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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

Announcing the 2024 Future of Work 100

Jason Corsello
September 24, 2024

The Future of Work 100 is a comprehensive list of the leading venture-backed companies that are enabling how work gets done in the future.

Oyster Raises $59M Series D

Acadian Ventures
September 5, 2024

Oyster raises $59M Series D round led by Silver Lake Waterman.

Workpay Raises $5M Series A

Acadian Ventures
August 22, 2024

Workpay raises $5M Series A round led by Norrsken22.

Worky Raises $6M Series A

Acadian Ventures
June 27, 2024

Worky Raises Series A

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

In Auto-Sapients We Trust: Deployment and Adoption of AI in production.

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Thomas Otter
December 3, 2024

Riffing on Rachel Botsman's lecture. Shift, Leap and Stack.

Work in progress newsletter by Thomas Otter

Yet another post about Slush.

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Thomas Otter
November 28, 2024

Because the Internet needs another post about Slush.

Work in progress newsletter by Thomas Otter

The power of doubt

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Thomas Otter
November 17, 2024

Module 4 of the Oxford Dip AI.

Work in progress newsletter by Thomas Otter

Founders and New York

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Thomas Otter
November 10, 2024

Making AI actually work. Ecosystems, category creation and disruption. Arist, Fora and datascalehr.

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