Acumen LatAm Impact Ventures

Acumen LatAm Impact Ventures, also known as ALIVE Ventures, is a unique Latin American fund manager focused on impact investing. They prioritize measuring impact through a data-driven approach, emphasizing understanding how lives are being positively affected. With a strong commitment to gender lens investing, ALIVE Ventures aims to create a community of investors dedicated to making a difference and learning from their investments. By collaborating and sharing knowledge, they strive to expand the impact investing landscape in Latin America. While prioritizing social impact, ALIVE Ventures also aims to provide attractive risk-adjusted returns to their investors.

Santiago Alvarez

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Past deals in Peru

Prestamype

Seed Round in 2023
Founded in 2017, Prestamype aims to enhance access to funding for micro and small businesses. Initially offering secured working capital loans backed by real estate collateral, they have lent over USD 24 million to 750 Peruvian entrepreneurs as of October 2021. In addition to their core lending product, Prestamype has expanded its offerings to include an online FX platform (Cambio Seguro) and digital factoring.

Crehana

Venture Round in 2020
Crehana is an online learning platform serving creative and digital professionals in Latin America and Spain. It offers hundreds of project-based courses across design, illustration, photography, audiovisuals, coding, and related fields, with a focus on affordable education. The company also provides a human capital management suite for organizations in the region, featuring customizable workflows, AI-driven insights, and tools for learning, performance, and employee engagement to support productivity and growth. Founded in 2015 and based in Lima, Peru, Crehana aims to help individuals and companies develop skills and achieve professional goals through practical, accessible training and development solutions.

Crehana

Series A in 2019
Crehana is an online learning platform serving creative and digital professionals in Latin America and Spain. It offers hundreds of project-based courses across design, illustration, photography, audiovisuals, coding, and related fields, with a focus on affordable education. The company also provides a human capital management suite for organizations in the region, featuring customizable workflows, AI-driven insights, and tools for learning, performance, and employee engagement to support productivity and growth. Founded in 2015 and based in Lima, Peru, Crehana aims to help individuals and companies develop skills and achieve professional goals through practical, accessible training and development solutions.
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