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Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund

VC
Nairobi, KenyaWebsite

Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund is a Seed venture capital firm based in Nairobi, Kenya investing in Other, Fintech. The firm typically writes $250K–$3.0M checks and has 14 portfolio companies in our records.

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$250K – $3.0M

AUM

$58M

Portfolio

14+ companies

Team

7 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

ARAF invests in innovative, scalable companies that enhance climate resilience for smallholder farmers across Africa.

How Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund invests

Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund is a vc firm based in Nairobi, Kenya. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Fintech.

Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund typically writes checks of $250K–$3.0M per investment, backed by approximately $58M in assets under management.

Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund has backed 14 companies in our records, including Ignitia, Apollo Agriculture, AgroEknor.

Meet the Team

SJ

Sam Jewett

Director of ESG

YZ

Yasmina Zaidman

Chief Partnerships Officer

LN

Loise Nduati

Associate Director of Talent Acquisition

SB

Sarah Bieber

Chief Sustainability Officer

CS

Carlyle Singer

President

FA

Faheem Ahmed

Community Manager

VS

Varun Sahni

Managing Director

Agriculture
Financial Inclusion
Climate-Tech

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Fintech

Portfolio Companies (14)

Other

IG

Ignitia

Climate Data
AP

Apollo Agriculture

Agri-fintech
AG

AgroEknor

Sustainable agriculture
SO

Sommalife Limited

Sustainable agriculture
EN

Energy Assured

Renewable energy
BI

Bintix Waste Research Private Limited

Dignified jobs
EC

Ecohome

Sustainable agriculture

Restoring Colombia’s tropical dry forest through science and community action

LO

Loom Craft Chocolate

Sustainable agriculture

Building a bold, inclusive cocoa industry across West Africa

EB

eBik

Renewable energy

Clean, affordable mobility solutions across rural and small-town India

SU

Suma Wealth

Financial inclusion

Building financial inclusion and generational wealth for Latinos in the U.S.

How to pitch Acumen Resilient Agriculture Fund
  • Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Fintech — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $3.0M check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Sam Jewett, Director of ESG.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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