ALIVE Acumen Latam Impact Ventures

What is ALIVE Acumen Latam Impact Ventures?

ALIVE Acumen Latam Impact Ventures (ALIVE) is an investment fund focused on driving social and environmental impact in Latin America, with a strong presence in Colombia and Peru.

The firm invests in companies that demonstrate the potential to create scalable, sustainable impact across four investment themes: Education & Pathways to Quality Jobs, Income Generation Opportunities, Access to Critical Goods & Services, and Solutions for Climate Resilience & Adaptation.

Through its investments, ALIVE seeks to impact beneficiaries such as students, SMEs, solar energy recipients, candidates hired, domestic workers, and English learners in low-income populations.

Key statistics from the firm's work include 9.6 million students impacted, 101,000 solar energy recipients, and support for 631 SMEs, among others. ALIVE takes pride in its impact approach that incorporates deep impact measurement, a gender lens in every step of the investment process, and hands-on accompaniment of portfolio companies.

With $75 million in assets under management (AUM) across five countries and a portfolio of 14 investments over five years, ALIVE has reached more than 510 million lives.

Recognitions for ALIVE’s work include awards for 'Most Successful Startup Transaction 2021,' 'Best Implementation of ESG Criteria in Startup Capital in 2023,' and certifications by Impact Assets, Tameo, and the Association for Private Capital Investment in Latin America for their impact and transparency, confirming their status as a leading organization in gender lens investing and responsible investment.

ALIVE is a founding member of 2X Global, underscoring their commitment to gender equity in investing.

Notable investments include Crehana, SunCompany, and Symplifica, to name a few, reflecting a broad spectrum of impact objectives from improving online education access, delivering renewable energy solutions, to formalizing employment for domestic workers.