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Acadian Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 4 cheques on record.

Deploying nowNew fund $777M, Sept 2026VC firm

Series AWork SoftwareInfrastructureIntelligence

Deploying now
100%of best year2cheques in 12 months, 4 on record
Since the last cheque6days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$3.1MRounds led1 of 4
Pitch Acadian Ventures

Acadian Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    2 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Pre-seed and Seed: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Led 1 rounds

What they do

Backing founders building the new architecture of work. We invest in infrastructure, intelligence, automation, experience, and compliance technologies.From their own website
Type
VC firm
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
Series A
Sectors
Work SoftwareInfrastructureIntelligence
Based in
Madison, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first4 appearances

  1. 2026

    2 rounds

  2. Oct
    ColarePre-seed · US · Silicon Angle$2.5MWith 2 others
  3. Oct
    GradientPre-seed · US · Tech Funding News$4.0MWith 4 others
  4. 2025

    1 round

  5. May
    PenzillaSeed · DE · Firms' own news pages$3.6MLed
  6. 2019

    1 round

  7. Oct
    JobpalSeed · DE · TechCrunch$2.7MWith 2 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration8 named

AVAlexandre VoitenokExecutive Officer of the Managing Member of the Managing MemberiFiling they signed
BBBrendan BradleyExecutive Officer of the Managing Member of the Managing MemberiFiling they signed
CCCharmaine CataniaExecutive Officer of the Managing Member of the Managing MemberiFiling they signed
JCJason CorselloManaging MemberiForm ADV
KYKelly YoungExecutive Officer of the Managing Member of the Managing MemberiFiling they signed
SPScott P. DiasExecutive Officer of the Managing Member of the Managing MemberiFiling they signed
TNTheodore NoonExecutive Officer of the Managing Member of the Managing MemberiFiling they signed
TOThomas OtterManaging MemberiFiling they signed

We also hold 20 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$85Mgross assets of its fundsOct 2026
Exemptreporting adviserventure or small private funds
Legal name
Acadian Ventures Management, LLC
SEC number
CRD 329726

Recently backed

The latest companies Acadian Ventures put money into.

On podcasts

2 episodes naming Acadian Ventures in the title.

Quick answers about Acadian Ventures

What does Acadian Ventures invest in?

Acadian Ventures invests most often at Pre-seed and Seed (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Work Software, Infrastructure and Intelligence.

How active is Acadian Ventures?

4 investments on record, 2 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 1. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Acadian Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Colare (Pre-seed, Oct 2026), Gradient (Pre-seed, Oct 2026) and Penzilla (Seed, May 2025).

How big are Acadian Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $3.1M.

Is Acadian Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 2 investments in the last 12 months.

What kind of investor is Acadian Ventures?

Acadian Ventures is a VC firm based in Madison, United States.

How much does Acadian Ventures manage?

About $85M, as gross assets of its private funds (Oct 2026).

Has Acadian Ventures raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Sept 2026, reporting $777M raised.

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