The Foundry
Accompanying builders to scale
In the Foundry, we accompany our alumni with the tools, community, and capital required to scale their impact. These extraordinary leaders are deeply rooted in their local context and in the global community. Bound by a shared commitment to build a world based on dignity, the Foundry will nurture and challenge, provide sanctuary and encouragement to stay on the difficult path of social entrepreneurship.
Today, the Foundry is collectively reaching more than 50 million lives through innovations in agriculture, education, workforce development, and healthcare and creating the next generation of role models and business models that are changing the world.
About the Foundry
1600+ strong
Join a global community of Academy alumni, growing by 200 Fellows each year.
$3.45M disbursed
Acumen Angels has awarded early-stage capital to 74 social enterprises in the Foundry.
50M lives reached
Immerse with peers who have the character, competence, and ambition to scale their solutions.
Our programs
Fellowships
Our Fellowship programs run across eight regions. Individuals embark on a life-changing journey where leadership skills and the practice of moral imagination combine to prepare leaders to navigate a complex world.
Online courses
Not ready to join a Fellowship? Explore our free online courses. Learn about storytelling for change, pick up new skills in systems practice, or dive into human-centered design. More than half a million people have taken our courses. Find yours.
Featured Foundry members
Ahmed Ayoade Oyedotun
Co-Founder and CEO of Afrimash Company Limited
Tom Harbour
CEO of Learning with Parents
Joseph Ogwal
CEO of Agro Supply
Shobha Raghavan
Chief Operating Officer at Saahas Zero Waste
Rocío Arango Giraldo
Linh Hoang
Founder and CEO of WeGrow Education Vietnam
Shoaib Iqbal
Founder and Director of The Little Art
Maria del Mar Cabra Valero
Co-Founder of OdiseIA
Uthara Narayanan
Chief Changemaker at Buzz India
“We help each other to bridge divides. We bring people together and help them find common ground.”
Marcellus Baz,
UK Fellow, Founder and CEO of Switch Up
Foundry stories
How 4 Waste Management Companies are Mending India’s Waste Value Chain
3 Social Enterprises Pioneering Light, Connection, and Livelihood for FDPs