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Ugly Duckling Ventures — 2026 Investments

4 investments dated 2026 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Palettepalette.teaminAug 2026

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

Palettepalette.cloudAug 2026

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

Palettepalette.toolsAug 2026

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

Palettepalettelabs.comin𝕏Aug 2026

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.