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What does Akkadian Ventures invest in?
Akkadian Ventures says it invests in Advertising (AdTech), Apps and Augmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR).
Akkadian Ventures highlights
- 01
1 rounds on record
What they do
Akkadian is a venture firm built on redefining strategic liquidity through inventive structures and trusted access.From their own website
- Type
- VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- Cheque size
- Not stated
- Stages
- SeedGrowth
- Sectors
- Advertising (AdTech)AppsAugmented & Virtual Reality (AR/VR)
- Based in
- San Francisco, United States
- Cold pitches
- Not accepted
The record
Every round we can evidence, newest first1 appearances
- 2018
1 round
- Feb
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 registration4 named
BDBenjamin David BlackBenjamin Black is the Managing Director of Akkadian Ventures GP III, LLC, the General PartneriFiling they signed
MDMichael DinsdaleManaging Director of Akkadian Ventures Annex GP VI, LLC, General PartneriFiling they signed
MSMichael S. GridleyManaging Director of Akkadian Ventures Annex GP III-C, LLC, general partneriFiling they signed
PTPeter Tyler SmithChief Operating Officer of Akkadian Ventures Annex GP-III C, LLC, general partneriFiling they signed
We also hold 11 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
$1.3Bassets it manages, 2 advisers combinedOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
- Legal name
- Powerlaw Fund Adviser, LLC
- SEC number
- CRD 171036
Funds on its Form ADV
15 private funds, $639M in gross assets · filed Jul 2024
- Akkadian Ventures VI, L.P.Private equity332 investors$187M
- Akkadian Ventures IV L.P.Private equity143 investors$154M
- Akkadian Ventures V, L.P.Private equity173 investors$116M
- Akkadian Ventures III, L.P.Private equity113 investors$47M
- Bottega Holdings, L.P.Private equity78 investors$39M
- CAA-Akkadian Ventures Annex VI, L.P.Private equity47 investors$23M
- Akkadian Ventures Annex V L.P.Private equity113 investors$19M
- Akkadian Ventures II, L.P.Private equity81 investors$19M
- TANK Hill - Akkadian Annex PLCR, L.P.Private equity65 investors$11M
- Akkadian Ventures Annex V-E, L.P.Private equity30 investors$6.6M
And 5 more on the filing.
What they claim to have backed
From their own portfolio page (on their website)
35 of 41 we have independently watched raise
ACVApptioAutomatticBigPandaCarbon HealthDocusignDynamicSignalGustoHoneyBaseHousecall ProJOORLiftoffLimeMaster ClassNavanOfferUpOpowerPalantirPeople AIPilotPlacer AIProsperRealiReputationRingCentralRiskIQRoofstockSafe graphSkycatchSonderSplunkTintriTrading ViewUberhomebaseFieldinLithiumStructure CapitalTransfr VRUniKeyWagwalking
Weaker than a round we watched, stronger than a list somebody sold us. A firm is far less willing to put a company on its own site that it never funded.