Akkadian Ventures

Akkadian is a venture firm built on redefining strategic liquidity through inventive structures and trusted access. For over 15 years, we’ve made high-conviction investments that create lasting value and strengthen the venture ecosystem. We are a team of secondary investors, entrepreneurs, operators, limited partners, and one highly skilled lawyer who makes it all happen. Akkadian Ventures was founded to rethink how venture capital approaches secondary liquidity. Founder Ben Black saw a critical gap: early employees and small investors – the first believers in tech companies – often had no viable path to liquidity. Akkadian set out to change that. What started as a pioneering focus on secondary solutions has evolved into a multi-strategy investment platform, providing access to leading technology companies at every stage, from seed to late-stage. At our core, we are driven by a commitment to innovation, service, and building a stronger venture ecosystem.