About
Co-leads Acumen America. Previously worked on Acumen's Global Portfolio team in New York and led agriculture and water/sanitation investing in East Africa, and earlier worked with Cherokee Investment Partners in Ethiopia.
Experience
- Acumen AmericaCo-Founder & Managing Partnercurrent2018 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- AcumenAssociate Director2015 — 2018San Francisco Bay Area
- Progreso FinancieroGraduate Intern2014Redwood City, CA
- NewSchools Venture FundSeed Fund Impact Fellow2014Palo Alto, CA
- Acumen FundPortfolio Manager2012 — 2013New York, New York
- Acumen FundSenior Associate, Portfolio2011 — 2012Nairobi, Kenya
- Acumen FundPortfolio Associate2008 — 2011Nairobi, Kenya
- Cherokee Investment PartnersProgram Manager, Cherokee Gives Back Foundation, Ethiopia2007 — 2008Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- Emerging Tar Heel LeadersFirst Vice President2005 — 2007
- Carolina Entrepreneurial InitiativeDirector, Internship Program2005 — 2007
Skills & more
Venture Capital27Financial Modeling9Private Equity6Emerging Markets13Due Diligence52Valuation6Investments21Entrepreneurship46International Development7Social Entrepreneurship11Sustainable Agriculture1Community Outreach2
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Management ConsultingFinancial AnalysisMergers & AcquisitionsFinancial StructuringBusiness DevelopmentEconomic DevelopmentHedge FundsInvestment BankingEast AfricaStrategic PlanningStrategyLeadershipLanguages Amharic · Spanish · Swahili
From Amon's professional profile.
Colleagues at Acumen America
Carlyle Singer
President, Acumen at Acumen America
Catherine Casey Nanda
Managing Partner at Acumen America
Jacqueline Novogratz
Founder & CEO, Acumen at Acumen America
Lily Brown
Associate, Partnerships & Operations at Acumen America
Maya Makkawi
VP, Partnerships & Operations at Acumen America
Meaghan Gamboa
Associate, Investments at Acumen America
Miriam Rivera
Cofounder, Managing Director at Ulu Ventures
Noramay Cadena
Co-Founder and General Partner at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITAL
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Amon Anderson?
- Co-leads Acumen America. Previously worked on Acumen's Global Portfolio team in New York and led agriculture and water/sanitation investing in East Africa, and earlier worked with Cherokee Investment Partners in Ethiopia.
- Where does Amon Anderson work?
- Amon Anderson is Managing Partner at Acumen America.
- Where did Amon Anderson go to school?
- Amon Anderson studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Bachelor of Arts, International Studies).
Same school
Also attended Stanford University Graduate School of Business1,385
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Also attended The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill208
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Shared employers
Also worked at Acumen40
Marc ManaraHead of Startups, OpenAI at EMERGENT VENTURESScott BirnbaumFounder and Managing Partner at Red Sea VenturesRuqayya DiwanVice President at InsitorHammad UmerHead of Pakistan at InsitorJacqueline BouscherHead of Business Development, Europe at Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP)Sydney ThomasFounder and GP at Symphonic Capital
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Also worked at Progreso Financiero8
Jules MaltzInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Kelly O'KaneInvestor at IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Saar GurGeneral Partner at CRV (Charles River Ventures)Arjan SchütteFounder & Managing Partner at Core Venture CapitalSandra SmithOperating Partner at NewView CapitalMohit DaswaniInvestor at Centana Growth Partners
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Also worked at NewSchools Venture Fund16
Jennifer CarolanCo-founder at Reach CapitalRachael NeumannCo-Founder at Flying Fox VenturesJoanna ReesInvestor at MatterScale VenturesPallavi AbrahamInvestor at SUPPLY CHANGE CAPITALWayee ChuCo-Founder & Partner at Reach CapitalMaria TorresAdmin at Reach Capital
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