Welcome to our Summer 2026 Newsletter. Last quarter was a whirlwind, culminating in our annual Acadian Ventures Summit 2026. What an event!
Over two days in San Diego, we hosted over 150 of the sharpest operators, investors, and builders from around the world. It was part high-friction debate, part knowledge sharing, and part family reunion. You can read more about our event below. 👇
We remained very active investing in the quarter, completing one new investment, Vcola, and one follow-on investment, Palette. We also announced our Q1 investment in Linc. We are thrilled to become investors in these trailblazing AI companies and encourage you to check out the announcements below.
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Acadian Ventures Summit 2026 Recap
Over two days in San Diego, some of the sharpest operators, investors, and builders from around the world gathered for the Acadian Ventures Summit 2026. What emerged wasn’t a polished consensus view of the new “architecture of work.” It was something more valuable: an honest, high-friction debate about what’s real, what’s hype, and what the serious money is actually betting on.
Our Investment in Vcola
We are thrilled to announce our participation in Vcola’s $6.4M Seed round, alongside Base10 Partners, Frontline Ventures, Booom, and a number of notable angel investors. Today, we’re sharing why we invested — and what we believe Vcola is building that matters.
Our Investment in Linc
We are thrilled to announce our new investment in Linc, a seed stage AI-native payroll engine built for payroll experts in France. The round includes existing investors Headline and Resonance, alongside Founders Future and other notable investors and angels.
Additional Highlights in the First Half of 2026
More highlight from Acadian Ventures in H1 2026…
Origin Raises $30M Series A+
We are excited to share that Origin Benefits has raising a $14m Series A+ round led by Notion Capital with continued support from Acadian Ventures and Felix Capital. The round brings total funding over $50M.
Kombo Raises $25M Series A
We are thrilled to announce that Kombo has raised a $25M Series A round led by Volition Capital along with continued support from Acadian Ventures, 468 Capital, and Y Combinator.
Compa Raises $35M Series B
We're thrilled to announce that Compa has raised a $35M Series B round led by Jump Capital.
Work in Progress - Recent Writings
Some of Thomas’ most recent posts…
💪🏻 Jevon’s paradox, Engels’ pause, the vexing question of a jobs apocalypse. And the Pope too.
💿 Making Better Enterprise Software with Vcola
🎤 What Olivia Rodrigo and Robert Smith can teach us about enterprise software today.
Portfolio News & Announcements
Check out recent news and announcement from our portfolio…
