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Acadian Ventures

North America, New York, United States, New York

Description

Acadian Ventures is the first early-stage venture capital firm specializing in the future of work

Investor Profile

Acadian Ventures has made 25 investments, with 5 in the past 12 months and 12% as lead.

Stage Focus

  • Seed (52%)
  • Series A (24%)
  • Pre Seed (8%)
  • Series B (8%)
  • Convertible Note (4%)
  • Series E (4%)

Country Focus

  • United States (56%)
  • Belgium (8%)
  • Germany (8%)
  • France (8%)
  • Kenya (8%)
  • Ireland (4%)
  • The Netherlands (4%)

Industry Focus

  • Human Resources
  • Software
  • Saas
  • Information Technology
  • Artificial Intelligence (Ai)
  • Enterprise Software
  • Recruiting
  • Financial Services
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Internet
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Learn who this investor regularly partners with—both firms and angels—and explore their latest activity.

Who does Acadian Ventures frequently co-invest with?

Base10 Partners
Base10 Partners
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Workday Ventures
Workday Ventures
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Co-Investments: 2
Y Combinator
Y Combinator
North America, California, United States, Mountain View
Co-Investments: 3
Slack Fund
Slack Fund
North America, California, United States, Daly City
Co-Investments: 2
Stride.VC
Stride.VC
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Co-Investments: 2
Alpha Edison
Alpha Edison
North America, California, United States, Los Angeles
Co-Investments: 2
Fortino Capital
Fortino Capital
Europe, Antwerpen, Belgium, Antwerp
Co-Investments: 2
PMV
PMV
Europe, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium, Brussels
Co-Investments: 2
Alumni Ventures
Alumni Ventures
North America, New Hampshire, United States, Manchester
Co-Investments: 3
AXIAN
AXIAN
Africa, Antananarivo, Madagascar, Antananarivo
Co-Investments: 2

Which angels does Acadian Ventures often collaborate with?

Derek Schoettle
Derek Schoettle
North America, United States
Shared Deals: 1
MM
Miguel McKelvey
North America, New York, United States, New York
Shared Deals: 1
AG
Adam Goldstein
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
C.J. McCollum
C.J. McCollum
North America, Louisiana, United States, New Orleans
Shared Deals: 1
WA
Warren Adelman
North America, Arizona, United States, Scottsdale
Shared Deals: 1
Dave Kellogg
Dave Kellogg
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1
AM
Ajay Mishra
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 1
TJ
Tony Jamous
Europe, England, United Kingdom, London
Shared Deals: 1
SG
Stan Garber
North America, California, United States
Shared Deals: 1
AY
Alex Yakubovich
North America, California, United States, San Francisco
Shared Deals: 1

What are some of recent deals done by Acadian Ventures?

Jolly

New York, New York, United States

Jolly is a rewards platform for the workplace that incentivizes employee performance.

Employee BenefitsHuman ResourcesSoftware
Series AFeb 10, 2025
Amount Raised: $16,500,000

datascalehr develops AI Agents and APIs to natively connect to, and reconcile any Payroll and any HR data source in the world.

Bookkeeping and PayrollComplianceConsultingDeveloper APIsHuman ResourcesSoftware
SeedOct 25, 2024
SquarePeg

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

SquarePeg is a smart candidate screening tool that helps recruiting teams identify top applicants with confidence.

B2BEnterprise SoftwareHuman ResourcesRecruitingSaaSSoftware
SeedSep 1, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,500,000
Workpay

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya

Workpay is a Payroll, Benefits, Compliance & embed finance for local and remote teams in Africa.

Financial ServicesHuman ResourcesPaymentsSoftware
Series AAug 22, 2024
Amount Raised: $5,000,000
TechWolf

Ghent, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium

TechWolf develops an AI-based talent intelligence platform that allows enterprises to adopt a skills-based talent model.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Human ResourcesInformation TechnologyNatural Language Processing
Series BJun 24, 2024
Amount Raised: $42,750,000
FORA

Nyack, New York, United States

FORA is an Artificial intelligence startup designed for the C-suite

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Generative AISoftwareWeb Development
Pre SeedJan 31, 2024
Amount Raised: $3,800,000
Compa

Newport Beach, California, United States

Compa is making compensation fair and competitive for everyone by removing barriers to effective decision-making.

Enterprise SoftwareHuman Resources
Series AJan 29, 2024
Amount Raised: $10,000,000
2045 Studio

New York, New York, United States

2045 Studio offers network for influential professionals of color.

Financial ServicesInternetProfessional ServicesSoftwareTraining
Pre SeedJun 6, 2023
Amount Raised: $4,200,000
AG5

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

AG5 is a skills management software that visualizes and tracks the workforce's skills in a centralized skills hub.

AerospaceAutomotiveConstructionFood and BeverageIndustrial EngineeringIndustrial ManufacturingLogisticsMechanical EngineeringMedicalSoftware
SeedMar 14, 2023
Amount Raised: $6,436,021
Workpay

Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya

Workpay is a Payroll, Benefits, Compliance & embed finance for local and remote teams in Africa.

Financial ServicesHuman ResourcesPaymentsSoftware
SeedFeb 21, 2023
Amount Raised: $2,700,000
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