It takes work to fix work!

We back visionary companies that help make human work (and workers) more productive and meaningful, creating economic advancement for everyone.

Our commitment to founders

Our partners, advisors, and operating network bring unmatched experience, market knowledge and unwavering passion to every founder we serve

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"If we ever found another startup, Acadian will be our first call - it's that simple."
Charlie Franklin
Founder & CEO
Compa
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“Acadian is the investor on our cap table with the highest "bang to buck" ratio.”
Andreas De Neve
Founder & CEO
Techwolf
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“Acadian is the best source of insight and knowledge network for work technologies.  They understand our industry like no other fund.”
Maya Dadoo
Founder & CEO
Worky
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News, Insights & Ideas

We back visionary companies that help make human work (and workers) more productive and meaningful, creating economic advancement for everyone

Our Investment in Origin

Acadian Ventures
May 14, 2025

Origin is the first Global Benefits Intelligence platform, empowering HR and benefits teams to strategically manage and optimize global employee benefits.

Our Investment in Penzilla

Acadian Ventures
May 14, 2025

Penzilla is simplifying and modernizing the broken pension system in Germany and beyond.

Welcome Erin Yang!

Acadian Ventures
April 14, 2025

Acadian welcomes Erin to our investment team.

Introducing Summit 2025 (May 21st, Park City, Utah)

Acadian Ventures
February 5, 2025

We’re bringing together the industry’s leading CEOs and founders driving breakthrough in work.

Work in Progress

by Thomas Otter

Thomas Otter’s reflections on the past, present, and future of work technologies.

Work in progress newsletter by Thomas Otter

Origin Benefits: why we invested

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Thomas Otter
May 14, 2025

Solving information asymmetry

Work in progress newsletter by Thomas Otter

Penzilla: why we invested.

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Thomas Otter
May 14, 2025

Retirement is a thing: making German company pensions cool.

Work in progress newsletter by Thomas Otter

America's AI in the workplace policy.

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Thomas Otter
April 28, 2025

Hearing from Keith Sonderling: Deputy Secretary of Labor.

Work in progress newsletter by Thomas Otter

WTF is a forward-deployed engineer?

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Thomas Otter
April 21, 2025

Other than fancy words for a technical implementation consultant.

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