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Acumen Partners

VC
New York, NYWebsite

Acumen Partners is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in New York, NY investing in Other. The firm typically writes $75K–$300K checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$75K – $300K

AUM

$153M

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

3 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Focused on startups delivering solutions for talent optimization, leadership development, and future-proofing workplace skills.

How Acumen Partners invests

Acumen Partners is a vc firm based in New York, NY. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other.

Acumen Partners typically writes checks of $75K–$300K per investment, backed by approximately $153M in assets under management.

Acumen Partners has backed 2 companies in our records, including BetterUp, Humu.

Meet the Team

JL

Jamie Lee

Partner

Corporate Training
Future of Work
DM

Doug McCormack

General Partner

GC

Geremy Connor

Partner

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

BE

BetterUp

Corporate Coaching
HU

Humu

Future of Work
How to pitch Acumen Partners
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $75K – $300K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jamie Lee, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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