OUR

WORK

Our work gives founders the capital, craft and community to build companies that last.

Our work gives founders the capital, craft and community to build companies that last.

1.0

The Seed Fund

First cheques for founders with conviction, from partners who have built before.

From a Seed Fund founder’s notebook.

We write first cheques of $500K to $3M at pre-seed and seed, and we lead or co-lead every round. We decide as one partnership – one meeting, one week, one clear answer – so founders can get back to building.

Conviction is our first cheque. We back founders before the metrics arrive, and we stay beside them long after the round closes.

Conviction is our first cheque. We back founders before the metrics arrive, and we stay beside them long after the round closes.

Moments from our Seed Fund companies.

2.0

The Studio

Hands-on product, design and hiring support from day one, delivered by operators who know what the first years demand.

Our Studio team works inside your company when it matters most. We help shape the first product, build the brand, hire the first ten people and set up the systems that let a small team move like a big one.

Inside the Studio

We back companies that make our cities cleaner, our commutes shorter and the outdoors easier for everyone to reach.

We back companies that make our cities cleaner, our commutes shorter and the outdoors easier for everyone to reach.

3.0

The Circle

A community of founders, operators and partners who open doors.

A Circle supper in San Francisco.

The Circle connects every Acorn founder with more than 400 operators, customers and co-investors who know the road ahead. We host small dinners, open office hours and an annual summit, and we make warm introductions every week. When a company is ready for its next round, the right people already know its story.

The Circle feed is a live window into our portfolio, sharing launches, hires and milestones as they happen.

The Circle feed is a live window into our portfolio, sharing launches, hires and milestones as they happen.

commonroot.housing

4d ago

Commonroot is hiring a founding design lead.

#hiring

#design

#housing

#builtworld

#commonroot

northloop.mobility

3d ago

Northloop raises $6M, led by Acorn, to bring shared e-bikes to 40 campuses.

#mobility

#seed

#funding

#ebikes

#northloop

acorn.circle

1d ago

Save the date: the autumn Circle supper brings founders and operators together this Thursday.

#thecircle

#founders

#operators

#community

#acorncircle

tidal.energy

2d ago

Tidal Energy switches on its first tidal array, ready to power 9,000 homes along the coast.

#climate

#cleanenergy

#launch

#oceanpower

#tidalenergy

ferngrid

2d ago

Ferngrid ships live load forecasting to utilities.

#climate

#software

#launch

#energygrid

#ferngrid

acorn.circle

1d ago

Save the date: the autumn Circle supper brings founders and operators together this Thursday.

Save the date: the autumn Circle supper brings founders and operators together this Thursday.

#thecircle

#founders

#operators

#community

#acorncircle

northloop.mobility

3d ago

Northloop raises $6M, led by Acorn, to bring shared e-bikes to 40 campuses.

Northloop raises $6M, led by Acorn, to bring shared e-bikes to 40 campuses.

#seed

#funding

#ebikes

Every Circle event is built around one goal: helping founders meet the people who will move their company forward.

Every Circle event is built around one goal: helping founders meet the people who will move their company forward.

Partnerships

Let’s build together

Partnerships

Let’s build together

Partnerships

Let’s build together

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