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Thomas Otter

Thomas Otter

General Partner atAcadian VenturesHeidelberg, Germany
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Thomas Otter joined Acadian Ventures as General Partner in March 2022. He previously ran Otter Advisory and led product management at SAP SuccessFactors.

What Thomas can write

Writes checks of$250K to $1M
Comes in atPre-seed, Seed, Series AMostly follows a lead
Ownership target5-7%At first check
Email the firm[email protected]The firm's own inbox for founders.

Acadian Ventures writes $250K to $1M checks, larger than 33% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. Gartner Group · research vice president
  2. SAP SuccessFactors · led product management organization
  3. Otter Advisory · ran
  4. Acadian Ventures · General Partner
    Now
  5. SAP SuccessFactors · led the product management organization
  6. Otter Advisory

Companies founded

Otter Advisory

Investments named in public bios

RevealGrowblocksMakiNomi HealthAristTechWolfOrigin BenefitsCompaKomboSmartRecruitersOyster HRFiftyFigures

Focus

hr technologyenterprise softwarem&a strategydue diligenceangel investingworktech

Education

KIT, PhDUniversity of Oxford, PGDip in Strategy and InnovationKarlsrule Insititute of Technology, doctorateOxfird, PGDip in Strategy and Innovation

Also at Acadian Ventures

Jason Corsello
Jason CorselloGeneral Partner
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Audrey HandemPrincipal

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Questions

Who is Thomas Otter?

Thomas Otter joined Acadian Ventures as General Partner in March 2022. He previously ran Otter Advisory and led product management at SAP SuccessFactors.

How much does Thomas Otter invest?

Thomas Otter invests through Acadian Ventures, which writes checks of $250K to $1M at pre-seed, seed, series a.

How do I pitch Thomas Otter?

Email [email protected], the firm's inbox for founders, and name Thomas in the subject. A warm intro from a founder Acadian Ventures backed works better.

What did Thomas Otter do before Acadian Ventures?

research vice president at Gartner Group; led product management organization at SAP SuccessFactors; ran at Otter Advisory; led the product management organization at SAP SuccessFactors; Otter Advisory.

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