At Acadian, our mission is to help founders build enduring companies that unlock human potential. We strive to back ambitious founders that are improving the world by modernizing health, wealth & work.
We provide operational experience from executives who have built and scaled SaaS businesses from $0M to over $1B in ARR. Our operating network includes over 50 CEOs, CTOs, CMOs, and executives from market leading companies including Apple, Amazon Web Services, Salesforce.com, Workday, Zoom, SAP SuccessFactors, Cornerstone OnDemand, and Splunk.
As research analysts and advisors, at Yankee Group and Gartner, Jason and Thomas have evaluated over 5,000 products. Thomas led product management at SAP SuccessFactors where he managed multiple product lines that generated over $1B in ARR. Jason led corporate strategy and development at Cornerstone OnDemand, where he managed acquisitions, partnerships and new product development.
We believe the world is flat and equal opportunity for work is limitless. Great companies can now be built anywhere in the world and we are proud to support portfolio companies across North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia-Pacific. We like to invest at the earliest stages of company development. That means we are often the first institutional check. We believe in strong partnership with complimentary venture capital firms We will support you through your journey.
We are hands-on, “first-call” investors. We expect to be the first person founders call when they need help, support and just simple encouragement. Along with our capital, we bring the power of our network