Ascend Venture Capital
Venture capitalSeattle · Pre-Seed · 6 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Ascend targets three distinct AI-driven investment categories: SaaS 3.0 companies building vertical AI agents and applications, Gen AI 2.0 infrastructure and horizontal plays as fast followers, and frontier AI technologies addressing hard problems in the physical world. The thesis emphasizes supporting founders from ideation through seed and Series A stages, leveraging the team's operational experience and Seattle venture ecosystem connections to accelerate company growth.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 5, 2026.
Team · 6 people
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What they invest in
from 64 of 89 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×39SaaS ×28Enterprise Software ×12Developer Tools ×11Marketing Tech ×11Data & Infrastructure ×9Fintech ×9Sales Tech ×8
HQs:United States×43Spain×1India×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 46 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×172 founders×193 founders×84+ founders×2
Where their founders studiedfrom 54 founders with education data
UW Foster School of Business ×5Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3Purdue University ×3The Wharton School ×3Cornell ×2UC Santa Barbara ×2UCLA ×2University of Arizona ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 61 founders with career history
University of Washington ×5Allen Institute for AI (AI2) ×3Carnegie Mellon University ×3Marketo ×3Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (AI2) ×2Amazon.com ×2Amplitude ×2Apple ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
11 founders hold a PhD · 10 hold an MBA (of 55 with degree data)
Investments · 89 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12024 · 32023 · 12021 · 27 dated
Adyn uses large inclusive datasets and machine learning to advance personalized medicine for historically under-researched health conditions, with initial focus on reproductive disorders.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessSeattle, US
Elizabeth Ruzzo(Founder, CEO)inElizabeth Ruzzo, PhD(Founder)in
Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, LlcDuke Capital PartnersWestbound Equity PartnersY Combinator
Aerolane develops engineless cargo gliders (its AG-1 and Aerocart line) designed to be towed behind existing turboprop-class cargo aircraft, using patented autopilot technology to navigate wake vortices during takeoff, flight, and landing.
Defense TechLogistics & Supply Chain
Doron Appelboim(Founder)in
Athanor builds Kairos, a verification engine for hardware and software that uses formal tools to prove or refute equivalence for RTL optimizations, carrying machine-checked proof and measured area reductions.
Deep TechDeveloper ToolsSemiconductors
Attunely is a Seattle machine learning platform that helps creditors and collection agencies optimize debt recovery outreach.
Seattle, US
Scott Ferris(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Bryan Wolff(Director)Michael Galgon(Executive Officer, Director)Jack Lavin(Director)
BoardAndrew Lugsdin(Director)
Co-investorsFramework Venture Partners
Atypical builds AI-native learning tools grounded in learning science, aimed at making education more accessible and effective.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSan Francisco, US
Bethanie Drake-Maples(Founder)in
Co-investors468 CapitalBloomberg Beta
Audivi AI builds an AI voice system that takes customer orders at quick-service restaurant drive-thrus.
Avante offers an AI-native benefits intelligence platform with two agents—Carly for employee guidance and Ava for HR strategic analysis—that ingest HRIS, carrier, and plan data to answer benefits questions and surface program insights.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Rohan D'Souza(CEO, Co-founder)inDr. Carly Eckert(Co-founder)Kabir Shahani(Executive Chairman, Co-founder)in
Co-investorsFUSE
AZX is an AI transformation engineering firm that builds tailored AI-enabled solutions and software for organizations in energy, real estate, supply chain, government, and other critical infrastructure industries.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise Software
Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorKOMPAS VCStepchange
Battlesnake is a competitive programming game where developers write code to control AI-powered snakes that compete against each other in automated leaderboards.
Developer ToolsGaming
Co-investorsMadrona Venture GroupAscend
Seattle-based direct-to-consumer company selling personalized subscriptions of freshly roasted specialty coffee from independent roasters.
Seattle, US
Ryan Fritzky(Director)inMatthew Berk(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardKirby Winfield(Director)in
Co-investorsAscend Venture Capital
Bytewax provides a stream processing framework that enables users to build real-time data pipelines with Python, deployable across edge and cloud environments.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)RTP Global8-Bit Capital
A company that combines product-building, financial, and entrepreneurial expertise with technology to develop consumer products and build an e-commerce business.
ConsumerE-commerce
Clarify builds a modern CRM platform that consolidates customer data from multiple sources, automates workflows, and provides insights to drive business growth.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSales TechDover, US
Patrick Thompson(Co-Founder / CEO)inOndrej Hrebicek(Co-Founder / CTO)inAustin Hay(Executive Officer, Director)inPranav Priyush(CEO)
BoardMatt Garratt(Director)Zachary Bratun-Glennon(Director)in
Co-investorsFikaGradient VenturesInvariantes FundMadrona Venture GroupRecall CapitalUS Venture Partners+5 more
Clarity provides identity security and fraud protection for organizations throughout the candidate and employee lifecycle, using AI detection technology to prevent unauthorized access and insider threats caused by AI-driven identity manipulation.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityHR Tech
Ofer Ben-Noon(Co-Founder & CEO)Udi Mokady(Co-founder & CTO)Slavik Markovich(Head of GTM)Eyal Sasson(Head of Fraud & IP)
BoardVanessa Pegueros(VP Product)inDemi Ben-Arie(Cyber Advisory)
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersFlying Fish VenturesFusion VCUnitus VenturesWalden Catalyst
Clarity AI is an AI-native sustainability and ESG data platform serving investors, corporations and governments.
CrowdCow sources and sells high-quality, sustainably-produced food from ethical farms and fisheries, partnering directly with producers to bring traceable products to consumers across the country.
B2B MarketplacesDirect to ConsumerFoodTechImpact & Social GoodSeattle, US
Ethan Lowry(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJoseph Heitzeberg(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsMadrona Venture GroupUnlock Venture PartnersFuel Capital
Dolly is a nationwide platform providing on-demand moving, delivery, and labor services for consumers and businesses.
Logistics & Supply ChainMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSeattle, US
Michael Howell(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Chad Wittman(Executive Officer, Promoter)
BoardJason Stoffer(Director)in
Co-investorsMaveronHyde Park Venture PartnersKGC Capital
Endurance Energy develops subsea geothermal technology to generate renewable electricity from volcanic activity on the seafloor, providing reliable 24/7 power with minimal environmental footprint for islands, industrial sites, and data centers.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyBoulder, US
Andrew Redd(Founder)in
Co-investorsConstruct CapitalFelicis VenturesPoint72 VenturesRiot VenturesFounders Fund
Envive provides an AI intelligence layer for eCommerce brands, offering an "Adaptive Storefront" sales agent that converts shopper questions into personalized recommendations across on-site, email, SMS, landing pages, and product pages.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Aniket Deosthali(Co-Founder)Sameer Singh(Co-Founder)inIz Beltagy(Co-Founder)inMatthew Peters(Co-Founder)inAniket D(Founder)
Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorFUSEJ4 VenturesPoint72 VenturesAI2 Incubator
Seattle-based headless, API-first commerce platform giving mid-market and enterprise brands modular e-commerce infrastructure.
fabric is a commerce platform for retailers, and this page presents its technology and solution partner ecosystem.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Aniq Rahman(Founder)in
Co-investorsB CapitalB Capital GroupB4 CapitalExpaForerunner VenturesGlynn Capital Management+5 more
Finpilot provides AI-powered knowledge management software for investment and wealth management teams, enabling automated analysis of manager documents, financial data, and communications.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSeattle, US
John Alberg(Director)Lakshay Chauhan(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardHope Cochran(Director)in
Co-investorsMadrona Venture Group
Seattle startup whose site surfaces recommendations for local professionals and products from a user's own friend network.
Ganaz is a software platform for people management in agriculture and food processing, offering modules for payroll, onboarding, H-2A visa program management, and workforce communication.
AgTechFintechHR TechSaaS
Co-investorsAgFunderTrilogy Equity PartnersEarl Grey Capital
Groopit is a Seattle enterprise SaaS platform that crowdsources real-time data from frontline employees to solve business problems.
Hearvana is developing acoustic intelligence technology aimed at enhancing listening capabilities for both humans and machines.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardware
Shyam Gollakota(Founder)inMalek Itani(Founder)inTuochao Chen(Founder)
Co-investorsAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorJ4 VenturesPoint72 VenturesSCB 10XAI2 IncubatorAmazon Alexa Fund+5 more
Hedgehog builds AI-native networking software that decouples network management from proprietary hardware, using intent-based configuration and open standards to run and scale GPU clusters.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureSeattle, US
Marc Austin(Founder)in
Hest designs and makes portable camping mattresses, sleeping pads, and pillows using memory foam for outdoor and travel use.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerSeattle, US
Aaron Ambuske(Executive Officer, Director)inZac West(Director)
BoardJim Crisera(Director)
Co-investorsLong Way VenturesCascade Seed Fund
Hyphen provides cloud infrastructure and developer services, including AI-optimized deployments across any cloud, an agent that observes and optimizes infrastructure in real time, plus URL shortening, secrets management, feature flags, and IP geolocation.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsUnlock Venture Partners
Included is an AI-native, agentic people analytics platform that uses proprietary algorithms and a canonical data model to consolidate workforce data and surface actionable insights for HR professionals and business leaders.
AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaSBothell, US
Laura Close(Founder)inRAGHURAM GOLLAMUDI(Executive Officer, Director)CHANDAN GOLLA(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsFlying Fish VenturesSignalFireTrilogy Equity Partners
Inflection is a B2B marketing automation platform where AI agents and human marketers execute campaigns together, using first-party data from a company's website, CRM, and product usage.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSeattle, US
Andy Turman(Founder)inDave Rigotti(Founder)in
Seattle-based SaaS company whose tooling helps data and product teams define, instrument and verify analytics tracking.
Kamiwaza offers a distributed AI orchestration platform that processes data where it resides, allowing enterprises to deploy AI without centralizing data or compromising security.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareGovTechSilverthorne, US
Matthew Wallace(Executive Officer, Director)inLuke Matthew Norris(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsCitta CapitalFirstMile VenturesGreater Colorado Venture FundAscendPioneer Square VenturesS3 Ventures
Seattle-based marketplace connecting property managers and home warranty providers with vetted repair contractors.
Seattle, US
Rishi Mathew(Founder)in
Co-investorsSeaChangeTechstarsUnlock Venture Partners
Knapsack is a platform that centralizes design assets and code for design system teams, enabling designers, engineers, and product managers to collaborate on building and maintaining design systems at scale.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Chris Strahl(Founder)in
Co-investorsCrosslink CapitalEPIC VENTURESFiDi VenturesLorimer VenturesParade VenturesBlumberg Capital+1 more
Level was a financial services provider that offered advances and related products to very small businesses.
Fintech
Co-investorsMachina VenturesKhosla VenturesLightspeed Venture Partners
Limelight is a B2B influencer marketing platform that lets brands find, partner with, and book ad placements across creators (newsletters, LinkedIn, YouTube, and other channels) and track campaign performance through real-time analytics.
AdTechCreator EconomyMarketing Tech
Co-investorsEntrepreneur Ventures
LOANtuitive offers Connect AI, an AI assistant that matches loan brokers' financing requests against a database of over 1,000 loan programs from banks, credit unions, and private lenders to surface the strongest lender matches in real time.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Seattle-based, SEC-registered crypto robo-advisor offering themed digital-asset portfolios; acquired by Betterment in 2022.
Seattle, US
Jesse Proudman(Executive Officer, Director)Sadie Raney(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investors9Mile Labs
Markos.ai provides AI-powered content review tools that check marketing creative for performance, legal compliance, and brand consistency.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSeattle, US
Wesley Yun(Founder)inMARIUS CIOCIRLAN(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsFour Acres CapitalHabitat Partners
Meetingflow is an AI meeting assistant for customer-facing teams that provides automatic note-taking, meeting summaries, a meeting-focused AI chat copilot, collaborative meeting plans, and CRM updates.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSales TechSeattle, US
Co-investorsAI2 IncubatorAllen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator
Meetingflow is an AI meeting assistant for customer and sales meetings, covering prep, note-taking, follow-up and CRM updates.
Mesh provides a real-time B2B verification API that helps companies verify and onboard legitimate U.S. businesses, including SMBs and licensed professionals, by checking business registration, professional licenses, and business risk signals.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsAfore CapitalEssence Venture Capital
Neon Health builds AI workers that automate pharma patient-access workflows such as benefit verification, prior authorization, denials and appeals, financial assistance enrollment, patient onboarding, and adherence support.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US
Harry Bleyan(Founder)in
Co-investorsDigiTx Partners LLCNFX
Oumi is a Seattle-based public benefit corporation building a fully open-source platform for developing large foundation models.
Outbound AI builds conversational AI agents that automate phone-based administrative work in healthcare, particularly for medical billing and revenue cycle tasks.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtech
Jonathan Wiggs(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsMadrona Venture GroupConductive Ventures
Overland AI develops ground autonomy solutions for military vehicles and land operations, enabling autonomous mobility without human operators.
AI & Machine LearningDefense TechRoboticsSeattle, US
Byron Boots(Co-Founder & CEO)inStephanie Bonk(Co-Founder & President)inGreg Okopal(Co-Founder & COO)inJonathan Fink(Executive Officer)
BoardChristopher Morales(Director)
Co-investors8VCOUP (Osage University Partners)Point72 VenturesVoyager CapitalCubit CapitalShasta Ventures+3 more
Recurrent builds software and data analytics tools to help consumers and dealerships transition to electric vehicles and optimize EV adoption.
Climate TechData & InfrastructureMobility & TransportationRetail TechSaaS
Scott Case(Founder)in
Co-investorsAutomotive Ventures MobilityEnerTech CapitalPrelude VenturesWireframe VenturesAutomotive VenturesE8 Angels+3 more
Revolute Robotics develops hybrid aerial/terrestrial robots for inspection, surveillance and maintenance in hard-to-reach environments.
RevOps Co-op runs an online community for revenue operations professionals and offers partner programs — including workshops, digital events, sponsored content, and co-branded campaigns — that let companies build brand awareness and generate demand among that audience.
EdTechFuture of WorkMarketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSales Tech
Co-investorsFirebrand VenturesFrontures
Rock Paper Coin is a booking and payment platform built for event professionals, offering proposals, contracts, electronic signatures, and digital invoicing with Stripe-powered payment processing.
FintechSaaSLake Oswego, US
Elizabeth Sheils(Co-founder)inNora Sheils(Co-founder)inValerie Troyer(Executive Officer, Director)
Co-investorsBand of AngelsElevate CapitalHearstLabLong Way VenturesXYZ Venture CapitalCascade Seed Fund
Co-investorsLong Way VenturesCascade Seed Fund
Solo is a mobile app for gig workers that consolidates income and mileage tracking, expense logging, and scheduling across multiple platforms like Uber, DoorDash, and Instacart.
ConsumerFintechFuture of WorkBend, US
Bryce Bennett(Founder)inKeith Ng(Founder)in
Co-investorsBow CapitalExpaFUSERed Sea Ventures
Spiral Up is an AI agent that analyzes customer reviews, live chats, and calls to surface insights for businesses.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSeattle, US
Co-investorsTechstarsTrilogy Equity PartnersGeneral CatalystTeam8
Seattle conversational analytics company using AI to detect and categorize customer issues across support channels.
Stack Moxie provides monitoring and alerting for critical marketing processes and workflows.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSKirkland, US
M.H. Lines(Co-Founder, CEO)Shea Chanon(Co-Founder, Operations)inSteven Dunston(Co-Founder, CRO)
Co-investorsCervinSwan Venture FundSybilla MastersTechstars
Stackery provides tools for building, deploying, and operating serverless applications on AWS, including support for AWS SAM, Lambda, SNS, and HTTP APIs.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaSPortland, US
Chase Douglas(Executive Officer)inNathan Taggart(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardDiane Fraiman(Director)in
Co-investorsAspenwoodHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)TechstarsVoyager CapitalPIPELINE CAPITAL PARTNERS
Syft uses AI to identify person-level, high-intent buyers from website visits and LinkedIn engagement, enrich them via multiple data providers, and automatically trigger email, LinkedIn, and ad campaigns.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSales Tech
Co-investorsAbstract VenturesBloomberg Beta
SyncFloor is a Seattle-based B2B marketplace for licensing commercial music for ads, film, TV, games and podcasts.
Seattle, US
Cestjon McFarland(Executive Officer, Promoter)Kirt Debique(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Co-investorsBetaworksLong Way VenturesAscend Venture CapitalCascade Seed Fund
Taqtile builds Manifest, software designed for deskless workers on the frontline to complete operational tasks accurately and consistently.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaSSeattle, US
Dirck T. Schou, Jr.(Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder)inJohn Tomizuka(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inBrent Abrahamsen(CFO)in
Co-investorsBDev VenturesScout VenturesScout Ventures
TerraByte builds foundation models and a secure mission platform that make satellite and aerial Earth observation imagery queryable across archive data and, increasingly, in real time on orbital sensors.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechSpace TechDublin, US
Rishi Madhok(CEO & Co-founder)inFuxun Yu(CTO & Co-founder)inVivek Goyal(Executive Officer, Director)
Trackingplan provides data quality monitoring and analytics validation software that automatically detects tracking failures and data issues in real time for analytics teams and practitioners.
AdTechData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBarcelona, ES
Alexandros Andre Chaaraoui(Founder)inJose Padilla(Founder)inJose Luis Perez(Founder)Pedro Trujillano(Founder)inAlexandros Andre Chaaraoui(Founder)in
Co-investorsNauta CapitalY Combinator
A writing platform that offers AI-assisted writing with access to premium models from Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerCreator EconomySaaSNew York City, US
Stew Fortier(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmino CapitalSouth QuadY CombinatorAscendCervinOmega Venture Partners+1 more
Veeper offers AI-powered tools that detect and block leaked coupon codes for ecommerce brands, helping reduce unauthorized discounts, affiliate over-payments, and sales misattribution.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing Tech
Jordan Williams(Founder)inWasim Irshad, Ph.D.(Founder)in
Co-investorsCapital InnovatorsDorm RoomHabitat Partners
Velou provides product data infrastructure for agentic commerce, using its retail-specific Commerce-1 model to turn unstructured or incomplete product catalogs into structured, context-rich data.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceRetail TechSan Francisco, US
Sadee Gamhewa(Executive Officer, Director)inSadeesha Gamhewa(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardBrendon Wales(Director)Gavin Hewitt(Director)
Co-investorsFUSESentiero Ventures
Visual Vocal appears to be a technology company founded by experienced entrepreneurs and technologists, though the about page does not explicitly state what products or services the company offers or who its customers are.
AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechDeep TechDeveloper ToolsSaaSSeattle, US
John SanGiovanni(Co-founder)inSean B House(Co-founder)in
Co-investorsFamily Angel Management FundNew York Venture Partners
Vouched provides AI-powered digital identity verification and biometric analysis software for integration with identity management and authentication platforms.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechSaaS
John Baird(Founder and Board Chairman)
Co-investorsFlying Fish VenturesSeaChange
Whalesync enables two-way data synchronization between spreadsheet tools (Google Sheets, Airtable, Notion) and vertical SaaS applications (Webflow, Salesforce, HubSpot, Affinity), allowing teams to automate bulk data operations across platforms without manual CSV imports.
Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSMiami, US
Curtis Fonger(Founder)inMatthew Buselin
Co-investorsOlive Tree CapitalY CombinatorAvalanche VC
WhyLabs provided AI observability and monitoring tools for responsible AI adoption, including platforms for data logging, privacy-preserving monitoring, and large language model oversight.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Co-investorsAI FundAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorDefy PartnersMadrona Venture Group
Seattle startup whose software let employees reserve desks and coordinate hybrid office work; acquired by Envoy in 2022.
Wrench operates a platform that brings certified mechanics to customers' locations for mobile auto repair and maintenance, letting car owners avoid shops and waiting.
ConsumerMarketplacesMobility & TransportationSeattle, US
Edward Petersen(Executive Officer, Director)inDouglas Stevens(Executive Officer, Director)inMichelle Virta(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Casey Willis(Executive Officer, Director)William Beaver(Executive Officer, Director)in
Co-investorsData Point CapitalMadrona Venture GroupTenaya CapitalMarubeni
Yoodli is an AI-powered platform that provides interactive roleplay scenarios to help users improve their communication skills and public speaking confidence.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaSSales TechSeattle, US
Varun Puri(CEO, Co-founder)inEsha J.(Chief Customer Officer, Co-founder)Esha Joshi(Executive Officer, Director)in
BoardPatrick Ennis(Director)inNeeraj Hablani(Director)in
Co-investorsNotable CapitalAllen Institute for AI (AI2) IncubatorAllen Institute for Artificial Intelligence Incubator (AI2)J4 VenturesMadrona Venture GroupNeotribe Ventures+1 more
Zocks is an AI assistant for financial advisors that automates administrative work such as meeting notes, intake and account forms, client email replies, and CRM updates.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaSSales TechSan Francisco, US
Ákos Ratku(CTO and Co-founder)inMark Gilbert(CEO and Co-founder)in
Co-investorsEntrée CapitalMotive Partners14Peaks CapitalIlluminate FinancialLightspeed Venture PartnersQED Investors
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Level · lifehealth.com · Aug 17, 2026
Veeper · businessinsider.com · Jul 31, 2026
Clarify AI · geekwire.com · Jul 21, 2026
Knapsack · fortuneindia.com · Jul 17, 2026
Overland Ai · thedefensepost.com · Jul 17, 2026
Mesh · venture5.com · Jul 10, 2026
Crowd Cow · hellosubscription.com · Jul 8, 2026
Outbound AI · altss.com · Jul 6, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Ascend Venture Capital made?
- Ascend Venture Capital has 89 tracked investments, 13 of which have exited via acquisition or IPO, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Ascend Venture Capital invest at?
- Ascend Venture Capital invests at the Pre-Seed stage.
- What is Ascend Venture Capital's typical check size?
- Ascend Venture Capital typically writes checks of $250K – $750K.
- What sectors does Ascend Venture Capital focus on?
- Ascend Venture Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Fintech, SaaS.
- Where is Ascend Venture Capital located?
- Ascend Venture Capital is headquartered in Seattle, US.
- Does Ascend Venture Capital lead rounds?
- Ascend Venture Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
- Who does Ascend Venture Capital co-invest with?
- Ascend Venture Capital most often shares deals with Madrona Venture Group, Allen Institute for AI (AI2) Incubator, Techstars, among 102 tracked co-investors.
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A globally active venture studio that manages investments across healthcare, medical devices, digital health, cleantech, consumer technology, deep tech, and applied AI sectors.
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