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Acadian Ventures — Seed VC Firm ($500K–$1.5M Checks)

VC

Acadian Ventures is a Seed venture capital firm investing in Other, Developer Tools, SaaS. The firm typically writes $500K–$1.5M checks and has 47 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$500K–$1.5M
Portfolio
47 companies on record
Partners
2 listed
AUM
$500M
Stage
Seed
Sectors
Other, Developer Tools, SaaS

Last verified: 2026-10-08

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed

Check Size

$500K – $1.5M

AUM

$500M

Portfolio

47+ companies

Team

2 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Solo-GP style worktech investor focused on seed-stage companies improving employee experience and the future of work. The fund backs early software companies with product and network advantages in HR-adjacent workflows.

How Acadian Ventures invests

Acadian Ventures is a vc firm. The firm invests at the Seed stage, with a focus on Other, Developer Tools, SaaS.

Acadian Ventures typically writes checks of $500K–$1.5M per investment, backed by approximately $500M in assets under management. Our records include 2 funds raised by the firm.

Acadian Ventures has backed 47 companies in our records, including Findem, Origin, TechWolf.

Partners & Team

JC

Jason Corsello

Founder

AH

Audrey Handem

Principal

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Developer Tools
SaaS

Funds

Fund II

$150M2021
investing

Fund I

$100M2019
investing

Portfolio Companies (47)

Other

FI

Findem

Intelligence
OR

Origin

Experience
TE

TechWolf

Infrastructure
SM

SmartRecruiters

Experience
OY

Oyster

Experience
NO

Nomi Health

Compliance
DE

Degreed

Intelligence
CO

Compa

Intelligence
AG

AG5

Compliance
AR

Arist

Intelligence
How to pitch Acadian Ventures
  • •Raising at Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, Developer Tools, SaaS — the sectors they actively back.
  • •Size your ask to their typical $500K – $1.5M check.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Jason Corsello, Founder.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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