Ascend — 2025 Investments
11 investments dated 2025 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all
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(Founder)inOndrej Hrebicek(Founder)inAustin Hay(Founder)inPranav Priyush(CEO)
BoardMatt Garratt(Director)inZachary Bratun-Glennon(Director)in
Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalEssence Venture CapitalFikaGradient VenturesInvariantes FundMadrona Venture Group+6 more
Govstream.ai provides AI-powered permitting software that helps cities streamline building permit intake, standardize reviews, and reduce bottlenecks.
AI & Machine LearningGovTechSaaSSpokane, US
Safouen (Saf) Rabah(Founder)inSakya Duvvuru(Director)
BoardKevin Merritt(Director)
Co-investorsAscend Venture Capital47th Street Partners
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) IncubatorAscend Venture CapitalJ4 VenturesPoint72 VenturesSCB 10XAI2 Incubator+6 more
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-investorsAscend Venture CapitalLong Way VenturesAlliance of AngelsCascade Seed Fund
The page does not provide clear information about what Hyphen builds, who it serves, or its market.
FoodTechRobotics
Daniel Fukuba(Founder)inStephen Klein(Founder)in
Co-investorsAgFunderCompoundInterlace VenturesNextwave [X] PartnersPathbreaker VenturesSignalRank+9 more
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
David Walsh(Founder and CEO)in
Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalCOREangelsEntrepreneur VenturesMassMutual VenturesOpenSky VenturesSoma Capital+1 more
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-investorsAscend Venture CapitalDigiTx Partners LLCNFXVillage Global
Oumi is a platform for building, fine-tuning, and deploying custom specialized AI models, automating the model development lifecycle including evaluations, data generation, training, and deployment.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsBellevue, US
Jeremiah Greer(Founder)inKostas Aisopos(Founder)inMatthew Persons(Founder)inMichael Anthony Schuler(Founder)inOussama Elachqar(Founder)inWilliam Z(Founder)
Co-investorsAscend Venture CapitalMozilla VenturesObvious VenturesPlug and Play VenturesVenrock
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(Founder)inStephanie Bonk(Founder)inGreg Okopal(Founder)inJonathan Fink(Executive Officer)
BoardChristopher Morales(Director)
Co-investors8VCAlumni VenturesAscend Venture CapitalCubit CapitalOUP (Osage University Partners)Overmatch+7 more
Revolve Robotics develops inspection, surveillance, and maintenance robots for hard-to-reach industrial environments, with applications in inspection, construction, security, public safety, and defense sectors.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechDeep TechDefense TechHardwarePropTechRoboticsSpace TechScottsdale, US
Co-investorsTechstarsANIMO VenturesPlug and Play Ventures
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Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
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