Ascent Venture Partners
Venture capitalBedford · Seed–Series B · 9 people tracked
Also known as ASCENT VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC
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Investment thesis
Ascent is a venture capital firm dedicated solely to enterprise technology. With over thirty years of investing experience and a team that has largely worked together for more than a decade, the firm brings 100+ years of collective B2B expertise. It partners selectively with early-stage companies positioned to become leaders in their markets, offering a deep, relevant network, active engagement, and long operating experience. The firm has invested across six funds totaling roughly $500 million, backing 100+ companies and supporting 60+ M&As and IPOs.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 15, 2026.
Team · 9 people
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What they invest in
from 18 of 62 portfolio companiesSaaS ×9Enterprise Software ×8Marketing Tech ×6AI & Machine Learning ×5Data & Infrastructure ×4Cloud Computing ×3Sales Tech ×3AdTech ×2
HQs:United States×16
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×62 founders×14+ founders×1
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
Investments · 62 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12022 · 12019 · 12016 · 14 dated
Harvard Bioscience manufactures and supplies life science research tools and laboratory equipment for academic institutions and pharmaceutical companies.
BiotechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
John Duke(President and Chief Executive Officer)inMark Frost(Interim CFO & Treasurer)inNitya Shetty(Vice President, Global Research and Development)in
ZoomInfo operates a go-to-market intelligence platform that provides B2B contact, firmographic, technographic, and intent data along with AI-powered automation to help sales, marketing, and recruiting teams find and convert customers.
Data & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSSales TechVancouver, US
Henry Schuck(Co-founder & CEO)inASHLEY MCGRANE(Executive Officer)inMICHAEL GRAHAM O'BRIEN(Executive Officer)JAMES ROTH(Executive Officer)inPETER CAMERON HYZER(Executive Officer)CHRIS HAYS(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsConvergeEMERGENT VENTURESHalifax GroupRecall CapitalTA AssociatesVenrock
Nova Measurements is a testing, measurement, and monitoring instrumentation platform serving industrial and enterprise technology markets.
Advanced ManufacturingConstruction TechDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareSector AgnosticBoston, US
Co-investorsBattery Ventures
Connectbase operates The Connected World, a location-intelligence and automation platform for buying and selling network connectivity.
Data & InfrastructureSaaSSales TechWestborough, US
Benjamin Edmond(Executive Officer, Director)Stephen Joseph Sincavage(Executive Officer)
BoardSean Dowling(Director)inAlexandre Villela(Director)inThomas D. Roberts III(Director)
Board seatMatt Fates· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsEquality Asset ManagementHarbert Growth PartnersNauta CapitalOsage Venture Partners
Connectbase (Connected2Fiber) provides a location-intelligence and automation platform called The Connected World for network and connectivity providers to automate buying and selling processes, including addressable-market mapping, pricing, quoting (CPQ), and supplier management.
Data & InfrastructureSaaSSales TechHopkinton, US
Benjamin Edmond(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDominic Endicott(Director)inMatthew Fates(Director)Sean Dowling(Director)inThomas Erskine(Director)
Board seatMatt Fates· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsNXT VenturesOsage Venture PartnersHarbert Growth PartnersNauta Capital
Promoboxx helps retailers and brands coordinate marketing activities and promotional campaigns at the local level.
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail TechBoston, US
Ben Carcio(Executive Officer, Director)inDaniel Koziak(Executive Officer, Director)Jon Brancheauin
BoardLaurent Amouyal(Director)Nicole Stata(Director)Bill McCullen(Director)in
Board seatMatt Fates· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsLaunchCapitalTechstarsWalnut Venture AssociatesBoston Seed CapitalEdgeSK Ventures
Cisco Cloudlock is a cloud access security broker (CASB) that protects cloud users and data by enforcing security policies, preventing malware spread, and limiting data exfiltration in cloud applications.
Cloud ComputingCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareWaltham, US
Gil Zimmermann(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardDorin Miller(Director)Luke Burns(Director)inYaron Samid(Director)in
PartnerLuke Burns· led
Co-investorsBessemer Venture PartnersCedar Fund
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSBrookline Village, US
Moritz Plassnig(CEO)inSacha Labourey(Co-founder)François Déchery(Co-founder)Manuel Weiss(Executive Officer)inFlorian Motlik(Executive Officer)in
BoardJohn SImon(Director)
Co-investorsCamber PartnersF-Prime CapitalGolub GrowthMatrixNewView CapitalRembrandt Venture Partners+4 more
Israeli security analytics startup behind an AI-driven, intent-based SIEM, acquired by Cybereason in July 2021.
PartnerLuke Burns· led
Co-investorsCRV (Charles River Ventures)Lockheed Martin VenturesSpark Capital
Exchange Solutions provides a cloud-native loyalty and customer engagement platform that helps retailers and B2B businesses increase customer lifetime value through personalized offers and AI-powered gamification.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechSaaS
Mike Hughes(Chief Executive Officer)inShane O'Neil(Chief Technology Officer)inBrenda Higuchi(Senior Vice President, Analytics and Optimization)inSusan Kovacic(Vice President, Human Resources)inRich Stoller(Vice President, Finance)in
Co-investorsPartners for GrowthPartners for Growth (PFG)VCFA Group
GR8 People develops a recruiting software platform designed to accelerate hiring workflows for talent acquisition teams.
Enterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaSNewtown, US
Diane Smith(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inJayne Kettles(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in
BoardPaul Jacquin(Director)Ilonka Jankovich(Director)William Fillip(Director)
PartnerLuke Burns· led
Hologic develops medical technologies for women's health across all life stages, serving healthcare professionals and patients globally.
Digital HealthFemTechHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsBlackstoneTPG
Mimeo is a document production and printing company serving businesses of varying sizes.
Advanced ManufacturingEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainMarketing TechSaaSMemphis, US
David Uyttendaele(Co-founder)John Delbridge(CEO)
Co-investorsDraper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ)Goldman SachsGotham Ventures
Parallel computing technology; acquired by Microsoft in 2009.
Co-investorsBantam GroupFlagship Pioneering
Invaluable is an online marketplace for fine art, antiques, and collectibles, partnering with over 5,000 auction houses to let collectors discover and bid on items.
ConsumerE-commerceMarketplaces
Co-investorsAlpana VenturesInsight Partners
Knoa provides task mining and user analytics software that monitors employee interactions with enterprise applications to identify process inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and opportunities to improve workforce productivity.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR TechSaaS
Brian Berns(Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board)Tim Murphy(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsGefinor Capital
RapidMiner is an enterprise AI and analytics platform that unifies disparate data sources and activates insights through advanced analytics, machine learning, and generative AI capabilities to modernize organizational systems.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareCambridge, US
Ingo Mierswa(Executive Officer, Director)Peter Lee(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardLuke Burns(Director)inJason Whitmire(Director)Patrik Backman(Director)inNilanjana Bhowmik(Director)in
PartnerLuke Burns· led
Co-investorsBlossom Street VenturesConvergeEarlybird Venture CapitalNGP CapitalOpenOceanLongworth Venture Partners
A social media marketing company that grows followers, engagement, and brand credibility across social platforms using incentivized real users and paid advertising campaigns rather than bots.
AdTechMarketing TechSocial
PartnerLuke Burns· led
Co-investorsARC Angel FundOsage Venture Partners
Synchronoss provides white label cloud software and digital experience platforms that help telecommunications and media companies connect subscribers with services, content, and each other.
Cloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsBalderton CapitalMutual Capital Partners
Cambridge, US
Andrew Henshaw(Executive Officer, Director)Nigel Thomas(Executive Officer)inJohn DiBartolomeo(Executive Officer)in
BoardSean Marsh(Director)inScott Savitz(Executive Officer)inJeff Glass(Director)
Co-investorsData Point Capital
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
Rapid Focus SecurityBizoBusiness LayersComputer IdenticsConcordConcord CommunicationsCPX SecurityCymfonyeCopyFidelisForefieldGanymede TechnologiesGuardiumIndus RiverInnoveerMicroTouchnet2netNetwork EnginesNetwork IntelligenceNova AnalyticsNova HoldingsNova TechnologiesPerspecSysPlacemarkPlacemark InvestmentsPRIRascomRevulyticsSensitechSplashSteinbrecher CorporationStrikeIronSynovia SolutionsTerascalaTimetradeViewlogicVivid TechnologiesVoicetek CorporationVST TechnologiesVTIWatch Hill Partners
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Exits · 26
2 IPOs · 24 acquisitions · showing 23Harvard BioscienceNASDAQ: HBIOZoomInfoNASDAQ: GTMBusiness Layersacq. by NetegrityCodeshipacq. by CloudBeesComputer Identicsacq. by Robotic Vision SystemsConcord Communicationsacq. by CA, Inc. (Computer Associates)Cymfonyacq. by TNSFidelisacq. by General DynamicsGanymede Technologiesacq. by NetiqGuardiumacq. by IBMHubcastacq. by MimeoIndus Riveracq. by Cabletron Systemsnet2netacq. by Visual NetworksNetwork Intelligenceacq. by EmcNova Analyticsacq. by ITTPerspecSysacq. by Blue CoatPRIacq. by XircomRascomacq. by Excel SwitchingSensitechacq. by CarrierSteinbrecher Corporationacq. by TellabsStrikeIronacq. by InformaticaTerascalaacq. by CrayVST Technologiesacq. by SmartDisk
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Hologic · ad-hoc-news.de · Aug 18, 2026
Start · washingtontimes.com · Aug 18, 2026
Harvard Bioscience · investing.com · Aug 12, 2026
Connectbase · prnewswire.com · Dec 2, 2025
Codeship · upmarket.co · Aug 28, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Ascent Venture Partners made?
- Ascent Venture Partners has 62 tracked investments, 26 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Ascent Venture Partners invest at?
- Ascent Venture Partners invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Ascent Venture Partners focus on?
- Ascent Venture Partners focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, SaaS.
- Where is Ascent Venture Partners located?
- Ascent Venture Partners is headquartered in Bedford, US.
- Who does Ascent Venture Partners co-invest with?
- Ascent Venture Partners most often shares deals with Bantam Group, Cedar Fund, Converge, among 41 tracked co-investors.
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