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Ascension

Venture capital

London · Pre-Seed–Seed · 26 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Ascension backs founders at the pre-seed and seed stages, supporting them from day one through subsequent milestones. Over the past decade the firm has invested through generalist and institutional, thesis-driven funds into mission-driven, outlier founders across the UK, Europe and North America. Its approach is to provide early-stage capital and ongoing support throughout the founder journey, from initial investment through scaling and exit.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Pre-Seed–Seed
Check
$190K – $1.1M
HQ
London, GB
Leads rounds
Follows
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2015
Last 12 months
2 investments
Tracked investments
151
Unicorns
1
Acquisitions
3

Team · 26 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Barney Worfolk Smith· Venture Partnerin
Ben Fletcher· Business Development Managerin
Bill Bousfield· Head of Distributionin
Romha Berhane· Portfolio Managerin

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Ascension went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 98 of 151 portfolio companies

SaaS ×40AI & Machine Learning ×35Consumer ×17Enterprise Software ×16Healthtech ×14Fintech ×12Marketing Tech ×12Digital Health ×11

HQs:United Kingdom×54United States×4European Union×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 65 portfolio companies
58%
solo founders
38 of 65 mapped founding teams
41%
repeat founders
of 68 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×382 founders×203 founders×44+ founders×3

Where their founders studiedfrom 64 founders with education data

University of Cambridge ×8UCL ×6INSEAD ×4Imperial College London ×3The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) ×3The University of Manchester ×3Saïd Business School, University of Oxford ×2University of Bath ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 66 founders with field-of-study data

Business & Management ×20Engineering ×14Computer Science ×11Mathematics & Statistics ×9Economics ×8Life Sciences ×5Humanities ×3Law ×3

Where their founders worked beforefrom 68 founders with career history

Goldman Sachs ×4Unreasonable ×4Apple ×3University of Bristol ×3BBC ×2BOOST ×2BuroHappold Engineering ×2IBM ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Entrepreneur First ×7Y Combinator ×4Techstars ×3

3 founders hold a PhD · 11 hold an MBA (of 70 with degree data)

Investments · 151 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 22025 · 22024 · 32023 · 22022 · 32021 · 315 dated

Acurableacurable.comin𝕏

Acurable manufactures wearable acoustic sensor devices for home-based patient monitoring and chronic disease management.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesLondon, GB

Prof. Esther Rodriguez-Villegas

Co-investorsKibo VenturesKindred CapitalMeridian Health VenturesMundi VenturesAscension Ventures

Amilisamilis.co.uk

Amilis is a women's health platform that unifies patient medical history, clinical workflows, and treatment pathways into a single longitudinal record shared between patients and clinicians.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech

Sarita Stefani(Founder)inYasmin Baba(Founder)in

Co-investorsAscension Ventures

Amillionadsamillionads.comin𝕏

A Million Ads builds dynamic, personalized audio and digital advertising, working across creative, engineering, and sales functions to produce and manage ad campaigns.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaS

Steve Dunlop(Founder)inPaul Kelly(CEO)inJoanne Grindrod(CFO/COO)in

Co-investorsCreative HQ — The IncubatorGMG VenturesMercuri.vcPredictive VCSouter InvestmentsAscension Ventures

AskVinnyaskvinny.comin𝕏

AskVinny provides an AI teammate that handles customer conversations across voice, WhatsApp, chat, and email for property management operations, connecting to existing PMS, CRM, and messaging systems.

AI & Machine LearningPropTechSaaS

Rory Buchanan 👷(Founder)in

Co-investorsAngel InvestPT1Fuel Ventures

Bulbsharebulbshare.comAcquired

Bulbshare operates Ignite Communities, a mobile-first customer collaboration platform that lets brands co-create products, marketing, and strategies with engaged digital communities and gather feedback through surveys, video diaries, and multimedia content.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Matt Hay(Founder)in

Co-investorsAmery CapitalBegin CapitalBlossom Street VenturesCreative UKAscension VenturesPortfolio Ventures

Camera Intelligencecameraintelligence.comin

Maker of Caira, an intelligent interchangeable-lens camera that captures, edits, and shares content with integrated on-camera AI processing and MagSafe iPhone connectivity.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardware

Co-investorsBetaworks7percent VenturesBetaworks Ventures Management, LlcF4 Fund

Capablycapably.aiin𝕏Apr 2025 · $4M

Capably provides enterprise AI automation using agentic AI to handle routine work and support critical tasks, offering a proprietary stack with governance, safety, and industry-tailored automation.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Nicolas Trésegnie(Co-Founder)inRafa Pulido(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsBoost Capital PartnersHaatchMasiaRLC VenturesSure Valley VenturesAraya Ventures+1 more

Capturcaptur.aiin

Captur provides on-device image validation and scoring against user-defined policies for field teams and enterprises.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Charlotte Bax(Founder)in

Co-investorsMMC VenturesRally Ventures Management, LlcRLC VenturesSure Valley VenturesTwo Culture CapitalAscension Ventures

ComplyStreamcomplystream.comin

ComplyStream builds AI-native compliance and financial-crime operations software, including agentic workflows for KYB/KYC onboarding, fraud detection, and dispute resolution in B2B payments.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS

Kartik Dabbiru(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsCornerstone VC

Contingentcontingent.aiMar 2022 · $8.2M

Contingent operates a supplier insight and third-party risk management platform that aggregates data from thousands of sources into one system for real-time supplier monitoring, due diligence, and regulatory compliance.

Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsOctopus VenturesWorking Capital FundConcentric

Courtcorrectcourtcorrect.comin

CourtCorrect provides AI-powered tools for case handlers and quality assurance teams to draft compliant customer responses, identify errors, and structure complaints data for regulated industries.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSLondon, GB

Ludwig Bull(Founder)in

Co-investors20VCVisionaries ClubAscension VenturesRLC Ventures

Credit Kudoscreditkudos.comacquired by Apple

Credit Kudos was a UK credit reference agency that used Open Banking data to help lenders judge whether applicants could afford to repay.

FintechLondon, GB

Freddy Kelly(CEO)inMatt Schofield(Founding CTO)in

Co-investorsAlbionVCEntrepreneur FirstNFT VenturesPortfolio VenturesAngel InvestAscension Ventures+7 more

cto.newcto.newin𝕏

A full-stack engineering team that builds, tests, and ships SaaS products with roles spanning architecture planning, backend APIs, frontend UI, and QA testing.

Developer ToolsSaaS

Co-investorsGelt VCKindred Ventures

Dinesdines.co.ukin

Dines is a hospitality management platform for food and beverage venues such as food halls, offering counter POS, self-order kiosks, mobile and QR ordering, handheld tableside devices, integrated payments, stock and staff management, vendor revenue splitting, and an AI assistant called Tilly.

FoodTechRetail TechSaaS

Delawar Hussain(Founder)in

Co-investorsMolten Ventures

Driftrockdriftrock.comin

Driftrock is a customer acquisition platform for automotive brands that consolidates lead generation, conversion, and sales tracking across multiple channels and markets.

AdTechMarketing TechSaaSSales TechLondon, GB

Matt Wheeler(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsCraigie CapitalMolten VenturesQVentures

Electric Car Schemeelectriccarscheme.comin𝕏Oct 2024

The Electric Car Scheme provides an EV salary sacrifice program that lets employees lease electric cars at a discount through their employer, while helping businesses save on tax and offer a staff benefit.

CleantechHR TechMobility & TransportationSaaS

Thom Groot(CEO & Co-founder)inTom Eilon(Co-Founder)in

Co-investors13books CapitalConduit ConnectPortfolio VenturesSPWOneAdjuvoBayern Kapital

Foodstepsfoodsteps.earthinMay 2022

Foodsteps operates a food sustainability platform that measures, reduces, and reports the environmental impact of food products, generating automated Product Carbon Footprints and Scope 3 assessments across the supply chain from farming to transport.

Climate TechFoodTechSaaS

Anya Doherty(Founder)in

Co-investorsConduit ConnectOctopus VenturesMetaplanet

Fraudfinderfraudfinderai.comin𝕏

FraudFinder AI detects and prevents fraud in financial transactions, enabling businesses to safely transact with more consumers while protecting individuals from unfair costs in financial products access.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechInsurTechLondon, GB

Co-investorsAscension VenturesEuropean Super Angels ClubTechstarsJLR StarMoscar Capital

Freightsuitefreightsuite.comin

FreightSuite is an operating system for freight forwarders that automates manual tasks such as quoting, real-time cost and margin tracking, accruals management, and credit control.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSales TechLondon, GB

William Jacobs(Founder)in

Co-investorsSuperSeed

Fuzeygetfuzey.comDec 2021

Fuzey provides a messaging platform that turns dealership DMS data into automated WhatsApp reminders and targeted campaigns, triggering messages for events like service due dates, MOT expiries, and warranty renewals.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaSSales Tech

Co-investorsbyFoundersAmplo VenturesFlash VenturesGlobal Founders Capital

GEEIQgeeiq.comin

GEEIQ is a data and analytics platform for brands running marketing activations in gaming and virtual worlds such as Roblox, Fortnite, and ZEPETO.

Data & InfrastructureGamingMarketing Tech

Charles Hambro(Founder)in

Co-investorsGFR FundYFM Equity Partners

Gendogendo.aiin

Gendo provides an AI-native collaborative workspace for architecture teams to generate, iterate, and make visual decisions within their design workflow.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSaaSUK, GB

George Proud(CEO & Co-founder)inWill Jones(Co-founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsLEA PartnersPT1RLC VenturesAscension VenturesSoma Capital

GetAgentgetagent.co.ukin

A UK platform that lets homeowners compare estate agents before selling a property.

PropTech

Colby Short(Founder)inPeter Thum-Bonannoin

Co-investors500 GlobalChannel 4 VenturesMarchmont Ventures

Glaizeglaize.co

Glaize makes stick-on gel and reusable press-on nails that provide a salon-style finish at home without a UV lamp or acetone removal.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLondon, GB

Gina Farran(Founder & CEO)inTom Christensen(Founder)

Co-investorsAntlerTechstart VenturesThe Fund

Goodstackgoodstack.orgin

Goodstack is a nonprofit verification and benefits platform that connects eligible nonprofits with discounted software and services from major companies, while also facilitating fundraising partnerships with corporate donors.

Impact & Social GoodSaaS

Henry Ludlam(Founder)in

Co-investorsGeneral CatalystMorpheus VenturesAscension VenturesJigsaw VC

Greenpixiegreenpixie.comin

Greenpixie provides emissions measurement and cloud sustainability services to engineering teams, helping them reduce waste and improve efficiency in cloud operations.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechCloud Computing

John Ridd(Founder)in

Co-investorsGreen Angel VenturesOctopus VenturesThomas JamesBeringea

Happlhappl.comin𝕏Apr 2024

Happl is an AI-native platform that helps global companies manage, automate, and personalize employee benefits across multiple countries.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechInsurTechSaaSLondon, GB

Ben Towers(Founder)inMike RoseBen Shorrock(Creative Director)

Co-investorsBackfuture Ventures, LlcHaatchPioneerPitchdriveY Combinator6 Degrees Capital+3 more

HealthKeygethealthkey.comin𝕏Apr 2024

HealthKey provides AI-powered patient identification for clinical trial teams by integrating with electronic health records to automatically prescreen and identify eligible trial candidates.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechAustin, US

Josh Sabol(CEO)inKyle Johnson(CTO)

Co-investorsTranspose Platform ManagementY CombinatorAviva VenturesCur8 CapitalOxfordZeno Ventures

Hesta Healthhestahealth.comin

Hesta Health delivers comprehensive postnatal care to women and birthing parents in the two years following childbirth, combining clinical expertise with technology to improve recovery and lifelong health outcomes.

Digital HealthFemTechHealthtech

Sujitha(Co-founder)inAmanda Cupples(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsBlue LionBlue Lion GlobalEka VenturesSamos InvestmentsAscension Ventures

Honest Mobilehonestmobile.comin𝕏

Honest Mobile provides mobile network services with SIM card products designed to offer transparent pricing, responsive customer support, and environmental sustainability.

Climate TechConsumer

Joshua Mihill(Founder)in

Co-investorsDMG VenturesHorseplay VenturesThe SidebySide Partnership

HotelRunnerhotelrunner.com

HotelRunner is an all-in-one platform for hotels and hospitality businesses to manage property operations, distribute inventory across online travel agencies, automate pricing, and increase bookings.

SaaSSales TechTravel & HospitalityLondon, GB

Ali Beklen(Founder)inArden Agopyan(Founder)in

Co-investors212Ascension VenturesFounders FactoryGalata Business Angels Official

HubBoxhub-box.comin

HubBox provides checkout technology that enables retailers to offer parcel pickup as a shipping option at point-of-sale, integrating with major carriers and e-commerce platforms.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainRetail TechSaaS

Co-investorsCambridge Angels groupPuma Private EquitySeneca PartnersKM CapitalNexus Investment Ventures

Hurrhurr.comDec 2023 · $10M

HURR operates a peer-to-peer fashion rental marketplace where users rent clothing and earn loyalty credit on completed rentals.

Circular EconomyConsumerMarketplaces

Co-investorsD4 VenturesOctopus VenturesPraetura Ventures

HURRhurrcollective.comDec 2021 · $5.4M

HURR operates a tech-first marketplace enabling people to rent and lend luxury fashion items instead of purchasing them, reducing waste in the fashion industry.

B2B MarketplacesCircular EconomyConsumer

Victoria Prew(Founder)in

Co-investorsD4 VenturesOctopus VenturesPraetura Ventures

Included Gamesincluded.games

A game development studio that describes its workplace values around inclusion, flexibility, community, and play.

Gaming

Co-investorsThe Games Fund

Incutoincuto.com

incuto provides a cloud-based platform that helps credit unions and community lenders grow, automate back-office processes, and improve their members' digital experience.

Cloud ComputingFintechSaaS

Infiniti Recyclinginfinitirecycling.comin

Infiniti builds and operates battery recycling systems that recover critical materials through controlled, closed-loop chemical processes to support electrification and energy technologies.

Circular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsLondon, GB

Keith Brent(Founder)in

Co-investorsSustainable Ventures

Jasper.aijasper.aiin𝕏May 2022

Jasper provides an AI-powered platform for marketers and creators to generate and refine content.

AI & Machine LearningCreator EconomyEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSAustin, US

Chris Hull(Vice President of Customer Success)inJP Morgan(CTO)inDave Rogenmoser(Founder)inJohn Philip Morgan(Founder)Shane Orlick(Executive Officer)inTimothy Young(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAAF Management Ltd.Angel Collective Opportunity FundBessemer Venture PartnersCoatue ManagementCreative HQ — The IncubatorEssence Venture Capital+22 more

JimJamsjimjams-spreads.co.uk

JimJams makes chocolate spreads formulated with 83% less sugar than ordinary chocolate spreads, aimed at families and children for everyday eating.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTech

Co-investorsLSG Holdings

Kettelkettel.io𝕏

Kettel operates a rent-to-own housing program that lets first-time buyers rent a home while locking in a fixed purchase price for 36 months and building the deposit, credit, and affordability needed to buy it.

Construction TechConsumerFintechPropTechLondon, GB

Trevor Stunden(CEO)inAlex Tupper(CTO)in

Co-investorsEntrepreneur First

Kinfolkkinfolkhq.comin

Kinfolk is an AI agent that automates HR support and workflows within Slack and Teams, enabling employees to self-serve answers and complete HR processes.

AI & Machine LearningHR TechSaaS

Co-investorsAlbionVCEmerge EducationAcadian Ventures Management, Llc

Koru Kidskorukids.co.ukin𝕏

Koru Kids operates an online platform that helps UK families find, hire, and legally employ part-time and full-time nannies, handling vetting, matching, contracts, payroll, and HMRC and pension administration.

ConsumerHR TechMarketplaces

Rachel Carrell(Founder)inRachel Sarah Carrell(Founder)

Co-investorsAlbionVCAtomicoMolten VenturesSamos InvestmentsEntrepreneur FirstGlobal Founders Capital

Kuanokuano.aiin𝕏

Quantum Lens develops a quantum computing and AI platform for drug discovery that simulates molecular behavior at the atomic level to guide the design of novel drug candidates.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Co-investorsAI SeedBeresford VenturesCambridge Angels group

Licklick.comin𝕏

Lick is a paint brand that sells high-quality paint products online and in physical retail locations (B&Q).

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce

Lucas London(Founder)in

Co-investorsFELIX CAPITALOMERS VenturesPente CapitalRedbus VenturesSamos InvestmentsStella Capital+1 more

Liquidgoliquid.ioin𝕏

LiquidTrust provides a payment platform that embeds escrow, compliance, and global payout capabilities for digital platforms, enabling secure fund release based on defined conditions across 200+ countries.

AI & Machine LearningCrypto & Web3Enterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSLos Angeles, US

Co-investorsCRIVO VenturesResolute VenturesSaaSholicTechstarsAntifund VCArkam Ventures+8 more

Localisticolocalistico.comin𝕏

Localistico is a local marketing and analytics platform that helps brick-and-mortar businesses get discovered by customers through search engines, maps, and AI assistants, while managing their online presence and reputation at scale.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail Tech

Daniel Mota Leiva(Founder)Ricardo Varela(Founder)

Co-investorsFrontline VenturesSeedRocketTrue.Ascension Ventures

Loooplooop.co

Looop by 360Learning is a learning and development platform that automates L&D programs such as compliance, onboarding, manager, partner, sales, and customer training, delivering content to learners via inbox, app, SMS, or team chat.

EdTechHR TechSaaS

Manamindmanamind.aiin

ManaMind builds AI-powered agents that automate quality assurance testing in video games by understanding and playing games like human players.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsGamingLondon, GB

Emil Kostadinov(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsHeartfelt Capital

Manhole Metricsmanholemetrics.comin

ManholeMetrics designs and deploys wastewater level sensors paired with a monitoring software platform (Porthole) that give water utilities real-time visibility into sewer and stormwater networks.

CleantechClimate TechIoT

Will Dubin(Founder/CEO)in

Co-investorsAvonmore DevelopmentsBritish Design FundSyndicateRoomEcho River Capital

Mapmortarmapmortar.ioin

MapMortar provides a physics-based 3D modelling and AI platform that turns a list of property addresses into building models and portfolio decarbonisation plans, helping real estate owners and managers baseline emissions, plan retrofits, and manage CAPEX.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechPropTechLondon, GB

Ranjeet Bhalerao(Founder)in

Co-investorsMission One CapitalSeed XCarbon13

Medallmedall.orgin𝕏

MedAll is an events platform for the healthcare community, letting professionals, students and organisations host and attend private or public events, conferences and workshops.

EdTechHealthtechSaaS

Co-investorsNina Capital

MiAlgaemialgae.comin

MiAlgae uses whisky distillation by-products to grow microalgae rich in marine Omega 3s, offering a plant-based, low-carbon alternative to fish oil.

AgTechBiotechFoodTech

Douglas Martin(Founder & CEO)inShreekanth Ramananthan(Technical Director)in

Co-investorsConduit ConnectEquity GapRabo Corporate VenturingAscension VenturesBlue Ocean Capital GroupClay Capital+1 more

Monolithmonolithai.comin𝕏acquired by CoreWeave · Oct 2025

Monolith provides AI-powered tools for engineering and product testing, enabling teams to train machine-learning models to analyze test data, identify design issues, and optimize validation processes without requiring data science expertise.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeep TechDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Dr. Richard Ahlfeld(CEO & Board Director)

Co-investorsAzimuth Capital ManagementFounders FactoryFounders Factory NYInsight PartnersPentech VenturesAscension Ventures+3 more

Mutt Motorcycles Limitedmuttmotorcycles.com

Mutt Motorcycles designs and sells its own line of motorcycles along with genuine branded parts and clothing, available through dealers and online in the UK.

ConsumerE-commerceMobility & Transportation

Nebuflownebuflow.com

Nebuflow develops drug delivery technology for pharmaceutical applications.

BiotechDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesGlasgow, GB

Co-investorsConduit Connect

Neuronosticsneuronostics.comin𝕏

Neuronostics develops BioEP, software that applies digital analysis of background EEG to generate biomarkers supporting epilepsy diagnosis for clinicians and neurology services.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthMedical Devices

John Terry(Founder)in

Co-investorsNew Wave VenturesThe FSE GroupAscension VenturesBritish Business BankEmpirical VenturesInnovate UK

Night Zookeepernightzookeeper.com

Night Zookeeper offers an online program that teaches children reading and writing skills—including spelling, punctuation, grammar, and vocabulary—through a game-based story world where kids invent characters and complete adventures.

ConsumerEdTechGaming

Novainovai.co.ukJan 2023

Novai applies advanced molecular and computational approaches to eye disease, supporting clinicians and researchers in translating scientific findings into patient treatment options.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDigital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesReading, GB

Prof. Francesca Cordeiro(Founder, Director & Chief Executive Officer)Prof. M. Francesca Cordeiro(Founder & CEO)MARIA FRANCESCA CORDEIRO(Director)

BoardNATALIE PANKOVA(Director)inKARL DAVID KEEGAN(Director)STEPHEN ROY PAGE(Director)

Co-investorsAnglia Capital GroupExSight VenturesThe FSE GroupInBC Investment Corp.Zinc

NumberEightnumbereight.aiin𝕏

NumberEight builds AI-powered audience intelligence for digital advertising without relying on personal identifiers, serving publishers, ad platforms, and media agencies.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningData & Infrastructure

Abhishek Sen(Founder)in

Co-investorsCOREangelsNauta CapitalACF InvestorsAI SeedAscension VenturesBeacon Capital

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

5D AIAlbertAnathemAparitoArctic StudiosBetter NatureBizzonBoostCanveoChilli ConnectConcert BioConvert PharmaCoop InnovationsCrowd Data SystemsCudoCudo VenturesDataSyncDebtStreamDiemEmergent EnergyEolasEpochExSeedFarmDriveFin MileGDevelopglobechainGreenleaf BioGuardian AngelHammockHeatioHoselJuniverKammaMerxMoteefeNanoplumeNomioPangaea DataPantreeRunaRuna NetworkSortedSynkkaTailor BioThursdayUntapVirtue HealthVoxmindWattStackWorkstream

Exits · 3

3 acquisitions · showing 2

Credit Kudosacq. by AppleMonolithacq. by CoreWeave

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Ascension made?
Ascension has 151 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Ascension invest at?
Ascension invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages.
What is Ascension's typical check size?
Ascension typically writes checks of $190K – $1.1M.
What sectors does Ascension focus on?
Ascension focuses on Impact & Social Good, Sector Agnostic.
Where is Ascension located?
Ascension is headquartered in London, GB.
Does Ascension lead rounds?
Ascension typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Ascension co-invest with?
Ascension most often shares deals with Conduit Connect, Entrepreneur First, Seedcamp, among 210 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 5

Fuel Ventures

Fuel Ventures is an investor founded by entrepreneur Mark Pearson that backs fast-growing technology companies, drawing on its team's operational and founding experience to support portfolio companies. It also runs a VCT listed on the London Stock Exchange.

Both backed · 3
$317.5K – $9.5M
Mercuri.vc

Mercuri.vc is a UK-based venture capital fund investing at pre-seed and seed stage in media technology startups, backed by the British Business Bank.

Both backed · 2
$630K – $1.3M
MaC Venture Capital

MaC Venture Capital is an early-stage, seed-focused venture capital firm that backs founders building culture-defining companies.

$1M – $4M
Dreamcraft

Dreamcraft is a venture capital firm that invests in proprietary audiences, communities, and intellectual property that capture and monetize consumer attention, with a focus on gaming, media, betting, and sports.

Edge VC

Edge VC is a UK-focused venture firm backing bold, intellectually curious founders, investing in seed and Series A companies in rounds of up to £5m.

$1.3M – $6.5M

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