Acumen Fund is a global venture capital firm with a dual purpose: he is looking for a return on their investment, and it is also seeking business solutions to global poverty. This case is considering new projects in Kenya, Acumen. Investment Organizations Committee and its chief investment officer, Brian Trelstad, must decide whether to fund two-for-profit enterprise. The first provides a clean and walk-in shower and toilet in the urban areas, serving a critical need low income - its financial situation, however, is less clear. The second investment is a successful network of private clinics that primarily serve middle-income countries, but which have the potential to reach low-income markets. On what basis should Acumen decide whether to invest in? What performance indicators should I use it? As the investment committee close to solving the political and social unrest breaks out in Kenya after a very contentious presidential election. Acumen Fund must now also consider the political risks of investing. "Hide
by Alnoor Ebrahim, V. Kasturi Rangan Source: HBS Premier Case Collection 24 pages. Publication Date: September 16, 2009. Prod. #: 310011-PDF-ENG
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