First Ascent Ventures is a venture capital firm. Based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The known portfolio counts 8 companies, including Osano, LinkSquares, POTLOC, Sama, Thentia Cloud and Darwin CX.
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Investment focus
- Sector
- AIFinTechHealthcareSaaS
- Focus
- Business IntelligenceCustomer IntelligenceCustomer SupportData AnalyticsData PrivacyEnterprise SaaSLegal TechMachine LearningVertical SaaS
Who to pitch at First Ascent Ventures
First Ascent Ventures portfolio companies (8)
- Osano
- LinkSquares
- POTLOC
- Sama
- Thentia Cloud
- Darwin CX
- Andgo Systems
- Shinydocs
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About First Ascent Ventures
The firm's listing covers sectors AI, FinTech, Healthcare and SaaS, and focus areas Business Intelligence, Customer Intelligence, Customer Support and Data Analytics; known deals cluster at Growth, Seed and Series A.
The contacts to approach at First Ascent Ventures are Tony van Marken (Managing Partner) and Richard Black (Managing Partner and Co-Founder).
Across the known portfolio, 13 co-investors appear alongside First Ascent Ventures, including Waterline Ventures, Espresso Capital and TDF Ventures.
Frequently asked questions
What is First Ascent Ventures?
First Ascent Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 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 Ventures invest in?
Listed sectors include AI, FinTech, Healthcare and SaaS; listed focus areas include Business Intelligence, Customer Intelligence, Customer Support and Data 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 First Ascent Ventures invest at?
The known deals of First Ascent Ventures include Growth, Seed 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 First Ascent Ventures?
Both people on file at First Ascent Ventures are listed as contacts for the firm, each with their own profile page.
How do I contact First Ascent Ventures?
Any email address on file for the firm is masked on this page and readable inside RaiseHunt after you create an account. The 2 people attached to the firm have their own pages, each showing whether an address is on file for them.
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