First Ascent Associates is a venture capital firm. The one team member on file is in San Francisco, California, United States. Among the 8 companies in the known portfolio are Lenda, Chewse, Havenly, Paintzen, Vytmn and Lawtrades.
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Investment focus
- Stage
- Late-StageSeed
Who to pitch at First Ascent Associates
First Ascent Associates portfolio companies (8)
- Lenda
- Chewse
- Havenly
- Paintzen
- Vytmn
- Lawtrades
- Giving Assistant
- CannaSys
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About First Ascent Associates
The firm's listing covers sectors Commerce, Consumer, FinTech and Real Estate, and focus areas Cannabis Tech, D2C, FoodTech and Lending; known deals cluster at Late-Stage and Seed.
The contact to approach at First Ascent Associates is Brian Holmes (Investor).
Across the known portfolio, 8 co-investors appear alongside First Ascent Associates, including Sterling Equities, Suttona Capital and Binary Capital.
Frequently asked questions
What is First Ascent Associates?
First Ascent Associates is a venture capital firm whose one person on file is in San Francisco, California, United States, with a known portfolio of 8 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 First Ascent Associates invest in?
Listed sectors include Commerce, Consumer, FinTech and Real Estate; listed focus areas include Cannabis Tech, D2C, FoodTech and Lending. 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 First Ascent Associates invest at?
The known deals of First Ascent Associates include Late-Stage 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 First Ascent Associates?
One person at First Ascent Associates is on file, listed as a contact for the firm, with their own profile page.
How do I contact First Ascent Associates?
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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