Acadian Ventures Management, Llc
Venture capitalActively deployingoperating company · company profileMadison · Pre-Seed–Series A · 5 people tracked
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 Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 5 people
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What they invest in
from 43 of 51 portfolio companiesHR Tech ×32SaaS ×31Enterprise Software ×24AI & Machine Learning ×16Future of Work ×9Developer Tools ×3Digital Health ×2EdTech ×2
HQs:United States×10France×3Belgium×2Germany×2United Arab Emirates×1United Kingdom×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 18 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×82 founders×53 founders×5
Where their founders studiedfrom 10 founders with education data
Babson College ×2CODE University of Applied Sciences ×2INSEAD ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 10 founders with career history
comet ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 51 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 12024 · 12021 · 14 dated
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)in
Co-investorsPeak
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)in
Co-investorsEmles Venture PartnersNeer Venture PartnersRebel FundY CombinatorRainfall Ventures
Employee engagement platform offering recognition, collaboration, and feedback tools integrated with workplace software.
Co-investorsAlpha Edison
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 EdisonHomebrewWonder Ventures
Autumn was an employee experience platform that has been acquired and is now part of Qualtrics.
HR Tech
Co-investorsHyperplane 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-investorsImmeasurableOpenspace VenturesOyster VenturesSuper Capital VCY Combinator
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
Co-investorsRobin Capital
Compa builds compensation management software to help organizations establish fair and competitive compensation.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsStorm Ventures2.12 AngelsCrosscut VenturesDragonXPermanent Capital Ventures
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
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(CEO)inDavid Wiley(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardChris McCarthy(Director)Brandon Tidwell(Director)in
Co-investorsBYU Cougar CapitalContour Venture PartnersElevate Innovation PartnersETS Strategic CapitalFounders Circle CapitalGSV Ventures+11 more
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)in
Co-investorsEntrée CapitalKima VenturesPoint Nine
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(Executive Officer, Director)Hariharan Kolam Govindarajan(Executive Officer, Director)Hariharan Kolam(Founder)in
BoardGaurav Garg(Director)inShawn O'Neill(Director)
Co-investorsHarmony PartnersWingFour Rivers Group
FORA is an AI platform for organizational leadership that captures and analyzes qualitative data from meetings, emails, chat platforms, and CRM systems.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
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)
Co-investorsBlindspot Ventures Management CoEmbedded CapitalMotive PartnersOIF VenturesOur Innovation FundSamaipata+4 more
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
Co-investors50 Partners
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 Room
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)in
Co-investorsVolition CapitalY Combinator468 Capital
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
Co-investorsKima Ventures
Luc Dudler builds a mobile job search application.
HR Tech
Luc Dudler
Co-investors500 GlobalInreach Ventures
Salt Lake City, US
Brent Alvord(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Brent Hill(Director)Deborah Quazzo(Director)Mark Newman(Director)
Co-investorsSalesforce 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 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 Tech
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(Executive Chairman)inJack Mardack(Founder)Hadi Moussa(CEO)
Co-investorsAtento CapitalAvid VenturesEmergence Capital PartnersG2 Venture PartnersStripes
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 SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsBain Capital VenturesExfinity Venturespi VenturesTin Men CapitalTwenty Two Ventures
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
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
Co-investorsRAED VenturesWamda CapitalNama Ventures
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
Co-investorsRobin 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)
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
Progression is a platform that helps companies build career frameworks, skills matrices, and progression pathways for their employees, using AI to generate content and track skill growth.
Future of WorkHR TechSaaS
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 CapitalLLR
Co-investorsDraper Goren Blockchain
SmartRecruiters provides a hiring platform that uses AI agents and autonomous talent acquisition capabilities to help organizations manage recruitment processes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSan Francisco, US
Jerome Ternynck(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardRajeev Batra(Director)inDoug Schrier(Director)Brent Queener(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBonfire VenturesMayfield FundRembrandt Venture PartnersW Capital PartnersCounterview Capital
SquarePeg provides AI-powered recruitment automation that screens candidates, sources qualified applicants, and integrates with existing ATS systems for hiring teams.
AI & Machine LearningHR Tech
Co-investorsBread And Butter Ventures, LlcLoyal VCNext Frontier CapitalSilicon Road Ventures
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-investorsConnect Ventures
TechWolf builds AI-driven skills intelligence software that helps enterprises capture and use skills data about their workforce for skill-based talent management.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSGhent, BE
Mikael WornooAndreas De NeveinJeroen Van Hautte(Founder)inYasamin Karimi(Chief Product Officer)in
Co-investorsNotion CapitalSemperVirens Venture CapitalSyndicate One20VCFELIX CAPITALWorkday 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 TechGhent, BE
Mikael WornooAndreas De NeveinJeroen Van HautteinJeroen Van Hautte 🐺(Founder)in
Co-investorsFELIX CAPITALPMVSyndicate One
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
Enterprise SoftwareHR 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)Paul Njoroge Kimani(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardNgetha Waithaka(Director)
Co-investorsY CombinatorNorrsken22P1 VenturesSaviu VenturesVKAV (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures)Musha Ventures
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)
Co-investorsAmador HoldingsBDev VenturesBoost Capital PartnersIGNIAKube VCOutbound Ventures+2 more
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioUtmostacq. by Beeline
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesPalette · finsmes.com · Aug 12, 2026
Palette · finsmes.com · Aug 12, 2026
Origin · finance.yahoo.com · Jul 26, 2026
Figures · insidermedia.com · Jul 16, 2026
Linc · payentry.com · Jul 6, 2026
Getro · usnews.com · Jun 5, 2026
Kombo · altss.com · Jun 3, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Acadian Ventures Management, Llc made?
- Acadian Ventures Management, Llc has 46 tracked investments, 1 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 1 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 Y Combinator, Kima Ventures, Mighty Capital, among 95 tracked co-investors.
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Co-investors · 13
Techstars is a startup accelerator and early-stage investor that funds ambitious founders and provides capital, mentorship, and access to a global network of investors, operators, and corporate partners.
Mayfield is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage consumer and marketplace companies, backing founders from inception through IPO.
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.
Peak is an early-stage venture fund founded and run by entrepreneurs, backing extraordinary teams across Europe. It focuses on SaaS, marketplaces, and platforms.
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.
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.
The Slack Fund is an investment fund to support slack teams building products that enable more productive workplaces.
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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.
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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