Acumen Fund India

Acumen Funds India investments support most innovative business models addressing critical challenges. GEWPs drip irrigation systems are designed specifically for the needs of small-scale farmers.

ZHL is providing critical emergency medical services in Mumbai, Delhi, Kerala, Bihar, Rajasthan, and Punjab.

Addressing problems of urban and rural poverty, Acumen Funds investments in India are supporting sustainable, scalable organizations delivering affordable products and services in the health, water and sanitation, energy, and agriculture sectors.
Ziqitza Healthcare Limited
EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE FOR ALL

Global Easy Water Products

DRIP IRRIGATION FOR SMALL FARMERS

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The Impact ZHL operates 772 ambulances in six states across India. The companys ambulances have served over one million patients till date. The Challenge Cities lack reliable ambulance or emergency medical response services. The poor suffer disproportionately from the lack of these services because they face greater transportation challenges but have lesser means to pay. The Innovation ZHL is the first private sector ambulance company in India to provide service to people of all income levels. The company operates 24/7 call centres with ambulance tracking systems and each ambulance has personnel trained in basic and advanced life support. The Investment 2007: $1.5m Equity 2009: $1.2m Equity/Debt

The Impact Farmers have purchased more than 330,000 drip irrigation systems from GEWP & IDE-I, increasing crop yields by 30-70%. The Challenge Approximately 100 million Indian smallholders live on less than one dollar a day. Low crop yields and a single harvest each year make it impossible for them to earn their way out of poverty. Modern irrigation technologies have catered to large farmers with fields of four hectares or larger, with no affordable solution for small farmers. The Innovation In 2003, Acumen Fund deployed capital to IDE India, a designer and supplier of low-cost drip irrigation for rural farmers. GEWP, the forprofit spin off of IDE-I, is focused on achieving scale in the availability of low-cost irrigation technologies to smallholder farmers. The Investment 2008: $1.0m Equity

Acumen Funds commitment to India began in 2002 when we deployed capital to Aravind Eye Care Systems. We subsequently opened our India office in 2006. Today, India represents our largest portfolio. The depth & breadth of our investments reflect the countrys significance as a laboratory of innovation. Acumen Fund India benefits from a strong local advisory board and maintains relationships with a range of relevant institutions, from financial services and consulting firms, to academic institutions and government agencies.
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LifeSpring offers high quality maternal and pediatric care and charges 30-50% less than private hospitals.

Husk Power Systems uses innovative technology to convert rice husks into energy that powers villages.

Customers can pay for Orb Energys solar lighting products over several years with flexible financing plans.

LifeSpring
HEALTHCARE FOR MOTHERS AND CHILDREN

Husk Power Systems

LIGHTING FOR FAMILIES WITH NO ELECTRICITY

INDIA INVESTMENTS

+ AyurVAIDcomprehensive care for chronic diseases + BASIX Krishiagricultural extension services + d.light designsolar LED lights + Drishteedistribution network offering health and education services + GEWPdrip irrigation systems + GUARDIANmicrofinance for water and sanitation + Husk Powerrural biomass electrification + LifeSpringhigh-quality maternity care + Orb Energysolar lighting products and creative financing + PVRIadvanced eye care + SHREYmicro-hydro electricity in the Himalayan region + Spring Healthclean drinking water + VisionSpringaffordable reading glasses + WHIcommunity water systems + Ziqitza Healthcareemergency medical services
INVESTMENTS BY SECTOR Health.............$15.3M Water.................$5.7M Agriculture.......$3.1M Energy...............$5.3M Total............$29.4M

The Impact LifeSpring has grown from one hospital in 2007 to 12, has delivered over 10,000 babies and handled more than 200,000 outpatient visits. The Challenge More than 100,000 women die in India each year from pregnancy-related causes. The public healthcare systems provision of maternity services is often inadequate. Private hospitals offer better care, but are prohibitively expensive for the poor. The Innovation LifeSpring Hospitals is a chain of maternity hospitals that provides affordable, high-quality care to low-income indiduals. A joint venture between Acumen Fund and Hindustan Latex Limited, it aims to increase hospital-supervised births and reduce maternal and child mortality and morbidity rates. The Investment 2007: $1.9 m Equity

The Impact Husk Power Systems 80 power plants serve 200,000 people in Bihar with safe, clean, and renewable power. The Challenge In rural India, 56% of households lack access to electricity. In poor states like Bihar, Orissa and Uttar Pradesh, 80 to 90% of households are un-electrified. Rural Indians rely on kerosene lanterns for household light, which is expensive and destructive to health and the environment. The Innovation HPS was founded to bring electricity to the 20,000 villages deemed out of reach by the Indian government. The company uses discarded rice husks to fire generators linked to inexpensive mini-grids to bring electricity to villages in Indias rice belt. The ash from the process is further used to produce incense sticks, providing an additional source of income to the women in the community. The Investment 2009: $375K Debt

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