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Ascent Venture Partners
Venture capitalBedford · Seed–Series B · 9 people tracked
Also known as ASCENT VENTURE MANAGEMENT, INC
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Ascent Venture Partners concentrates solely on enterprise technology, partnering selectively with early-stage B2B companies positioned to become leaders in their markets. The firm emphasizes a deep, relevant network, active involvement in portfolio companies, and decades of collective experience. Its team, which has largely worked together for over a decade, brings more than 100 years of combined B2B experience to support entrepreneurs building enterprise tech businesses.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 29, 2026.
Team · 9 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 21 of 67 portfolio companiesEnterprise Software ×10SaaS ×10AI & Machine Learning ×7Marketing Tech ×6Data & Infrastructure ×4Healthtech ×4Cloud Computing ×3Deep Tech ×3
HQs:United States×19
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 · 67 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2025 · 12023 · 12022 · 12019 · 22018 · 22016 · 12015 · 12014 · 12012 · 111 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 GroupHighsage VenturesRecall CapitalTA Associates+1 more
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 provides tools for telecom wholesale sales teams to identify their total addressable market, set location-level pricing, and automate distribution of building and network serviceability data to partners.
Data & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSales TechWestborough, US
Ben Edmond(CEO & Founder)inShivani York(Chief Operating Officer)inSteve Sincavage(Chief Financial Officer)Trey(Chief Technology Officer)
BoardSean Dowling(Director)inAlexandre Villela(Director)in
Board seatMatt Fates· per SEC Form D
Co-investorsDigitalBridgeHarbert Growth PartnersOsage Venture PartnersEquality Asset ManagementNauta Capital
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 CapitalEdgeLaunch Capital+2 more
ZETA Surgical makes a cranial navigation system for neurosurgical procedures including ventriculostomy, brain biopsy, and transcranial magnetic stimulation in operating rooms and interventional suites.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHealthtechMedical DevicesBoston, US
Jose Maria Amich(Founder/CEO)inRaahil Sha(Founder/CTO)inDr. William Gormley(Co-founder)Jose Maria Amich Manero(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardEmanuel Zareh(Director)
Board seatMatt Fates· per SEC Form D · $2M raise · filed Nov 2023
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesArtesianBrincEmles Venture PartnersParticleTSVC+8 more
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
Dyania Health develops AI and natural language processing technology for clinical research and healthcare applications, serving healthcare systems and clinical trial management.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechNew York, US
Eirini Sloser(CEO)Eirini Schlosser(CEO & Founder)in
Co-investorsGenesis VenturesHealthX VenturesInnospark VenturesOutsidersTau VenturesTech Square Ventures+3 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-investorsSaints CapitalBlackstoneTPG
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
Sensitech provides IoT monitoring products and expert services for global supply chain visibility and quality management, serving companies in food, pharmaceutical, industrial, and other markets.
Enterprise SoftwareFoodTechIoTLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Eric B. Schultzin
Co-investorsW Capital 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 PartnersSaints CapitalSeyen Capital
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 CapitalYork IE
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 CommunicationsCPXCPX SecurityCymfonyeCopyFidelisForefieldGanymede TechnologiesGuardiumIndus RiverInnoveerMicroTouchnet2netNetwork EnginesNetwork IntelligenceNova AnalyticsNova HoldingsNova TechnologiesPerspecSysPlacemarkPlacemark InvestmentsPRIRascomRevulyticsSplashStartAppSteinbrecher CorporationStrikeIronSynovia SolutionsTerascalaTimetradeVerivo SoftwareViewlogicVivid 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 companiesConnectbase · prnewswire.com · Dec 2, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Ascent Venture Partners made?
- Ascent Venture Partners has 67 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 51 tracked co-investors.
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