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Acadian Ventures

Venture Capital

Acadian Ventures is a specialised venture capital firm investing at an early stage in the next generation of work technologies.

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Origin

Origin

Origin provides an artificial intelligence native platform that helps global organisations manage and optimise employee benefits.


Recent investments

Series A
£22.4M

Notion Capital led the Series A+ round to accelerate platform development and international partnerships.

"The biggest barrier in global benefits has always been the lack of a single source of truth. It is a problem we have been trying to solve for fifteen years, and it simply was not possible without AI. That is the unlock that makes it possible to digitise one of the most inefficient areas of enterprise spend. Benefits data is complex, scattered, inconsistent, and constantly changing, exactly the kind of problem AI can solve. Origin creates the first trusted source of truth for benefits information, giving organisations visibility into their total global spend for the first time, so they can optimise it, run benefits operations far more efficiently, and deliver a better experience to employees everywhere."
— Chris Bruce, CEO
Series A
£15.7M

The Series A round was led by Felix Capital with backing from Acadian Ventures and Notion Capital.

"We created Origin because global benefits teams urgently need clarity, efficiency, and control. Our AI-powered platform, Origin, turns vast, fragmented benefits data into a single source of actionable insights, enabling immediate cost savings, strategic decision-making, and better employee outcomes. Origin empowers HR leaders to transition from administrative complexity to strategic clarity, optimizing one of their organization’s largest investments."
— Chris Bruce, CEO