Acadian Ventures Management, Llc — Full Portfolio

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-investorsALAlbionVCBLBlue LionBLBlue Lion GlobalEDEdenred VenturesRERedbus VenturesALAlbion 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-investorsHEHeadlineHEHeadline Growth Management, LLCPEPeak

Arist delivers entrepreneurship education courses to high school students in conflict zones.

AI & Machine LearningEdTechEnterprise SoftwareHR TechImpact & Social GoodNew York City, US

MIMichael Ioffe(Founder)inRLRyan Laverty(Founder)inMAMaxine Anderson(COO & Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsEMEmles Venture PartnersNENeer Venture PartnersPEPeakSpan Capital PartnersRARainfall VenturesRERebel FundSOSoma 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-investorsALAlpha EdisonALAlumni VenturesHOHomebrewWOWonder Ventures

Autumn was an employee experience platform that has been acquired and is now part of Qualtrics.

HR Tech

Co-investorsGOGolden VenturesHYHyperplane 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-investorsBABain 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

BCBenjamin Croc(Founder)inNONabil Oudghiri(Founder)in

Co-investorsAMAmand VenturesIMImmeasurableOPOpenspace VenturesSOSoma CapitalSUSuper Capital VCUTUtopian 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

AAAkeed Azmi(Founder)inDRDavid Reche(Founder)inAE Akeed Azmi(Founder)

Co-investorsMAMaiora Rebel VenturesPIPICUS CAPITALY Y CombinatorAFAfore CapitalALAllison Pickens VenturesCOCOTU 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-investorsMSMS&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

CFCharlie Franklin(Founder)inJoseph Delmonico Malandruccolo(Founder)inTCTaylor Cone(Founder)in

BoardAPArun Penmetsa(Director)in

Co-investorsSTStorm Ventures2.2.12 AngelsCRCrosscut VenturesDRDragonXNANavigate VenturesPEPermanent Capital Ventures+3 more

Alon Yamin(Founder)in

Co-investorsCOConnecticut InnovationsICICONYC labsJAJAL 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

LLuke(Chief Architect)in

Co-investorsCOCostanoa 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

DBDavid Blake(Founder)inDWDavid Wiley(Founder)in

BoardChris McCarthy(Director)BTBrandon Tidwell(Director)in

Co-investors51515 VenturesBYBYU Cougar CapitalCOContour Venture PartnersELElevate Innovation PartnersETETS Strategic CapitalFOFounders Circle Capital+15 more

Bridges the intention-action gap in training and development.

Paris, FR

ACAlexia 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)inVRVirgile Raingeard(Founder)inBastien Formery(Founder)

Co-investorsENEntrée CapitalKIKima VenturesPOPoint NineFUFuturistic.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)HKHariharan Kolam(Founder)inHari Kolam(Founder)inRaghu Venkat(Founder)

BoardGGGaurav Garg(Director)in

Co-investorsHAHarmony PartnersWIWingFOFour 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-investorsOUOUTBOUND CAPITAL

Getro is a network-based recruiting platform that helps companies hire faster by leveraging employee referrals and professional networks.

HR TechMarketing TechSaaSBoulder, US

EWEvan Walden(Founder)in

Co-investorsBLBlindspot Ventures Management CoEMEmbedded CapitalEVEverywhere VenturesMAMatchstick VenturesMOMotive PartnersOIOIF Ventures+6 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

IWImad Wakidi(Founder)in

Co-investors5050 Partners

Feedback and design iteration tool for collaborative website and web-app development.

Co-investorsDIDiaspora VenturesLALa 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

FSFrancesco Scalambrino(Founder)inHTHR Tech SaaS Francesco Scalambrino(Founder)MOMarco Ogliengo(Founder)inMarco Ogliengo Francesco Scalambrino(Founder)

Co-investorsCLClub degli InvestitoriFIFiDi VenturesITItalian Founders FundLVLVenture GroupMOMoonfire VenturesPIPICUS 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-investorsBUBullpen CapitalDODorm RoomFEFELIX CAPITALGOGokul 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-investorsALAlbionVCASAscensionEMEmerge 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

AKAlexander Kübel(Founder)inAHAike Hillbrands(Founder)inFRFabian Rothfuß(Founder)inNiklas Higi(Founder)

Co-investorsRORobin CapitalVOVolition CapitalY Y Combinator46468 CapitalASASDF VenturesTOToubkal 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-investorsKIKima VenturesAOAonia VenturesGEGenesia 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-investorsAMAmplify.LA19199 Ventures5050 PartnersBEBetter AngleCLCloverFOFounders Future+4 more

Luc Dudler builds a mobile job search application.

HR Tech

LDLuc Dudlerin

Co-investors50500 GlobalINInreach Ventures

Nomi Health provides direct healthcare services and streamlines payment, claims, and contracts to reduce costs.

Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech

MNMark Newman(Founder)inJWJoshua Walker(Founder)in

Co-investorsARArbor VenturesKIKickstartPEPeterson VenturesRORose Park AdvisorsMAMaverick Ventures

Origin provides in-home pediatric speech, occupational, and physical therapy, connecting families with local licensed therapists and offering insurance-covered sessions.

Digital HealthHealthtechMarketplaces

GHGabe Hart(Founder)in

Co-investorsDIDistributed VenturesNFNFPTHThe MBA FundFEFELIX CAPITALNONotion 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

MWMatt Watson(Founder)in

Co-investorsBEBetter CapitalFEFELIX CAPITALNONotion 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

CBChris Bruce(CEO, founding team member)inPete Craghill(CTO, founding team member)inJAJames Akers(SVP Product, founding team member)inDan Watmore(Chief Software Architect, founding team member)Cristi Miron(Chief Software Architect, founding team member)

Co-investorsFEFELIX CAPITALNONotion 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

AFAlly Fekaiki(CEO and Founder)TJTony Jamous(Founder)inJMJack Mardack(Founder)inHMHadi Moussa(CEO)inTony Jamous Jack Mardack(Founder)

Co-investorsATAtento CapitalAVAvid VenturesEMEmergence Capital PartnersG2G2 Venture PartnersKIKima VenturesSTStripes+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

LELars Ettrup(Co-founder & CEO)inSSSteffen Sommer(Co-founder & CTO)inBKBrian Kyed(Co-founder & CCO)inCLChristian Lomholt(Co-founder)

Co-investorsBABain Capital VenturesEMEmblemEXExfinity VenturesKIKima VenturesLILiquid VenturesPIpi 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 Z Venture CapitalEMEmblemUGUgly 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-investorsSTSTARTUP IGNITION VENTURESEMEmblemUGUgly 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

AWAmila Welihinda(Founder)inJLJosephine Lee(Founder)inSPSerena Pei(Founder)in

Co-investorsVEVela PartnersY Y CombinatorAGAgrolimen VenturesANAnderson Growth PartnersBABain Capital VenturesEMEmblem+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

CCChristoph Czichna(Founder)inOKOmar Koleilat(Founder)in

Co-investorsRARAED VenturesWAWamda CapitalNANama VenturesSPSpeedinvest

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

CLChristoph Leser(Founder)in

Co-investorsLOLoric VenturesRORobin CapitalDEDelin 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

DTDan Turchin(CEO)in

BoardJPJonathan Perl(Director)in

Co-investorsBOBoulder VenturesJCJC2 VenturesMIMighty CapitalMOMoxxie VenturesSTSterling 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-investorsJUJurassic CapitalLLLLRM-M-One Capital

Nathaneo Johnson(Founder)Sean Hargrow(Founder)

Co-investorsDRDraper Goren BlockchainPEPear VCRARadicle ImpactUNUncommon 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 TechSaaS

Claire McTaggart(CEO)in

Co-investorsBRBread And Butter Ventures, LlcLOLoyal VCNENext Frontier CapitalSISilicon Road VenturesFUFullCircle

Superthread is a unified workspace combining task management, project documentation, and AI-powered meeting transcription for engineering and product teams.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS

BBen(Chief Technology Officer)

Co-investorsLOLocalGlobeCOConnect 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

MWMikael Wornoo(Founder)inADAndreas De Neve(Founder)inJVJeroen Van Hautte(Founder)inYKYasamin Karimi(Chief Product Officer)in

Co-investors2020VCFEFELIX CAPITALNONotion CapitalPMPMVSESemperVirens Venture CapitalSYSyndicate One+4 more

Pack is a digital platform for corporate mentoring, coaching, and professional development, helping HR teams map skills, identify strategic gaps, and build personalized development plans.

Future of WorkHR TechSaaSMilan, IT

PPPietro Picognain

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-investorsBEBetter 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-investorsALAlumni VenturesMOMosaic VenturesGRGreylock PartnersWOWorkday 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-investorsFRFrontline Ventures

Workpay provides HR, payroll, compliance, and benefits administration services for businesses with remote and local teams across Africa.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSNairobi, KE

PKPaul Kimani(Founder)inJKJackson Kibigo Kungu(Founder)inEdwin Njuguna Mwangi(Executive Officer)David Maina Kariuki(Executive Officer)Jackson Kibigo(Founder)Jackson Kimani(Founder)

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorNONorrsken22P1P1 VenturesSASaviu VenturesSOSoma CapitalVKVKAV (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

MDMaya Dadoo(Founder)inCarlos Marina(Founder)

Co-investorsAMAmador HoldingsBDBDev VenturesBOBoost Capital PartnersFIFirst Check VenturesIGIGNIAKUKube VC+7 more