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This past quarter included a new investment (yet to be announced), a follow-on investment (Origin), a new brand, the announcement of our 2026 Summit event, and a bunch of news and announcements from our portfolio. Onward!
Upcoming Events
We are excited to host our annual summit next month in San Diego. This invitation-only summit brings together investors, founders, innovators, and executives across our ecosystem who are building the new architecture of work. We have an action-packed agenda planned, featuring two days of strategic insights, collaboration, inspiration, and fun. More about our event…
Acadian Ventures Summit 2026 | May 19-20, 2026
We are excited to announce Acadian Ventures Summit 2026. This year’s summit will bring together investors, founders, innovators, and executives across our ecosystem who are building the new architecture of work. We have an action-packed agenda planned, featuring two days of strategic insights, collaboration, inspiration, and fun.
Essays
The new architecture of work is a fundamental shift toward an AI-enabled, hybrid ecosystem that emphasizes skills, tasks, and agility over traditional, rigid organizational structures. Moving beyond static roles, organizations are adopting a modular, task-based model where work is routed to the best talent—human or AI—using internal marketplaces that increase efficiency, connectivity, and autonomy. Take a read and let us know what you think.
The New Architecture of Work
Another industrial revolution is now underway and work as we know it is changing – again. It’s not transformational. It’s not metamorphic. It’s something completely different.
Research & Ideas
We released our Third Annual Future of Work 100 List. The Future of Work 100 is the definitive ranking of companies transforming how we work, collaborate, and build the workforce of tomorrow. This year's list reflects a market that has grown up. Valuations have compressed. Capital has become selective. Buyers have raised the bar. The result is a sharper, more investable set of companies that sit at the center of how work actually runs. Check out the list below.
Portfolio News & Announcements
Check out recent news and announcement from our portfolio…
