#161 Thomas Otter, Acadian Ventures - EUVC

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Today we are happy to welcome Thomas Otter, General Partner at Acadian Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that helps founders around the world build enduring companies. Recent European investments include Techwolf, Fifty, and Figures. Thomas has an operator background in HR Tech and the Future of Work, having been a Research VP at Gartner, and led Product at SuccessFactors.In this episode you’ll learn:- A deep dive on The Future of Work vertical and why it’s vertical special to its own- Why there’s a need for a specialised VC like Acadian for Future of Work- How Acadian wins as a global, but small investor

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This episode was published on March 9, 2023.

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Today we are happy to welcome Thomas Otter, General Partner at Acadian Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that helps founders around the world build enduring companies. Recent European investments include Techwolf, Fifty, and Figures....

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