Ascendant is a corporate venture arm and venture debt provider. Based in Pleasant Hill, California, United States. Known portfolio companies include Ledger, Ledn, Salary.com and KW Kingfisher JV, 4 companies in all.
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Ascendant portfolio companies (4)
- Ledger
- Ledn
- Salary.com
- KW Kingfisher JV
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About Ascendant
The firm's listing covers sectors FinTech, Hardware and SaaS, and focus areas Crypto, HR Tech and Payments; known deals cluster at Growth, Late-Stage and Series A.
The contact to approach at Ascendant is Dawit Workie (Board Member).
Ascendant shares portfolio companies with 13 other investment firms, among them 50T Funds, Uphold and Maze.
Frequently asked questions
What is Ascendant?
Ascendant is a corporate venture arm and venture debt provider based in Pleasant Hill, California, United States, with a known portfolio of 4 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 Ascendant invest in?
Listed sectors include FinTech, Hardware and SaaS; listed focus areas include Crypto, HR Tech and Payments. 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 Ascendant invest at?
The known deals of Ascendant include Growth, Late-Stage and Series A 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 Ascendant?
One person at Ascendant is on file, listed as a contact for the firm, with their own profile page.
How do I contact Ascendant?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The one person attached to the firm has their own page, which shows whether an address is on file for them.
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