Acadian Ventures

Jolly is a rewards platform for the workplace that incentivizes employee performance. It implements performance-based incentives to increase employees utilization, compliance, referrals, and loyalty.

SquarePeg is a candidate screening technology company that focuses on enhancing the recruitment process for organizations. Its platform utilizes predictive data to evaluate job seekers based on their skills, character traits, and aptitudes, thereby matching them with job performance predictors specific to individual companies. By integrating its intelligent screening tool within applicant tracking systems, SquarePeg provides recruiting teams with enriched insights that go beyond traditional resumes. This capability allows employers to identify top candidates more efficiently, significantly reducing the time spent on manual screening while enabling more informed hiring decisions. SquarePeg aims to streamline the hiring process, helping organizations secure suitable candidates that align with their professional requirements.

Founded in 2017, WorkPay Technologies offers a cloud-based platform for managing payroll, benefits, HR, and employee self-service needs. Its solution caters to small and medium-sized businesses across Africa.

Compa is making compensation fair and competitive for everyone by removing barriers to effective decision-making.

Bountiful is a platform that leverages the power of social networks to drive exceptional job seekers and develop strong teams.

2045 Studio operates as an exclusive professional networking platform, fostering connections among influential individuals of color. It partners with corporations to enhance employee diversity, inclusion, and advancement through its B2B services, which focus on cultivating inclusive leadership. Additionally, 2045 Studio offers a B2C service allowing users to join curated networks based on industry and shared experiences, promoting personal and professional growth.

AG5 is a developer of a skills management software platform that aims to enhance the management of workforce skills within organizations. The platform allows companies to create clear skills matrices and dashboards, integrating data from various HR and learning tools. By transitioning away from cumbersome spreadsheets, AG5 offers an organized and audit-proof solution for tracking and managing employee skills and performance. This system addresses skills gaps within teams and provides a cost-effective means for organizations to monitor and develop their workforce capabilities efficiently.

Founded in 2017, WorkPay Technologies offers a cloud-based platform for managing payroll, benefits, HR, and employee self-service needs. Its solution caters to small and medium-sized businesses across Africa.

Assembly is a no code employee engagement platform that extends from recognition and rewards to productivity and performance management.

Kombo develops a unified API platform that facilitates seamless integration between various business tools, particularly HR software, applicant tracking systems (ATS), and accounting systems. This platform enables European software companies to offer integrations without custom coding.

Founded in 2018, Fifty is a French company specializing in on-the-job training platforms. Its platform facilitates the transition from theoretical learning to practical application of technical and soft skills, enabling employees to adopt new behaviors rapidly and measurably.

Holivia specializes in employee well-being support. Its platform offers confidential, personalized assistance from expert professionals, accessible within hours. It also includes self-care programs for personal and emotional skill development.

Spotlyfe is a human resource technology platform designed to measure employee sentiment beyond work, providing a holistic view of an individual's life to inform communication, collaboration, and support within organizations. The platform aims to help employees align their work with personal values and wellbeing, offering insights that enable managers to better understand and support their teams. By acting as a personal operating system for work, life, and wellness, Spotlyfe seeks to put individuals back in control of their day and foster more meaningful, value-aligned work experiences.

Progression is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that focuses on developing and managing career progression frameworks for organizations. It provides tools designed to define and measure career growth, enabling businesses to establish clear expectations and structured pathways for their employees. The platform allows users to browse various career tracks, facilitating better evaluations and insights at the team level. Additionally, it supports organizations in building roles, sharing relevant content, and assisting team members in assessing their skills and development. Through these features, Progression aims to enhance employee engagement and streamline the process of career advancement within companies.

Compa is making compensation fair and competitive for everyone by removing barriers to effective decision-making.

Utmost, established in 2018, specializes in talent management software. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, the company consolidates various talent management systems, simplifying onboarding, offboarding, and compliance processes. Utmost's platform, designed for large enterprises, also optimizes spend and engagement for the extended workforce, serving as a Workday-native alternative to legacy vendor management systems.

Clovers operates an interview intelligence platform designed to streamline recruitment processes in today's hybrid work environment. Its solution facilitates collaboration among recruiters and hiring teams, mitigates unconscious biases, provides real-time interview feedback and coaching, aiming to enhance the candidate experience and enable companies to select the most suitable hires efficiently.

Oyster provides a distributed talent enablement platform that enables companies to hire employees anywhere and administer locally compliant payroll and benefits for international staff, addressing the complexities of full-time employment across borders. The platform supports hiring, payroll, and benefits globally for distributed teams, delivering reliable payroll and local perks while maintaining compliance. Founded in January 2020 by Tony Jamous and Jack Mardack, Oyster operates as a fully remote company with a globally distributed workforce.

Progression is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform that focuses on developing and managing career progression frameworks for organizations. It provides tools designed to define and measure career growth, enabling businesses to establish clear expectations and structured pathways for their employees. The platform allows users to browse various career tracks, facilitating better evaluations and insights at the team level. Additionally, it supports organizations in building roles, sharing relevant content, and assisting team members in assessing their skills and development. Through these features, Progression aims to enhance employee engagement and streamline the process of career advancement within companies.

Jobpal Ltd. is a technology company that specializes in developing AI-powered chatbots for the recruitment and talent acquisition sector. Founded in 2016 by Luc Dudler, Christoph Güldenberg, and Andriy Martyniv, the company aims to enhance the candidate experience and streamline the hiring process. Jobpal's chatbots automate communication between employers and potential candidates, handling tasks such as answering frequently asked questions, managing candidate engagement, pre-screening applicants, and coordinating interview logistics. This automation allows recruiters to focus on meaningful interactions with qualified candidates, ultimately making the hiring process more efficient. Headquartered in London, United Kingdom, Jobpal operates as a subsidiary of SmartRecruiters, Inc. since November 2020 and was previously known as New Classifieds Ltd. before rebranding in July 2018.

Penzilla provides a SaaS platform that integrates with HR systems to optimize corporate pension benefits. It evaluates each employee's provision status, ensures compliance, automates processes, and promotes responsible employer practices.

Origin is the world’s first AI-powered Global Benefits Intelligence platform, purpose-built to bring clarity, control, and visibility to global benefits management. At the heart of Origin is Cuido™, our Artificial Benefits Intelligence™, which enables teams to cut costs, ensure compliance, and make smarter, faster decisions. Co-created by leading global employers including Pfizer, BCG, bp, EA, Comcast, Organon and Iveco, Origin empowers benefits teams to move beyond outdated tools and fragmented processes—unlocking a new era of insight-driven, scalable global benefits management. Learn more at originbenefits.com.