Ascend is a venture capital firm. Based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Known portfolio companies include Dollar Shave Club, Knapsack, Overland AI, Yoodli, IfOnly and Keepe, 29 companies in all.
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Ascend portfolio companies (29)
- Dollar Shave Club
- Knapsack
- Overland AI
- Yoodli
- IfOnly
- Keepe
- Arbol
- Hearvana
- Clarify
- StoryFit
- Applied Bioplastics
- Boat Planet
- Mogreet
- Neon Health
- Audivi AI
- Hest Outdoors
- Kroo
- Opn
- Oumi
- Ruby's Rockets
- Topicflow
- Cepi Style
- Govstream.ai
- Omada.AI
- ProductionBeast
- Sola Rentals
- StrikeIron
- REFASHIOND OS
- Sojourn
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About Ascend
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, Commerce, Consumer and FinTech, and focus areas AI Applications, AI Infrastructure, AI Observability and Analytics; known deals cluster at Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed.
Of the 4 people on file at Ascend, Dan Conner (General Partner) and Kirby Winfield (Emerging VC and recovering founder) are listed as the contacts to approach first.
Ascend shares portfolio companies with 20 other investment firms, among them Ascend Venture Group, AI2 Incubator and Fortson Vc.
Frequently asked questions
What is Ascend?
Ascend is a venture capital firm based in Seattle, Washington, United States, with a known portfolio of 29 companies. The portfolio comes from public investment records rather than from the firm, so deals that never surfaced publicly are not in it.
What does Ascend invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, Commerce, Consumer and FinTech; listed focus areas include AI Applications, AI Infrastructure, AI Observability and Analytics. Those tags come from the portfolio attached to the firm, so they describe what has been backed rather than a stated mandate for what comes next.
What stage does Ascend invest at?
The known deals of Ascend include Growth, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds. Check that against your own round before reaching out: stage mismatch is the most common reason a well matched sector still goes nowhere.
Who should I pitch at Ascend?
2 of the 4 people on file at Ascend are listed as contacts for the firm. All 4 have their own profile page.
How do I contact Ascend?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 4 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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