Arteaga Romero, María BelénHernández Aguirre, Michelle Estefanía25/11/202325/11/202320209198https://repositorio.puce.edu.ec/handle/123456789/23685The present investigation explores an alternative model called “Patient Capital” impact investment; developed by Acumen Fund, and implemented to bring together financial capital and diverse types of resources from Acumen itself, other corporations, international organizations, NGO’S, governments, and other society actors closer to social enterprises, with the final goal to serve communities effectively at the eradication or mitigation of problems related to poverty in the housing, health, education, workforce development, financial inclusion, agriculture, energy, water and sanitation sectors. Since, patient capital investment in social entrepreneurship could represent a new way of doing strategic corporate social responsibility efforts to reach the needs of communities and give space to a sustainable advancement in the relations between big corporations and society. Acumen and patient capital will be analyzed through the study of two projects in the health sector in a 16-year period with the theories corporate social responsibility, corporate social investment and sustainable development, taking into account its social and financial components, and under the “Case Study” methodology, to make an in depth appreciation of the dynamic of the different stakeholders such as, Acumen, and the social enterprises; Ziqitza and A to Z Textile Mills with their interconnections to gather and deliver resources, manage and provide the final products or services to communities and if it existed quantitative social impact in their niches.enInversiones de capitalCapital de riesgoDesarrollo sostenibleResponsabilidad social empresarial