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Read some of our most recent investments, thoughts, and companies updates

Our Investment in AG5

Thomas Otter
March 14, 2023

AG5 throws a lifeline to a manufacturing industry drowning in spreadsheets

Acadian Ventures
March 14, 2023

Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe 2023

Acadian Ventures
March 7, 2023

Workpay secures $2.6m in pre-Series A funding round

Acadian Ventures
March 3, 2023

How HR tech start-ups can upskill your innovation

Acadian Ventures
March 2, 2023

Our Investment in Workpay

Thomas Otter
February 21, 2023

COVID’s one silver lining: innovation in HR tech

Acadian Ventures
February 21, 2023

The HR tech that actually matters in 2023, according to VCs

Acadian Ventures
January 30, 2023

Work in Progress

by Thomas Otter

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

Application tourism, AGI, HR Tech and the stack fallacy.

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Thomas Otter
September 6, 2025

Musings on OpenAI's AI job matching and learning announcement.

On the recent acquisitions in HR Tech.

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Thomas Otter
August 22, 2025

Brief reflections on Paradox, SmartRecruiters, Flowise, Workday, SAP and Dayforce

Building Africa's worktech champion: Workpay

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Thomas Otter
August 21, 2025

The coolest CTPO gig on the continent. Building something marvelous.

When to go deep. Technical expertise. A bit about open source. Becoming the cognitive referent.

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Thomas Otter
August 12, 2025

Techwolf, open source and talking about the recipe. Hungry like the Techwolf.

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