitalSeed · CO$500KWith 1 other
  32. Feb
    Wami AgroVentureUndisclosedSole investor
  33. Jan
    FinmaqCO · LatamList$29MWith 5 others
  34. Jan
    Powergen Renewable EnergySeries C$50MSole investor
  35. 2024

    12 rounds

  36. Dec
    Zuwa EnergyGrant$243KSole investor
  37. Dec
    EmaVenture · USUndisclosedWith 2 others
  38. Nov
    Keep IT CoolSeries C · KE · Disrupt Africa$50MWith 3 others
  39. Sept
    Zing HealthGrowth · US$140MWith 1 other
  40. Sept
    GoodSAMSeries A · US$9.0MWith 1 other
  41. Aug
    Oorja Development SolutionsSeed$1.2MSole investor
  42. Jul
    AquaRechSeed$350KWith 3 others
  43. May
    Magneto GlobalSeed · CO$7.0MSole investor

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The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration2 named

JNJacqueline NovogratzDirectoriFiling they signed
LRLynn RolandExecutive OfficeriFiling they signed

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What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

8+funds on filenumbered funds in its name

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Acumen. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Recently backed

The latest companies Acumen put money into.

Mentioned on podcasts

Episodes that name Acumen in their description, not their title.

Quick answers about Acumen

What does Acumen invest in?

Acumen invests most often at Venture and Seed (63% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Sustainable Agriculture, Quality Education and Renewable Energy.

How active is Acumen?

107 investments on record, 17 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Acumen invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Vitara Agritech (Undisclosed round, Oct 2026), RVE.SOL (Grant, Jul 2026) and Koolboks (Debt, Jun 2026).

How big are Acumen's cheques?

The median round it joins is $5.0M.

Does Acumen lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 1 of its 107 investments on record (1%).

Where does Acumen invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in the United States (48%), Colombia (19%) and France (10%).

Is Acumen investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 17 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Acumen invest alongside?

Most often Kapor Capital (5 rounds together), Google for Startups (4 rounds together) and MaC Venture Capital (4 rounds together).

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