Ugly Duckling Ventures — 2026 Investments
4 investments dated 2026 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
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-investorsAcadian Ventures Management, LlcBain Capital VenturesEmblemExfinity VenturesKima VenturesLiquid 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 CapitalAcadian Ventures Management, LlcEmblem
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 VENTURESAcadian Ventures Management, LlcEmblem
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 CombinatorAcadian Ventures Management, LlcAgrolimen VenturesAnderson Growth PartnersBain Capital Ventures+5 more
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.














