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Read some of our most recent investments, thoughts, and companies updates
Oyster Raises $59M Series D
Oyster raises $59M Series D round led by Silver Lake Waterman.
Workpay Raises $5M Series A
Workpay raises $5M Series A round led by Norrsken22.
Worky Raises $6M Series A
Worky Raises Series A
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TechWolf Raises $43M Series B
We're thrilled to announce our Acadian Ventures portfolio company, TechWolf, has raised a $43M Series B led by Felix Capital.
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Our Investment in Fora
We are thrilled to share our latest investment in Fora, an innovative executive relationship management (ERM) platform poised to transform C-suite decision-making through cutting-edge AI technology.
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Compa grabs more capital amid customer quest for real-time compensation data
Compa today announced $10 million in Series A funding. Storm Ventures led the investment with participation from Penny Jar Capital, HR Tech Investments (an affiliate of Indeed), NJP Ventures, Base10 Partners and Acadian Ventures.
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Compa closes $10M Series A to fix compensation market data for the world’s best companies
Compa raised its Series A funding led by Storm Ventures, including participation from Penny Jar Capital, HR Tech Investments (an affiliate of Indeed), NJP Ventures, Base10 Partners, and Acadian Ventures.
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Exclusive: $30m Acadian Ventures closes second work tech fund
Acadian Ventures, an early stage VC firm specializing the future of work, has just closed its second fund.
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by Thomas Otter
Thomas Otter’s reflections on the past, present, and future of work technologies.
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Part 3 of my talk on the Acadian Ventures AI thesis.
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An agentic prediction.
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