Ideas

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

With her start-up Fifty, Alexia Cordier and her associates raise 10 million dollars

Acadian Ventures
July 5, 2022

Degreed’s co-founder is back at the company he left…with the startup he built

Acadian Ventures
June 27, 2022

Why We Invested — TechWolf

Thomas Otter
May 10, 2022

Normally as a VC, you need to figure out pretty quickly whether you want to invest in a company or not. In the case of TechWolf, I’ve had the chance to work with the founders (Andreas De Neve, Jeroen Van Hautte and Mikaël Wornoo) for the past two years as an advisor, so we have an in-depth understanding of the solution, the team, and the business problem they are solving.

Belgian HR platform TechWolf notches €10 million to build real-time skill insights

Acadian Ventures
May 10, 2022

A flood of HR tech investment may feel more like a trickle for HR professionals

Acadian Ventures
May 6, 2022

📣 Acadian Ventures Quarterly Newsletter - Q1 2022

Jason Corsello
April 26, 2022

Oyster, a remote workforce management platform, hits $1 billion unicorn valuation

Acadian Ventures
April 20, 2022

Acadian Ventures — Big Milestones, New Partner, New Opportunity

Jason Corsello
March 9, 2022

Three years ago we set out on a journey to create something special. Founders were telling us they wanted something different from their early investors — operational experience, market knowledge, and access to networks that could accelerate their vision.

Work in Progress

by Thomas Otter

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

Fixing employee performance management (again)?

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Thomas Otter
October 3, 2024

Revolut, The Office, forced ranking, cicadas, GE and more.

Future of Work 100

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Thomas Otter
September 24, 2024

Excitement and a dose of valuation reality.

New Order. Old Buildings. Post Truth?

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Thomas Otter
September 17, 2024

More from the Oxford AI Diploma.

When Thomas met Harry and JP.

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Thomas Otter
September 16, 2024

Bookending a week and two decades in London.

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