Acadian Ventures

TechWolf is the intelligence layer that helps the world's market leaders build a better world of work by providing an AI-driven map of skills and work, enabling organizations to optimize their workforce during AI transformations.

SmartRecruiters is an AI-powered talent acquisition and recruitment software platform that streamlines the entire hiring process from job posting to onboarding. With features like AI talent matching and candidate screening, it aims to enhance efficiency and improve hiring outcomes for businesses.

Degreed is a learning and upskilling platform that empowers organizations to develop their workforce through personalized learning experiences, skill tracking, and AI-driven solutions.

Oyster provides global payroll and HR software, enabling companies to hire and manage employees in over 180 countries. Their platform offers solutions for global employment, payroll, and compliance, making it easier for businesses to expand internationally.

Findem leverages AI and expert-labeled 3D data to transform talent acquisition by providing insights into candidates' potential, performance, and fit, enabling organizations to make data-driven hiring decisions.

Nomi Health is a healthcare company focused on rebuilding the healthcare system to be simple, direct, and accessible for everyone. They offer solutions that include analytics, financial services, and direct contracts powered by modern infrastructure.

WorkPay provides global HR and payroll software solutions tailored for the African market, simplifying multi-country payroll operations and employee management.

Worky is a platform that connects businesses with specialized talent on demand, offering services across various sectors including software development, design, marketing, project management, and financial services.

AssemblyAI provides AI models for transcribing and understanding speech, offering a range of products including real-time transcription and speech understanding.

Figures is a compensation management software that helps HR teams and managers collaborate on compensation decisions, providing tools for pay transparency, benchmarking, and compliance with regulations.

Palette provides web performance monitoring tools that tie user interaction latency and page load metrics directly to lines of code, enabling developers to quickly identify and fix performance issues.

Quantum Workplace is an HR platform that empowers organizations and people leaders with clarity and confidence to build thriving teams through engagement, performance, and development solutions.

Tools helping humans adapt and upskill—excluding automation/AI—targeting new work models, worker mobility, supports outside employers, and middle-skill/rural skills. Led by partners who combine federal policy experience, on-the-ground teaching background, and prior investments in human-capital companies like Guild Education and BetterUp.

Focuses on technologies expanding socioeconomic opportunity via lifelong learning, meritocratic workplaces, and non-9-to-5 jobs, prioritizing uncommon founders (80% women), with five-day pitch responses and structured funnels.

Worklife is the first venture capital fund designed specifically for creator-operators and founder-creators (like DJs, Instapoets, and weekend running club organizers) rather than traditional B2B SaaS teams, backing tools that let individuals bring their own tech to work and build multiple revenue streams. The fund operates more like a media company than a typical seed fund, with 40% of deal flow coming from their proprietary SaaS School program and a network of celebrity founder LPs who teach in Worklife programs and help portfolio companies access oversubscribed funding rounds.