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Acadian Ventures Management, Llc
Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profileMadison · Pre-Seed–Series A · 6 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Acadian Ventures backs what it calls the new architecture of work, believing that the best workplaces are designed to unlock and amplify human potential. As a global workforce faces transformation in what, how, and where work is done, the firm invests in a next generation of technologies powering modern work. It partners with founders building across five investment categories: Infrastructure (the foundational layer connecting work software), Intelligence (turning data into predictive insights and automation), Automation (executing repetitive workflows hands-free), Experience (the employee-facing front end of the tech stack), and Compliance (automated regulatory guardrails).
Source: firm website, verified Oct 5, 2026.
Team · 6 people
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Founder mafia
5 people who came through Acadian Ventures Management, Llc went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 48 of 58 portfolio companiesSaaS ×36HR Tech ×35Enterprise Software ×23AI & Machine Learning ×20Future of Work ×10Fintech ×4Data & Infrastructure ×3Developer Tools ×3
HQs:United States×12France×3United Arab Emirates×2Germany×2United Kingdom×2Italy×2
Who they back
founder profiles across 25 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×102 founders×43 founders×64+ founders×5
Where their founders studiedfrom 30 founders with education data
CODE University of Applied Sciences ×3Ghent University ×3Babson College ×2INSEAD ×2Stanford University Graduate School of Business ×2
What their founders studiedfrom 31 founders with field-of-study data
Business & Management ×11Computer Science ×9Engineering ×7Economics ×4Finance & Accounting ×4Design & Architecture ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 29 founders with career history
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Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
5 hold an MBA (of 34 with degree data)
Investments · 58 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 52025 · 12024 · 32023 · 12022 · 32021 · 42019 · 320 dated
Workpay provides HR and payroll management software for small-to-medium-sized businesses across Africa, covering employee lifecycle processes including onboarding, attendance, payroll, performance management, and offboarding.
B2B MarketplacesE-commerceFintechHardwareHealthtechHR TechLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationSaaSLagos, NG
Spencer Horne(CEO)Doaa Ibrahim Mahmoud Aref(CEO and Co-founder)Anton Erasmus(Chief Engineer)Mbali Gushu(COO)
Co-investorsNorrsken22Saviu VenturesY CombinatorVerod Capital Management
A skills-based learning platform that delivers micro-lessons in technical, soft, and life skills to corporate teams, with collaboration and peer-learning features.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechFuture of WorkHR TechSaaS
Saurav Chopra(Founder)
Co-investorsAlbionVCBlue LionBlue Lion GlobalEdenred VenturesRedbus VenturesAlbion Capital Group+2 more
AG5 provides skills management software that maps validated employee skills to operational requirements through an always-current training matrix, helping identify skill gaps, automate training planning, and maintain audit compliance.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Wouter Gazendam(Founder)inMathieu van Echtelt(Founder)Rick van Echtelt(Founder)
Co-investorsHeadlineHeadline Growth Management, LLCPeak
Arist delivers entrepreneurship education courses to high school students in conflict zones.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechImpact & Social GoodNew York City, US
Michael Ioffe(Founder)inRyan Laverty(Founder)inMaxine Anderson(Vice President of Ops)inJoseph PassananteSumer Sareen(Recruiter)Sam Johnson(CTO)
Co-investorsEmles Venture PartnersNeer Venture PartnersPeakSpan Capital PartnersRainfall VenturesRebel FundSoma Capital+7 more
Assembly is an employee recognition and rewards platform that helps organizations celebrate achievements, milestones, and team contributions to build stronger culture and retention.
HR TechSaaS
Co-investorsAlpha EdisonAlumni VenturesHomebrewWonder Ventures
Autumn was an employee experience platform that has been acquired and is now part of Qualtrics.
HR Tech
Co-investorsGolden VenturesHyperplane Venture Capital
Beeline provides vendor management system (VMS) software for managing contingent and external workforces, including staffing suppliers and shift-based labor.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsBain Capital Life Sciences
brioHR is an all-in-one HR software platform that automates repetitive HR tasks and employee engagement for organizations.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSKuala Lumpur, MY
Benjamin Croc(Founder)inNabil Oudghiri(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmand VenturesImmeasurableOpenspace VenturesSoma CapitalSuper Capital VCUtopian Ventures+6 more
Cercli is an AI-powered payroll and compliance platform designed for multi-entity, multi-country teams.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSDubai, AE
Akeed Azmi(Founder)inDavid Reche(Founder)inAE Akeed Azmi(Founder)Thomas Freudiger(Business Operations Lead)Kaoutar Makrache(Payroll \u0026 Compliance Lead)Saeed Alajou(Operating Partner)
Co-investorsMaiora Rebel VenturesPICUS CAPITALY CombinatorAfore CapitalAllison Pickens VenturesCOTU Ventures+2 more
The page is now owned by Hello Inbox, which provides free email deliverability testing tools and SPF, DKIM, and DMARC record generators to help businesses protect against email spoofing and phishing.
CybersecuritySaaS
Co-investorsMS&AD Ventures
Compa builds AI agents and live market data tools for enterprise compensation teams, helping them analyze pay trends and guide pay decisions across recruiting and HR.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSNewport Beach, US
Charlie Franklin(Founder)inJoseph Delmonico Malandruccolo(Founder)inTaylor Cone(Founder)in
BoardArun Penmetsa(Director)in
Co-investorsStorm Ventures2.12 AngelsCrosscut VenturesDragonXNavigate VenturesPermanent Capital Ventures+3 more
Alon Yamin(Founder)in
Co-investorsConnecticut InnovationsICONYC labsJAL Ventures Ltd.
datascalehr builds a modern data platform for global payroll that automatically learns and adapts to varying data structures and formats across multiple countries and providers.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHR Tech
Luke(Chief Architect)in
Co-investorsCostanoa Ventures
Degreed provides an enterprise learning experience platform that helps organizations collect, understand, and develop workforce skills through AI-driven learning experiences.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
David Blake(Founder)inDavid Wiley(Founder)in
BoardChris McCarthy(Director)Brandon Tidwell(Director)in
Co-investors515 VenturesBYU Cougar CapitalContour Venture PartnersElevate Innovation PartnersETS Strategic CapitalFounders Circle Capital+15 more
Bridges the intention-action gap in training and development.
Paris, FR
Alexia Cordier(Founder)in
Figures provides compensation management software that helps HR teams and managers make data-driven pay decisions, ensure fairness, and maintain compliance with pay transparency regulations.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Bastien F.(Founder)inVirgile Raingeard(Founder)inBastien Formery(Founder)
Co-investorsEntrée CapitalKima VenturesPoint NineFuturistic.VC
Findem provides talent intelligence and people analytics for leaders and hiring teams, helping them understand candidate backgrounds and potential beyond resume information to make better hiring and team-building decisions.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSRedwood City, US
Raghu Batta Venkat(Co-founder & CTO)Hariharan Kolam Govindarajan(Executive Officer, Director)Hariharan Kolam(Founder)inHari Kolam(Founder)inRaghu Venkat(Founder)
BoardGaurav Garg(Director)in
Co-investorsHarmony PartnersWingFour Rivers Group
FORA is a communication intelligence platform that captures and analyzes conversations across meetings, emails, Slack messages, and customer calls to extract actionable business insights.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsOUTBOUND CAPITAL
Getro is a network-based recruiting platform that helps companies hire faster by leveraging employee referrals and professional networks.
HR TechMarketing TechSaaSBoulder, US
Evan Walden(Founder)in
Co-investorsBlindspot Ventures Management CoEmbedded CapitalEverywhere VenturesMatchstick VenturesMotive PartnersOIF Ventures+6 more
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Holivia provides an AI-powered mental health platform for enterprise employees, combining self-care content, personalized care pathways, and access to a network of psychologists.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechMental Health
Imad Wakidi(Founder)in
Co-investors50 Partners
Feedback and design iteration tool for collaborative website and web-app development.
Co-investorsDiaspora VenturesLa Famiglia
Jet HR is an Italian platform for hiring, managing, and paying employees in Italy, and it offers a free database of Italian venture capital firms, angel investors, incubators, and accelerators for startup founders raising capital.
FintechHR TechSaaSMilan, IT
Francesco Scalambrino(Founder)inHR Tech SaaS Francesco Scalambrino(Founder)Marco Ogliengo(Founder)inMarco Ogliengo Francesco Scalambrino(Founder)
Co-investorsClub degli InvestitoriFiDi VenturesItalian Founders FundLVenture GroupMoonfire VenturesPICUS CAPITAL+7 more
Jolly is an AI and data-science platform that uses gamified, performance-based incentives to improve workforce utilization, compliance, referrals, and loyalty.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsBullpen CapitalDorm RoomFELIX CAPITALGokul Rajaram
Kinfolk is an AI agent that automates HR support and workflows within Slack and Teams, enabling employees to self-serve answers and complete HR processes.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsAlbionVCAscensionEmerge Education
Kombo provides a unified API platform that integrates HRIS, ATS, LMS, and payroll systems, allowing B2B companies to offer hundreds of pre-built integrations to their customers without building custom connectors.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSBerlin, DE
Alexander Kübel(Founder)inAike Hillbrands(Founder)inFabian Rothfuß(Founder)inNiklas Higi(Co-Founder \u0026 Platform Lead)Arne Gebert(CTO)Jamy Wehmeyer(Customer Success Lead)
Co-investorsRobin CapitalVolition CapitalY Combinator468 CapitalASDF VenturesToubkal Partners
Linc is payroll software designed for accounting firms and payroll managers, offering transparent calculation rules, monthly audit verification, and integrations to improve efficiency in payroll processing.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Baptiste Le Bihan(Founder)Felix Wattez(Founder)Thomas de Priestere(Founder)
Co-investorsKima VenturesAonia VenturesGenesia Ventures
Linc is an AI-powered business intelligence platform for fuel and convenience store operators, consolidating fuel data, store sales, and provider settlements into a single view.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureRetail Tech
Co-investorsAmplify.LA199 Ventures50 PartnersBetter AngleCloverFounders Future+4 more
Luc Dudler builds a mobile job search application.
HR Tech
Co-investors500 GlobalInreach Ventures
Nomi Health provides direct healthcare services and streamlines payment, claims, and contracts to reduce costs.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech
Mark Newman(Founder)inJoshua Walker(Founder)in
Co-investorsArbor VenturesKickstartPeterson VenturesRose Park AdvisorsMaverick Ventures
Origin provides in-home pediatric speech, occupational, and physical therapy, connecting families with local licensed therapists and offering insurance-covered sessions.
Digital HealthHealthtechMarketplaces
Co-investorsDistributed VenturesNFPThe MBA FundFELIX CAPITALNotion Capital
Origin builds construction robots paired with AI to automate on-site building tasks, using autonomous systems that execute construction work with defect detection and correction to reduce rework.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechRobotics
Matt Watson(Founder)in
Co-investorsBetter CapitalFELIX CAPITALNotion Capital
Origin is an AI-powered Enterprise Benefits Intelligence platform that provides global benefits teams with unified visibility, intelligence, and governance across all benefits data and vendors.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechLondon, GB
Chris Bruce(CEO, founding team member)inPete Craghill(CTO, founding team member)inJames Akers(SVP Product, founding team member)inDan Watmore(Chief Software Architect, founding team member)Cristi Miron(Chief Software Architect, founding team member)
Co-investorsFELIX CAPITALNotion Capital
Oyster is an employer of record (EOR) platform that lets companies hire, pay, and manage full-time employees and contractors in over 180 countries without setting up local entities, handling compliant onboarding, contracts, payroll, and benefits.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Ally Fekaiki(CEO and Founder)Tony Jamous(Founder)inJack Mardack(Founder)inHadi Moussa(CEO)inTony Jamous Jack Mardack(Founder)
Co-investorsAtento CapitalAvid VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersG2 Venture PartnersKima VenturesStripes+4 more
Palette Desktop is a workspace application designed for non-engineering professionals to manage writing, research, planning, operations, and design tasks across shared folders using AI agents.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSCopenhagen, DK
Lars Ettrup(Co-founder & CEO)inSteffen Sommer(Co-founder & CTO)inBrian Kyed(Co-founder & CCO)inChristian Lomholt(Co-founder)
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesEmblemExfinity VenturesKima VenturesLiquid Venturespi Ventures+3 more
Palette Cloud operates a housing/living platform for the real estate industry, offering services to real estate operators as well as tenants, unified through its "Palette ID" (OpenID) system.
PropTechSaaS
Co-investorsZ Venture CapitalEmblemUgly Duckling Ventures
Palette is a project management and collaboration platform for creative and video production teams, offering frame-by-frame drawover, real-time boards, timelines, version tracking, and task management tied to assets and reviews.
Future of WorkMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Co-investorsSTARTUP IGNITION VENTURESEmblemUgly Duckling Ventures
Palette is a multimodal AI studio that turns a single prompt, image, or document into video, visuals, and structured content within one workflow, with editing, storyboarding, and character-consistency tools.
AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSan Francisco, US
Amila Welihinda(Founder)inJosephine Lee(Founder)inSerena Pei(Founder)in
Co-investorsVela PartnersY CombinatorAgrolimen VenturesAnderson Growth PartnersBain Capital VenturesEmblem+5 more
Palm.hr is an HR management platform built for UAE and MENA compliance that automates payroll, attendance tracking, and workforce management for companies.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSDubai, AE
Christoph Czichna(Founder)inOmar Koleilat(Founder)in
Co-investorsRAED VenturesWamda CapitalNama VenturesSpeedinvest
Penzilla provides a digital platform and full-service solution for German companies to manage occupational pension schemes (bAV), including consultation, administration, and payroll integration.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Christoph Leser(Founder)in
Co-investorsLoric VenturesRobin CapitalDelin Ventures
PeopleReign develops AI-powered technology using natural language processing and machine learning to automate routine business processes for enterprise employees.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechSan Jose, US
Dan Turchin(CEO)in
BoardJonathan Perl(Director)in
Co-investorsBoulder VenturesJC2 VenturesMighty CapitalMoxxie VenturesSterling Road
Progression offers software for building career progression frameworks, with a template library of best-practice content to help teams define roles and support employee career growth.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Jonny Burch(Founder)in
Quantum Workplace provides an all-in-one HR software platform that connects employee engagement, performance management, development, and recognition data in a single view for HR leaders, managers, and executives.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsJurassic CapitalLLRM-One Capital
Nathaneo Johnson(Founder)Sean Hargrow(Founder)
Co-investorsDraper Goren BlockchainPear VCRadicle ImpactUncommon Projects Capital Management
SquarePeg provides AI-powered recruitment automation that screens candidates, sources qualified applicants, and integrates with existing ATS systems for hiring teams.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSDallas, US
Claire McTaggart(CEO)inGale Wilkinson(Director)
Co-investorsBread And Butter Ventures, LlcLoyal VCNext Frontier CapitalSilicon Road VenturesFullCircle
Superthread is a unified workspace combining task management, project documentation, and AI-powered meeting transcription for engineering and product teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Ben(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsLocalGlobeConnect Ventures
TechWolf builds AI-driven skills intelligence software that helps enterprises unlock and manage talent based on skills rather than job titles or credentials.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSGhent, BE
Mikael Wornoo(Founder)inAndreas De Neve(Founder)inJeroen Van Hautte(Founder)inYasamin Karimi(Chief Product Officer)in
Co-investors20VCFELIX CAPITALNotion CapitalPMVSemperVirens Venture CapitalSyndicate One+5 more
Ezra provides an incentive compensation and rewards platform aimed at frontline workers, letting them share in the value they create through pay-for-performance programs.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsBetter Tomorrow Ventures
Beeline provides a vendor management system and related software for managing contingent and external workforces, serving large global enterprises as well as mid-market organizations, along with staffing suppliers and contract workers.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaSSan Francisco, US
Annrai O'Toole(Founder and CEO)Paddy Benson(Co-Founder and CTO)Dan Beck(Co-Founder and COO)David Petroni(CFO)Murali Mazhavanchery(VP, Product)Conor Halpin(Head of Sales)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesMosaic VenturesGreylock PartnersWorkday Ventures
VCola provides a platform for rapidly building customized enterprise applications using AI, targeting organizations that need to deploy business software at scale without compromising on traditional enterprise software principles.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsFrontline Ventures
Workpay provides HR, payroll, compliance, and benefits administration services for businesses with remote and local teams across Africa.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSNairobi, KE
Paul Kimani(Founder)inJackson Kibigo Kungu(Founder)inEdwin Njuguna Mwangi(Executive Officer)David Maina Kariuki(Executive Officer)Jackson Kibigo(Founder)Jackson Kimani(Founder)
Co-investorsY CombinatorNorrsken22P1 VenturesSaviu VenturesSoma CapitalVKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)+9 more
Worky is a payroll and human resources management platform for Mexican companies that automates the calculation, legal filing, and distribution of employee payments in real time, while managing workforce operations from hiring through payroll processing.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSMexico City, MX
Maya Dadoo(Founder)inCarlos Marina(Founder)
Co-investorsAmador HoldingsBDev VenturesBoost Capital PartnersFirst Check VenturesIGNIAKube VC+7 more
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Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPalette · finsmes.com · Aug 12, 2026
VCola · trysignalbase.com · Jun 2, 2026
Kinfolk · finsmes.com · Mar 9, 2026
Findem · thesaasnews.com · Oct 22, 2025
Cercli · thesaasnews.com · Oct 22, 2025
Jet HR · finsmes.com · Jun 18, 2025
Penzilla · fintech.global · May 15, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Acadian Ventures Management, Llc made?
- Acadian Ventures Management, Llc has 58 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited, including 6 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Acadian Ventures Management, Llc invest at?
- Acadian Ventures Management, Llc invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Acadian Ventures Management, Llc's typical check size?
- Acadian Ventures Management, Llc typically writes checks of $500K – $2M.
- What sectors does Acadian Ventures Management, Llc focus on?
- Acadian Ventures Management, Llc focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Enterprise Software, Future of Work, HR Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Acadian Ventures Management, Llc located?
- Acadian Ventures Management, Llc is headquartered in Madison, US.
- Does Acadian Ventures Management, Llc lead rounds?
- Yes, Acadian Ventures Management, Llc leads investment rounds.
- Who does Acadian Ventures Management, Llc co-invest with?
- Acadian Ventures Management, Llc most often shares deals with Soma Capital, Y Combinator, Kima Ventures, among 114 tracked co-investors.
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Peak is an early-stage venture fund founded and run by entrepreneurs, backing extraordinary teams across Europe. It focuses on SaaS, marketplaces, and platforms.
Techstars is a global startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds and mentors ambitious founders, providing $220K in capital, a three-month program, and access to a worldwide network of mentors, investors, and corporate partners.
Emergence Capital is a venture capital firm that partners with founders building B2B software companies, from early-stage cloud and SaaS pioneers to AI-native innovators.
Owl Ventures is a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm with over $2 billion in assets under management that invests in education technology companies serving PreK-12, higher education, career mobility, and professional learning sectors. The firm also invests in companies at the intersection of education technology and other industries.
Matchstick Ventures is an early-stage venture capital firm that backs ambitious entrepreneurs located 'between the coasts,' investing capital, time, and resources at the pre-seed and seed stages.
Signal Peak Ventures is a Salt Lake City-based venture capital firm that invests in early-stage technology companies operating in underserved markets throughout the United States. The firm focuses on companies addressing significant market challenges.
Next Frontier Capital (NFC) is a venture capital firm founded by former operators that invests in technology startups across sectors it knows well, offering hands-on founder support and mentorship.
Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.
Mayfield is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage consumer and marketplace companies, backing founders from inception through IPO.
The Slack Fund is an investment fund to support slack teams building products that enable more productive workplaces.
Generation Investment Management is a sustainability-focused investment firm that integrates sustainability research into traditional financial analysis across public and private equity strategies.
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